A Chinese electronics company was ordered to pay ¥3 million in damages to a technology company and two other platform operators. The court found the electronics firm sold 'clicker' devices and tutorials that allowed delivery riders to automatically grab orders faster than manual operation, generating millions of yuan in sales.
The Guangzhou Huangpu District People's Court ruled that these devices bypassed platform rules and interfered with scheduling algorithms, causing the order distribution mechanism to fail. This gave users an unfair advantage in securing high-quality orders, significantly reducing opportunities for compliant riders.
The court also noted that illegal order grabbing led to order cancellations and delivery delays, harming consumers and merchants. This case is one of nine typical examples of unfair competition released by the Supreme People's Court for 2026, covering emerging fields like AI and live-streaming e-commerce.
Other cases highlighted include the use of AI to generate fake product reviews for traffic diversion and the manipulation of recommended products in competitors' live-streaming videos. Additionally, the court addressed malicious video editing to disparage competitors and the publication of negative evaluations in comparative advertising without professional evidence.
