China drafts rules for personal-data oversight committees for large platforms
( September 15, 2025, 03:19 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: China’s top Internet regulator has issued a draft regulation on how large Internet platforms should set up a personal-information protection supervision committee, as required under Article 58 of the Personal Information Protection Law. The draft outlines the qualifications, term lengths and dismissal conditions for external committee members, along with the committee’s supervisory powers over the platforms and its reporting obligations to regulators. It also proposes that authorities — including Internet and public security agencies — compile and publish a list of platforms required to establish such committees. Public comments will be accepted until Oct. 12.The statement, in Chinese, follows: ...
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