Requiring download APP to read the full text, do not use app can not read reviews and other operations are not very common, Baidu, Douban, Sina have been operated in this way, the platform wants to use this drainage, increase the download of APP, but many people are tired of this forced bundling practice, calling on the relevant departments to severely crack down on manufacturers to induce users to download APP behavior.
Some time ago, some netizens reflected on the "leadership message board" of the People's Network that some websites forced users to download APP when browsing page information. At that time, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology replied, "It will be studied in depth and paid attention to according to the next step of the work arrangement." ”
Earlier this month, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology held an administrative guidance meeting to urge relevant Internet companies to carry out rectification. Meeting requirements, as users browse the contents of a page:
First, without the user's consent or active choice, it is not allowed to download the APP automatically or compulsorily; when it is recommended to download the APP, it should provide obvious "cancel" options at the same time to effectively protect the user's right to know and choose.
Second, there is no reasonable and justifiable reason, and the user must not be required not to download the APP and not to read it, or not to let it read the full text.
Third, it is not allowed to fold the display, active pop-up window, frequent prompt, reduce the experience and other ways to force or mislead users to download, open the APP, or jump to the app store, affecting the user's normal browsing information.
At the request of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, this situation has finally ushered in a turnaround.
According to netizen feedback, large websites such as Baidu, Zhihu, sina and other large websites are no longer mandatory to download apps.
After testing, after using Baidu search, click on the search results, there is no situation of guiding the download of the APP. Including Baidu Tieba and Baijia mobile web pages, you can now view the full text and all comments without jumping to the App. There are also Zhihu and WeChat terminals that open Tencent News and no longer require downloading APP.
In any case, after the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology requested rectification, the situation that users were forced to download APP has improved a lot, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said that it will continue to pay attention to the problems reflected by users, strengthen APP monitoring and testing, and guide and urge Internet companies to effectively protect the rights and interests of users. If you encounter similar problems in the process of visiting the website in your daily life, please directly take the screenshot evidence to the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to complain.
