EveryAILaw.comProvisions on the Management of Algorithmic Recommendations
Obligations Covered
Timeline
| Milestone | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Issued | Dec 31, 2021 | CAC and other departments |
| Effective | Mar 1, 2022 | Full application |
Related Regulations and Standards
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Provisions (2)
Algorithm Filing and Registration
Requirements
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Algorithm filing | Providers with public-opinion properties or social-mobilization capabilities must file within ten working days after starting service, including an algorithm self-assessment report (Art. 24) |
| Public disclosure | Disclose the service's basic principles, purposes, and main operating mechanisms to users (Art. 16) |
| User controls | Provide users either a non-personalized option or a convenient option to turn off algorithmic recommendations (Art. 17) |
| Filing number disclosure | A provider that has completed filing must display its filing number and a public-information link on its service website or app (Art. 26) |
Penalties
| Violation | Fine |
|---|---|
| Listed disclosure, control, and filing violations | Where no other law or administrative regulation governs, warnings, circulated criticism, and correction orders; refusal to correct or a serious violation can lead to suspended information updates and an RMB 10,000-100,000 fine (Art. 31) |
| Filing by concealment or false materials; cancellation failure | Article 33 provides filing cancellation or revocation and specified administrative measures; serious fraudulent filing can also lead to suspended updates and an RMB 10,000-100,000 fine |
Sources: CAC Official Text
Algorithmic Risk Assessment
Requirements
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Periodic review | Must periodically review, evaluate, and verify algorithms, models, data, and outcomes (Art. 8) |
| Security governance and content handling | Maintain security assessment and monitoring plus incident-response systems (Art. 7); maintain an illegal/undesirable-content feature database, stop and report illegal information, and handle undesirable information under the prescribed content-governance rules (Art. 9) |
| User controls | Provide users either a non-personalized option or a convenient option to turn off algorithmic recommendations (Art. 17) |
| Filing and security assessment | Providers with public-opinion properties or social-mobilization capabilities must file with an algorithm self-assessment report (Art. 24) and separately conduct a security assessment under applicable national rules (Art. 27) |
Penalties
| Violation | Fine |
|---|---|
| Listed governance, review, and filing violations | Where no other law or administrative regulation governs, Article 31 provides warnings, circulated criticism, correction orders, and, for refusal to correct or serious violations, suspended updates and an RMB 10,000-100,000 fine |
| Security-assessment and special filing violations | Article 32 routes Article 27 violations to applicable law; Article 33 addresses fraudulent filing and cancellation failures, not every risk-assessment breach |
Sources: CAC Official Text
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