Current Status of Algorithm Abuse on Internet Platforms and Suggestions for Governance

Abstract

With the rapid development of digital economy and digital technology, the status of algorithms in the development of Internet platforms is further highlighted, profoundly changing the resource allocation and platform operation mode, constituting one of the core drivers of the rapid expansion of Internet platforms. While the platform improves its market position with the advantage of algorithm, it is also accompanied by the risk of algorithm abuse, which seriously affects consumer decision-making, damages consumer rights and interests, and destroys the fair Internet platform market competition order. In this regard, government departments have introduced a number of laws and regulations to regulate the healthy development of platform algorithms, and joint efforts have been made to promote the governance of Internet platform algorithms, which has pointed out the direction for the diversified governance pattern of algorithms in China, and the governance of algorithms has entered a new stage. However, algorithm abuse still occurs frequently and is more hidden and complex. Therefore, this paper conducts a study on the current situation of algorithm abuse on Internet platforms to provide valuable policy recommendations for promoting the compliant application of platform algorithms and maintaining the healthy and orderly development of platform algorithms.