China: Adopted Provisions on the Administration of Deep Synthesis of Internet Information Services including registration requirement

On 25 November 2022, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Public Security adopted the "Provisions on the Administration of Deep Synthesis of Internet Information Services". The draft Provisions require deep synthesis service providers using algorithms with "public opinion attributes" or "social mobilisation capabilities" to undergo a filing procedure for the algorithms in question, as established in the "Internet Information Service Algorithms Recommendation Management Regulations". The Provisions will be implemented on 10 January 2023.