Company: ZHIHF
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001410578-25-000729
Chunk: 110

Company: Zhihu Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 3
Chunk 110
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 and obtain the users’ consent; (iii) establish a sound information content review and management mechanism, and establish and improve management measures for user registration, account management, information review, routine inspections, and emergency response, with professionals and technical capabilities commensurate with their service scale; (iv) adhere to the principle of being most beneficial to minors, and strictly implement the requirements for the registration and login of minors’ user accounts with real identity information in accordance with the law; (v) do not induce users to download apps by means of false advertisement, bundled downloads, or other acts, or via machine or manual comment control, or by using illegal and harmful information; and (vi) perform the obligation of ensuring data security, establish a sound whole-process data security management system, take technical measures to ensure data security and other security measures, and strengthen risk monitoring, and cannot endanger national security or public interests, or damage the legitimate rights and interests of others.

On July 21, 2023, the MIIT issued the Circular on Launching the Record-filing of Mobile Internet Applications, pursuant to which we shall complete a record-filing procedure with the MIIT for our mobile apps with engagement of provision of internet information service within the PRC before March of 2024. We are not allowed to continue to provide internet information services via our mobile apps within the PRC if applicable filings for our mobile apps cannot be completed by the end of March of 2024. As of the date of this annual report, we have completed these filings for all our mobile apps intended for providing internet information service within the PRC.

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Regulations Relating to Internet Culture Activities

Internet audio-visual program services are categorized as internet culture business. The Interim Administrative Provisions on Internet Culture, promulgated by the Ministry of Culture on May 10, 2003, and last amended with immediate effect on December 15, 2017, classify internet culture activities into non-commercial internet cultural activities and commercial internet cultural entities. Under the Interim Administrative Provisions on Internet Culture, internet culture activities include: (i) the production, reproduction, importation, distribution, or streaming of internet culture products (such as online music, online game, online program, online series, online performance, online cartoon, etc.); (ii) the dissemination of culture products via internet; and (iii) the exhibitions, competitions, and other similar activities concerning internet culture products. To conduct commercial internet culture activities, the Internet Cultural Business License is a