Recently, the State Internet Information Office, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly issued the "Internet Information Service Algorithm Recommendation Management Regulations" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations"), which will come into force on March 1, 2022.

The "Regulations" clarify the information service specifications for algorithm recommendation service providers.

These include: not using algorithms to influence online public opinion, evading supervision and management, monopoly and unfair competition; not using algorithms to implement unreasonable differential treatment on transaction conditions such as transaction prices based on consumer preferences and transaction habits.

(Produced by Liu Yinghan)  

Editor in charge: [Lu Yan]