SAMR said the latest guidelines would stop monopolistic behaviours in the platform economy and protect fair competition in the market .
The notice also said it will stop companies from price fixing, restricting technologies and using data and algorithms to manipulate the market.
In a Q&A accompanying the notice, SAMR said reports of internet-related anti-monopoly behaviour had been increasing, and that it was facing challenges in regulating the industry. The behaviour is more concealed, the use of data, algorithms, platform rules and so on make it more difficult to discover and determine what are monopoly agreements, it said.
China has in recent months started to tighten scrutiny of its tech giants, reversing a once laissez-faire approach.