The Cyberspace Administration of China has launched the application process for identifying online platforms for minors. Platforms meeting the criteria must submit materials within 20 working days.

Zhitong Finance APP has learned that on October 19, the Cyberspace Administration of China issued the "Announcement on Carrying Out the Recognition Work for Online Platform Service Providers with a Huge Number of Minor Users and Those Exerting a Significant Impact on Minor Groups." It stated that online platform service providers meeting the standards of "a huge number of minor users" or "exerting a significant impact on minor groups" must submit paper and electronic application materials to provincial cyberspace administration departments within 20 working days from the date of the notice's issuance. Platforms that meet the standards but fail to proactively apply will be notified to submit within a specified period, and enterprises must be responsible for the authenticity, completeness, and accuracy of their self-assessment reports and materials.