{"id":128361,"date":"2026-07-08T09:40:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=128361"},"modified":"2026-07-08T09:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:40:26","slug":"why-anthropic-wont-mind-alibabas-claude-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/why-anthropic-wont-mind-alibabas-claude-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Anthropic won&#8217;t mind Alibaba&#8217;s Claude ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k468nInN3Tx12OHt48i\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nChinese tech giant Alibaba has ordered staff to stop using Anthropic&#8217;s Claude Code after the US coding tool was found to be flagging users\u2019 connecting from China. 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