# China regulator says Alibaba, Tencent have submitted app algorithm details
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali
Published: 2022-08-15
Category: NEWS
Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/news
Meta Title: Tech Giants in Compliance with China's Algorithm
Meta Description: Tencent and Alibaba comply with China's tightening algorithm oversight, revealing details of their algorithms in popular apps. Dive into the regulatory
URL: https://financedigest.com/china-regulator-says-alibaba-tencent-have-submitted-app-algorithm-detailshtml

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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s top internet watchdog said on Friday tech giants such as Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group have submitted details of algorithms used in some of their products, complying with a drive by authorities to tighten oversight of platform algorithms.

The rules are part of a broad regulatory crackdown by Beijing against its once free-wheeling technology sector. State media had accused internet platforms of using algorithms to invade user privacy and influencing their choices.

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) published a list of 30 algorithms used in some of the country’s most popular apps, including Alibaba’s Taobao，Tencent’s Wechat，Meituan and ByteDance’s Douyin, with brief descriptions of their use and gave them classification numbers.

It was the first list it published [since China](https://www.financedigest.com/worst-flooding-since-1998-leaves-33bn-economic-toll-in-china-according-to-aon-catastrophe-report.html "Worst flooding since 1998 leaves bn economic toll in China, according to Aon catastrophe report") in March passed new regulations for algorithm recommendation services and launched a filing system requiring firms to companies to disclose they used in their apps.

The CAC’s list, for instance, said the Taobao app had logged with it a recommendation [algorithm that crunched each user’s visit and search history to recommend them products and services, while Meituan had provided details of the algorithm it used to estimate delivery times](https://www.financedigest.com/how-to-use-algorithms-to-save-time-and-make-money-when-trading-currency-crypto-shares-etc.html "How to use algorithms to save time and make money when trading (currency, crypto, shares etc)") and match riders.

Other companies on the [list included](https://www.financedigest.com/veraviews-included-on-iab-global-vendor-list.html "VeraViews Included on IAB Global Vendor List") Chinese online search giant Baidu, short video platform Kuaishou and microblogging site Sina’s Weibo.

(Reporting by Josh Ye and Brenda Goh; editing by David Evans)


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