China: MIIT assessment of applications' compliance with user rights and interests (9th batch of 2024)
Progress
Current status
under investigation
13 Nov 2024 under investigation
Scope
Implementers
China
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: e-commerce
other service provider
software provider: app stores
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued MIIT Notice for apps infringing user rights and interests (9th batch in 2024)
On 13 November 2024, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIT) issued an order listing 27 apps and SDKs that were found to commit user rights violations. The published list includes "Indoor Thermometer", "Five Tone Assistant"…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body