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China digital-music sector faces competition concerns over data opacity, algorithms

By MLex Staff ( February 2, 2026, 07:05 GMT | Insight) -- China’s digital-music industry continues to face multiple structural challenges, including opaque data practices and algorithmic control, issues that industry figures say are raising competition concerns while also affecting copyright returns and the visibility of original works. The concerns were outlined in an article published Friday on the website of the China Audio-Video Copyright Association. The article said long-standing structural problems in China’s digital music sector stem from the integration of content and distribution channels, as well as unilateral rules and discriminatory treatment that have intensified market polarization.China’s digital-music industry continues to face multiple structural challenges, including opaque data practices and algorithmic control, issues that industry figures say are raising competition concerns while also affecting copyright returns and the visibility of original works....

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