# Provisions on the Administration of Algorithm Recommendation for Internet Information Services

- **Jurisdiction:** China (CN)
- **Type:** Regulation · **Status:** In force · **Binding:** yes
- **Issued by:** Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), MIIT, MPS, SAMR
- **Proposed:** — · **Adopted:** 31 Dec 2021 · **Effective:** 1 Mar 2022
- **Obligations:** Registration or filing, Transparency to users, Consumer rights, Bias and non-discrimination
- **Sectors:** Consumer, Media, Employment, Children

## Summary
Governs recommendation, ranking, generation/synthesis, dispatch and decision algorithms used by internet services in China. Requires algorithm filing with CAC for services with public-opinion attributes, user options to turn off personalisation, protections for minors, the elderly, gig workers and consumers (e.g. no discriminatory pricing).

## Why it matters
This created China's algorithm filing registry, which later AI rules (generative AI, anthropomorphic AI) plug into.

## Source
[CAC](https://www.cac.gov.cn/2022-01/04/c_1642894606364259.htm)
Checked against the source on 4 Oct 2026. CAC Order No. 9.

## Cite
Provisions on the Administration of Algorithm Recommendation for Internet Information Services. Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), MIIT, MPS, SAMR. Status: In force. wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/rule/cn-cac-algorithm-recommendation-provisions-2021/ (verified 4 Oct 2026).

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