China: Interim Measures for the Administration of Anthropomorphic Artificial Intelligence Interaction Services including data protection regulation enter into force

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Interim Measures for the Administration of Anthropomorphic Artificial Intelligence Interaction Services including data protection regulation enter into force

On 15 July 2026, the Interim Measures for the Administration of Anthropomorphic Artificial Intelligence Interaction Services enter into force. The Interim Measures require providers to sign service agreements with users, collecting age, guardian, an…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2025-12-27
in consultation

On 27 December 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China opened a consultation on the draft Inte…

2026-01-25
processing consultation

On 25 January 2026, the Cyberspace Administration of China closes the consultation on the draft Int…

2026-04-10
adopted

On 10 April 2026, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and four co-issuing authorities adop…

2026-07-15
in force

On 15 July 2026, the Interim Measures for the Administration of Anthropomorphic Artificial Intellig…