CAC Launches Filing System for New Technology and New Application Information Services, Retiring Legacy Algorithm and Blockchain Filing Systems

November 9 — The Cyberspace Administration of China has, effective immediately, launched the "Internet New Technology and New Application Information Service Filing System" (beian.cac.gov.cn), while the former "Internet Information Service Algorithm Filing System" and "Blockchain Information Service Filing Management System" are discontinued at the same time.

The Shanghai Cyberspace Administration released a blockchain filing Q&A, requiring that service names must not contain terms such as virtual currency, exchange and ICO. Involvement in virtual currency issuance, trading or ICO business, servers deployed overseas, or failure to complete ICP filing will all affect the filing application. BaaS (Blockchain-as-a-Service) platforms must also file. In addition, generative AI applications that call already-filed models via API and provide services to the public with the capacity for public opinion or social mobilization must complete registration.