China court applies new competition rules in platform scraping case
By MLex Staff ( June 5, 2026, 07:19 GMT | Insight) -- A Chinese court ruled that an individual engaged in unfair competition by unlawfully obtaining and using user data from a leading professional networking platform, in a decision that clarifies the legal boundaries of lawful data acquisition and use while providing guidance for courts and regulators evaluating data-related unfair competition claims.A Chinese court ruled that an individual engaged in unfair competition by unlawfully obtaining and using user data from a leading professional networking platform, in a decision that clarifies the legal boundaries of lawful data acquisition and use and provides guidance for courts and regulators evaluating data-related unfair competition claims....
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