China is making an extraordinary move to finalize regulations that regulate the use of recommendation algorithms by technology companies. It is a remarkable step and aims at the secret of success for many of its giants.

Here are the guidelines which were first floated last yearAs Beijing pushes to increase regulation in China’s tech sector, a new law will be put into effect on March 1.

Algorithms are critical to how many technology companies operate — from recommending items on e-commerce apps to users, to recommendations on social media feeds.

Investors will pay attention to how these rules impact the business model of businesses. AlibabaTo TencentHow regulators will enforce law.

Below are some provisions from China’s algorithm regulations:

• It is illegal for companies to use algorithm recommendations in order to violate Chinese law, including endangering national security.
• Algorithmic recommendation service that provides news information must have a license. They cannot publish fake news. This new rule was added to last year’s draft rules.
• Users must be informed by companies about the basic principles, purposes and operation of an algorithm recommendation service.
• It is up to the users to decide whether they want recommendation services by algorithms.
• The ability to delete or select tags which are being used to drive recommendation algorithms, and to make suggestions to users is essential.
• To protect the elderly against fraud and scams, companies must make it easy for them to use algorithmic recommendations services. The previous draft also included this new feature.

“These changes reflect some of the biggest concerns across Chinese society today — content control online, the aging population crisis, transparency of big tech companies, anti-competitive behavior — and seek to get out in front of a future where algorithms are used to corrode social unity or exacerbate market problems,” Kendra Schaefer, Beijing-based partner at Trivium China consultancy, told CNBC.