China has unveiled proposals that would require some mobile-app operators to undergo a security review and strengthen protections for minors, the latest move by Beijing to boost scrutiny of the country’s massive internet sector.
China’s Cyberspace Administration, China’s top internet watchdog, on Wednesday proposed sweeping amendments to its regulation of mobile apps, barring operators of news apps from obtaining licenses to publish news and launching any new features or technologies. The first involves going through a security review. Can influence public opinion or organize society.
Amendments to the Mobile App Regulations, which first went into effect in 2016, focused more on cybersecurity measures, personal data privacy, and called for tighter protections for minors within apps.
Xu Xinming, an attorney with the China Intellectual Property Lawyers Network, said the proposals follow a number of new Internet-related laws passed by China in 2021, including the Personal Information Protection Act, one of the world’s strictest data-privacy laws.
Some analysts said the move likely didn’t come as a total surprise after Beijing unveiled new rules on Tuesday that required some digital-platform operators to undergo cybersecurity reviews before listing overseas, among other measures. Does matter. In August, officials also issued new guidelines for data collection by app makers.
“Personally, I am neutral on this rule and expect the cybersecurity regulatory landscape to remain tighter in the near term,” said Chun Sung Ong, an internet analyst at brokerage UOB’s Hian.
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