Ministry of Industry and Information Technology： It is not allowed to provide network access services for unregistered apps.

　　The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently issued the Notice of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on the Filing of Mobile Internet Applications (hereinafter referred to as the Notice), which organized the filing of mobile Internet applications (hereinafter referred to as App). It is required that App sponsors engaged in Internet information services in People’s Republic of China (PRC) should go through the filing procedures in accordance with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Anti-Telecommunication Network Fraud Law and the Measures for the Administration of Internet Information Services. Those who fail to go through the filing procedures are not allowed to engage in App Internet information services.

　　According to the work arrangement, from September 2023 to the end of March 2024, the App that started business before the publication of the Notice went through the filing procedures with the provincial communications administration where its residence was located. From April 2024 to the end of June 2024, the competent telecommunications authorities will organize supervision and inspection of the filing of apps, and dispose of apps that have not yet fulfilled the filing procedures according to law.

　　The Notice clearly states that App sponsors, network access service providers, application distribution platforms, and intelligent terminal manufacturers should establish and improve mechanisms for monitoring and disposing illegal information, and stop transmitting information that is prohibited from being published or transmitted by laws and administrative regulations immediately, and take measures such as elimination to prevent information from spreading, keep relevant records, and report to the competent telecommunications department for disposal according to the requirements of the competent telecommunications department. Network access service providers, application distribution platforms, and intelligent terminal manufacturers may not provide services such as network access, distribution, and preset for apps that have not fulfilled the filing procedures. (CCTV reporter Sun Weiwei)