Highlights In Recent China TMT Law And Practices

Overview: In June 2023, significant developments in the TMT legal sector included new regulations and guidelines issued by various authorities. The CAC issued regulations on short-range self-organizing network services and published the first record list for deep synthesis service algorithms in China. The MIIT expanded the scope and procedures for administrative penalties. The SCA issued security evaluation measures for commercial cryptography. The SAMR issued antitrust guidelines for mergers and acquisitions and compliance rules for blind box operations. The SPC, SPP, and MPS jointly issued guidelines to address cyber violence. The NISSTC established standards for classifying cybersecurity incidents. Enforcement highlights included a joint report by the CSAC and CNCERT/CC on data collection by online video apps, and a data breach case under the Data Security Law that resulted in significant penalties. These updates underscore the growing regulatory focus on data