1.0China Media Projecthttps://chinamediaproject.orgKevin Schoenmakershttps://chinamediaproject.org/author/kevin-schoenmakers/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0YQ0G57hlf"><a href="https://chinamediaproject.org/2021/09/17/how-china-wants-to-tame-techs-use-of-algorithms/">How China Wants to Tame Tech’s Use of Algorithms</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://chinamediaproject.org/2021/09/17/how-china-wants-to-tame-techs-use-of-algorithms/embed/#?secret=0YQ0G57hlf" width="600" height="338" title="“How China Wants to Tame Tech’s Use of Algorithms” — China Media Project" data-secret="0YQ0G57hlf" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;for(var e,t,r,a=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),s=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<s.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=s[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(a||i)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://chinamediaproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CMP-interviews-ROGIER.jpg20001125On August 27, the Cyberspace Administration of China unveiled draft regulations that look to restrict a large variety of companies in how they use algorithms to recommend content, tailor prices, and govern gig workers. Rogier Creemers, an assistant professor at Leiden University whose research focuses on China’s policies for digital technologies, says the new rules are a signal to tech companies that the government is no longer giving them special treatment.