# consumer protection
Latest news and articles about consumer protection
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Shanghai Lawmaker Urges Schools, Platforms and Courts to Close Gaps in AI Education, Data Governance and Credit Repair
At Shanghai's municipal meetings, CPPCC member Tong Lin called for reforms to AI education, platform data governance and credit restoration for bankrupt companies. He proposed a staged AI curriculum with an approved textbook list and education accounts for minors, an industry association to standardise data dispute resolution, and automated court data links to speed credit repair for entrepreneurs.
China’s “Snack Ambushers”: Mall Nut Shops Charge Premiums for Experience, Not Always Freshness
Popular mall-based nut chains in China have been selling ordinary snacks at premium prices by packaging them as high-end, freshly roasted products and leveraging mall footfall and influencer marketing. Rising customer complaints about high bills and questions about the authenticity of “same-day roasting” have slowed expansion and exposed risks to the brands’ pricing logic.
China Turns the Screws on Live‑Stream Commerce: Platforms to Bear Whole‑Chain Responsibility
China’s market regulator announced an escalation in live‑stream e‑commerce oversight, insisting platforms act as gatekeepers and promoting a ‘one case, three investigations’ enforcement model. The measures include tougher verification, a national platform standard, targeted inspections of counterfeit and deceptive practices, and new tools that can limit a streamer’s traffic or suspend broadcasts.
Tiny Fonts, Big Fees: How Mobile Apps Are Quietly Draining China’s Elderly of Pensions
A wave of mobile apps in China is using deceptive design and opaque billing to extract small, repeated payments from elderly users, often hiding the true price behind small, pale fonts, “free” insurance pitches and automatic subscription switches. Legal and platform gaps — including weak pre-listing reviews, disputed intermediary liability and limited refund pathways through app stores — make recovery difficult and keep these practices profitable.
China’s “Sex‑IQ” Industry: How a Viral Influencer Turned Seduction into a 24m‑RMB Business — and Then Disappeared
A Chinese influencer monetised viral seductive tutorials into a profitable “sex‑IQ” education business that reportedly earned over 24 million yuan through tiered online and offline courses before her verified account was banned. The episode highlights how the knowledge‑payment market monetises intimate anxieties, blurring lines between empowerment and exploitation and posing fresh challenges for platforms and regulators.
When Copper Became a Commodity for the Shopping Cart: The Shuibei Copper-Bar Fad and Its Risks
Shuibei jewellery sellers and livestream channels have popularized 1kg copper bars as a quasi-investment, creating a gap between retail prices and industrial valuations. The craze has exposed severe liquidity problems for sellers and buyers alike, with many investors forced to accept scrap-copper prices on resale and regulators moving to tighten market practices.
Beijing Proposes National Rules for Pre‑Prepared Meals, Seeks Public Input on Labelling and Definitions
China has published draft national standards for pre‑prepared dishes and a proposal requiring restaurants to disclose processing methods, and is soliciting public comment. The rules aim to improve consumer protection and industry standardisation but may raise compliance costs for smaller businesses while accelerating consolidation and investment in cold‑chain infrastructure.
Temu's Turkish Office Reportedly Targeted in Early-Morning Raid — A Test of Cross‑Border E‑commerce Rules
A NetEase headline reported a dawn raid on Temu's Turkish office, though details and official confirmation remain scarce. The incident highlights growing regulatory scrutiny of cross‑border e‑commerce platforms and poses operational and reputational risks for Temu as it expands into complex national markets.