China: Interoperability requirement in request to unblock URL links by China's Industry and Information Technology Ministry
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
13 Sep 2021 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
China
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Announced request to unblock external URLs to ensure interoperability of services
On 13 September 2021, a spokesman of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced that internet services may not block legally accessible external URLs. The announcement aims to raise interconnectivity of the internet, facilitat…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government