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China Issued Draft Rules for Identifying Online Service Providers Subject to the Regulations on the Protection of Minors Online
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Recent Contributors to The National Law Review
On September 16, 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) issued the draft Measures for the Identification of Online Platform Service Providers with a Substantial Number of Minor Users and Significant Influence on Minors (the “Draft Measures”).
The Draft Measures propose the rules for identifying online platform service providers that should be subject to the substantial compliance obligations related to minors, as stipulated by the Regulations on the Protection of Minors Online (the “Regulations”) which took effect in China in January 2024.
It is proposed in the Draft Measures that the CAC will conduct the procedure for identifying Providers every three years.
However, the procedure may be initiated at any time if there is a surge in users of an online platform, a significant increase in influence on minors through an online platform, or widespread public concern regarding an online platform.
Next StepsThe Draft Measures are open to public comment until October 15, 2025.