Tech 2021: China Cracks Down on Data Sharing, Cryptocurrency, Gaming and More

Beijing spent the year enforcing new policies against tech firms within its borders, forcing Didi, Tencent, Alibaba and others to reorganize their businesses to appease regulators. Chinese President Xi Jinping's administration also moved to ban cryptocurrency mining, instituted stricter rules around how companies can deploy algorithms, and even mandated how long kids can play video games. The year-long effort so far has changed how business is carried out in China.

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