China says it will send government officials to inspect Big Tech firms over their use of algorithms
China has attacked what it describes as possible abuse of algorithms by its internet giants and plans to dispatch government officials to conduct in-person inspections.
The Cyberspace Administration of China, the country's state-controlled internet regulator, said in a statement Friday that it would target "large-scale websites, platforms and products with big influence" but did not call out any particular companies.
The regulator wants China's tech firms to submit their algorithms for review to prevent "abuse" and "bad information", according to a Google Translate translation of its statement. If officials decide a company's algorithms are somehow flawed or illegal, firms face unspecified penalties.
Most tech firms that offer up content recommendations — be it Google's search engine, the News Feed on Facebook, or TikTok's For You Page — rely on algorithms to surface results.
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