China: Cyberspace Administration of China deployed trial implementation of negative list of algorithms for lifestyle service platforms

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Cyberspace Administration of China deployed trial implementation of negative list of algorithms for lifestyle service platforms

On 3 February 2026, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) held a meeting to advance the trial implementation of the Negative List of Algorithms for Lifestyle Service Platforms. Lifestyle service platforms include e-commerce, mobile payment, m…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

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2026-02-03
under deliberation

On 3 February 2026, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) held a meeting to advance the tria…

2026-05-08
concluded

On 8 May 2026, the Cyberspace Administration (CAC) reported initial results from the implementation…