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Chinese streaming platform iQiyi wins data abuse lawsuit in Shanghai court

By Xu Yuan
  • 25 Jan 2021 01:12
  • 25 Jan 2021 01:12
Chinese streaming site iQiyi today won a lawsuit in which it was alleged the company had abused user data to support itself in a previous lawsuit involving breach of contract allegations.
The Shanghai Qingpu People’s Court ruled today the company had not engaged in any illegal behavior by using the

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Xu Yuan

Senior Correspondent


Xu Yuan has worked for MLex for seven years, all of them based in Hong Kong. She has reported on a wide range of regulatory topics, including antitrust, cybersecurity and data security, in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. She has broken numerous stories on policymaking and enforcement involving international companies doing business in the region and done substantial court reporting in Hong Kong. She is currently specializing in covering regulatory issues related to future mobility, including connected vehicles. She previously worked for US TV network NBC in Beijing. She received her undergraduate degree in English Literature and Linguistics from Peking University and a master’s degree from the Journalism and Media Studies Centre at The University of Hong Kong.

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