This photo illustration taken in Hong Kong on April 16, 2026 shows phones displaying screenshots of a video from Chinese model and influencer Christine Li accusing an AI microdrama of stealing her likeness without consent. Two people told AFP their likenesses were cast without consent in the AI-generated show "The Peach Blossom Hairpin", which ran on Hongguo, a major microdrama app owned by Tiktok parent company ByteDance. Microdramas are ultra-short, online soap operas hugely popular in China and elsewhere. Hongguo hosts thousands of free, bite-sized shows -- both live-action and AI-generated -- whose episodes are two or three minutes long. (Photo by Mahmoud RIZK / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'China-AI-Entertainment-Legal' focus by Sophia Xu and Purple Romero