# Beijing banned OpenClaw in state offices. Three weeks later, ByteDance hosted it commercially.

- slug: beijing-banned-openclaw-in-state-offices-three-weeks-later-bytedance-hosted-it-commercially
- date: 2026-04-07
- category: Agentics

Beijing restricted OpenClaw on March 11. Three weeks later it let ByteDance host the commercial version. That is not a contradiction. It is the policy.

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