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Zhejiang officials call for more oversight of tech platforms’ online influence
Officials in Zhejiang province in eastern China have called for greater oversight of major internet platforms.
They warned that platforms’ control of online traffic and algorithms can shape public discussion and public sentiment.
Zhejiang’s capital, Hangzhou, is a major technology hub.
The officials said online traffic should not be seen only as a data resource.
They argued that traffic on public feeds should be treated as a semi-public utility, not private property owned by platforms.
Their comments point to a push to limit the influence of large technology companies over what people see online.
The comments do not set out specific rules or say what steps will follow.
Officials in China’s Zhejiang province called for greater oversight of major internet platforms and their control over online traffic.
The province’s publicity department said traffic and algorithms can shape public discussion and sentiment.
It argued that public-feed traffic should be treated as a semi-public utility rather than a private asset of tech platforms.
Zhejiang’s capital, Hangzhou, is a major Chinese technology hub.
- Who
- The publicity department of the Zhejiang provincial party committee.
- What
- It called for greater oversight of major internet platforms and their control over online traffic.
- When
- Thursday; the article was published on October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Zhejiang province in eastern China.
- Why
- The department said online traffic and algorithms can shape public discussion and sentiment.
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a private asset owned by tech platforms
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- Province
- Zhejiang, eastern China
- Capital
- Hangzhou
- Published
- October 10, 2026
- Proposal
- Treat public-feed traffic as a semi-public utility
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