Internet Information Service Algorithmic Recommendation Management Provisions

• Authority: Chinese central government
• Jurisdiction: China
• Collections: Chinese law and policy;Editors' Picks
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2022-03-01

Risk subdomain coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the risk subdomain are explicitly described.

• Unfair discrimination and misrepresentation
• Exposure to toxic content
• Compromise of privacy
• AI system security vulnerabilities
• False or misleading information
• Pollution of information ecosystem
• Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale
• Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
• Overreliance and unsafe use
• Loss of human agency and autonomy
• Increased inequality and decline in employment
• AI pursuing its own goals
• Lack of capability or robustness
• Lack of transparency or interpretability

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• Unequal performance across groups
• Cyberattacks, weapon development or use
• Power centralization and unfair distribution
• Competitive dynamics

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has good coverage of approximately 12-14 subdomains, with strong focus on malicious actors (4.1, 4.2, 4.3), discrimination and toxicity (1.1, 1.2), privacy and security (2.1, 2.2), misinformation (3.1, 3.2), human-computer interaction (5.1, 5.2), socioeconomic issues (6.1, 6.2, 6.4), and AI system safety (7.1, 7.3, 7.4). Coverage is concentrated in content safety, user protection, algorithmic accountability, and preventing malicious use.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Information

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

• Finance & Insurance
• Professional & Technical Services
• Management, Administrative & Support Services
• Educational Services
• Health Care & Social Assistance
• Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
• Accommodation, Food & Other Services
• National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

The document primarily governs the Information sector, specifically Internet information services, algorithmic recommendation platforms, and digital content providers. It also has significant coverage of Professional and Technical Services (through consultation and technical support requirements) and extends to multiple other sectors where algorithmic recommendation services are deployed, including Finance and Insurance, Health Care, Educational Services, Arts and Entertainment, Accommodation and Food Services, and work dispatch/gig economy platforms.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legal regulation issued by Chinese government authorities with explicit enforcement mechanisms, mandatory compliance requirements, administrative penalties, and formal filing procedures.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The document is formulated and interpreted by multiple Chinese government agencies as stated in Articles 34 and 35, with the national cybersecurity and informatization department (Cyberspace Administration) responsible for overall coordination.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Developer, AI_Deployer
• Summary: The document explicitly targets 'algorithmic recommendation service providers' who use algorithmic recommendation technology to provide Internet information services within mainland China, as defined in Article 2.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: Multiple government agencies are designated with enforcement authority including issuing warnings, fines, ordering rectification, and conducting security assessments as detailed in Articles 3, 28, 31, and 32.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The same government agencies responsible for enforcement also conduct ongoing monitoring through security assessments, supervision, inspections, and complaint handling as specified in Articles 23, 28, and 30.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Plan and Design
• Collect and Process Data
• Build and Use Model
• Verify and Validate
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily focuses on the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages of the AI lifecycle, with significant coverage of verification and validation requirements. It addresses algorithmic recommendation services that are already developed and emphasizes ongoing operational requirements, transparency, security assessments, and monitoring obligations.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

• AI Models
• AI Systems
• Generative AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly covers algorithmic recommendation services and AI systems but does not specifically mention AI models as a distinct concept. It addresses algorithmic recommendation technology including generative/synthetic types, personalized recommendation, ranking, search filtering, and dispatching types. There is no mention of frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, or compute thresholds. The document does address synthetic/generated content requiring labeling.