China: Shanghai Municipal Communications Administration investigation into Guancha.cn, Jianshu, Yuqingtong, PP Video, and UCloud over alleged infringement of user rights protection regulations
Progress
Current status
under investigation
11 Apr 2025 under investigation
Scope
Implementers
China
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
streaming service provider
other service provider
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
subnational
Timeline of events
Shanghai Municipal Communications Administration issued notice identifying Guancha.cn, Jianshu, Yuqingtong, PP Video, and UCloud for user rights violations and ordering rectification
On 11 April 2025, the Shanghai Municipal Communications Administration issued a notice identifying five applications including Guancha.cn, Jianshu, Yuqingtong, PP Video, and UCloud and their developers for non-compliance with user rights protection …
Event type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority