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Treasury blacklists SenseTime over Uyghur facial-recognition surveillance

Treasury placed SenseTime on the NS-CMIC investment blacklist, citing facial-recognition programs focused on identifying Uyghurs. The restriction immediately forced SenseTime to postpone its $767 million IPO and refund subscribers.

CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
AWAY FROM DOOM36confidence 96/100

Why it moved the index

A binding capital restriction demonstrably disrupted financing for a major developer of ethnicity-targeting surveillance AI.

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Assessment history

  1. R1
    Away 36 · confidence 96

    New exact-timestamp enforcement event with separately verified practical financing impact; distinct from Treasury's December 16 action against eight other firms.

    12 Aug 2026