Western firms like Meta and Google have resisted similar attempts by the US Government, claiming their algorithms are protected IP.
Chinese internet behemoths including Alibaba, Tencent and TikTok-owner ByteDance have allegedly shared specific details of their proprietary algorithms with Chinese authorities for the first time. ...
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