Xiaomi—Xiaomi phones found to contain censorship capabilities targeting political terms
Lithuania's National Cyber Security Centre found that Xiaomi phones contained a built-in module capable of censoring 449+ keywords related to Tibet, Taiwan independence, democracy movements, and other politically sensitive terms.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content Moderation | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Surveillance Technology | +toward | secondary | -0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.885 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (critical ×2) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Confirms product_decision Sep 21, 2021 verified
Lithuania NCSC report confirms Xiaomi phones contain censorship module for political terms
Lithuania's National Cyber Security Centre published a detailed analysis finding that Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G phones had a built-in module capable of detecting and censoring 449+ keywords in Latin and Chinese characters related to Tibet, Taiwan, democracy movements, and other politically sensitive topics.