By MLex Staff ( May 11, 2026, 05:53 GMT | Insight) -- China’s major lifestyle-services platforms spanning food delivery, ride-hailing, freight, e-commerce, online travel and ticketing have completed an initial round of self-inspections and rectification of problematic algorithms, part of Beijing’s broader push to tighten oversight of the digital economy and improve protections for gig workers. The Cyberspace Administration of China said that companies including Meituan, Alibaba’s Taobao and Amap, JD.com, Didi, T3 Mobility, Baidu, Full Truck Alliance, Huolala, Pinduoduo, ByteDance’s Douyin, Ctrip and Qunar had implemented 63 optimization measures since authorities issued a trial “negative list” for algorithms in January. China’s major lifestyle-services platforms spanning food delivery, ride-hailing, freight, e-commerce, online travel and ticketing have completed an initial round of self-inspections and rectification of problematic algorithms, part of Beijing’s broader push to tighten oversight of the digital economy and improve protections for gig workers....
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