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Provisions on the Management of Algorithmic Recommendations

Jurisdiction:
China
 enforcing
Effective:
Mar 1, 2022
Authority:
Cyberspace Administration of China
 Official text Verified Jun 30, 2026

Obligations Covered

Transparency & Disclosure Risk Assessment

Provisions (2)

Algorithm Filing and Registration #

Obligation:
Transparency
 enforcing
Effective:
Mar 1, 2022
Risk tier:
all
Scope:
providers with public opinion properties or social mobilization capabilities

Requirements

RequirementDetails
Algorithm filingProviders with public opinion properties or social mobilization capabilities must file algorithm details with the CAC filing system (Art. 24)
Public disclosureMust disclose basic principles of algorithmic recommendations to users (Art. 16)
User controlsUsers must be able to turn off algorithmic recommendations (Art. 17)
Content managementProviders must review and manage content recommended by algorithms (Art. 26)

Penalties

ViolationFine
Filing/algorithm violationsCancellation of filing, warning, circulated criticism, suspension of updates; fine RMB 10,000-100,000 (Art. 33)

Algorithmic Risk Assessment #

Obligation:
Risk Assessment
 enforcing
Effective:
Mar 1, 2022
Risk tier:
all
Scope:
providers

Requirements

RequirementDetails
Periodic reviewMust periodically review, evaluate, and verify algorithms, models, data, and outcomes (Art. 8)
Security monitoringMust monitor for security risks, maintain incident response capability, and keep an illegal/undesirable-content feature database with reporting to authorities (Art. 9)
User controlsUsers must be able to turn off algorithmic recommendations (Art. 17)
Security assessmentProviders with public opinion properties or social mobilization capabilities must file and undergo security assessment (Art. 24)

Penalties

ViolationFine
Filing/algorithm violationsWarning, circulated criticism, suspension of updates; fine RMB 10,000-100,000 (Art. 33)
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