[China internet watchdog issues draft guidelines for internet recommendation algorithms – JURIST – News] The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), China’s top internet watchdog, on Friday published a 30-point draft guideline which contained proposals forbidding companies from deploying algorithms that “encourage addiction or high consumption” and endanger national security or disrupt the public order. The draft guidelines, which aims to “safeguard national security and social public interests, protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons, and other organizations, and to promote the healthy development of Internet information services”, mandate internet companies using algorithm recommendation services to “respect social...