Chinese authorities have ordered more than two dozen tech companies to conduct internal checks to eliminate illegal online activity.
According to Bloomberg, on Friday, July 30, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (MIIT), in a meeting with 25 of the largest Internet companies and equipment manufacturers, including Alibaba and Tencent Holdings, announced the need for internal audits and troubleshooting, from securing data security to consumer protection. China's Internet Society, acting on behalf of MIIT, separately proposed Wednesday the two tech giants and 10 other firms to strengthen data protection, including the export of key information.
Prior to that, the regulator of the Internet industry announced on Monday that it is starting a six-month campaign to curb illegal online activity. A few days later, MIIT ordered Tencent and 13 other corporations to stop using pop-up ads for advertising.
Meituan, Xiaomi and ByteDance were among the companies invited to both meetings. We add that on Friday MIIT ordered companies to eliminate violations in eight areas, including pop-ups, data collection and storage, as well as blocking external links. At a previous meeting, the agency directed firms to ensure that data security management systems are in place and personnel responsible for data security are appointed, as well as to strengthen oversight of the export of sensitive information.
The Xi Jinping government has made user data security one of the top priorities of its campaign to clean up the internet industry. The cyberspace regulator has named data security risks as the main reason for its investigation into Didi Global Inc. He proposed a bill according to which virtually all companies planning to obtain public status outside of China must receive government approval.
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