User-Generated Content
BR
0
Not Available
EU
0
Not Available
UK
0
Not Available
Advertising
BR
0
Not Available
EU
0
Not Available
UK
0
Not Available
16 Kwai
Kwai does not provide any UGC or advertising data transparency mechanisms in any of the assessed regions. Only third-party, scraping-based APIs exist, which fall outside the scope of this assessment. The platform also lacks any graphical interface for data access and does not operate an advertising repository. A brief political ad transparency tool launched in Brazil was discontinued within approximately one month of its launch. With no formal transparency resources available, all secondary criteria return negative results. Both frameworks therefore yield a score of zero, placing Kwai in the Not Available band and rendering independent research into the platform’s data and advertising ecosystems infeasible under the conditions assessed.
16.1 Transparency Assessment
16.2 User-Generated Content
Coverage: BR, EU, UK
16.2.1 Special Criteria
16.2.1.1 UGC_SC1: Does the platform provide an API that enables the structured extraction of public user-generated content data for independent analysis?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.1.2 UGC_SC2: Can the full scope of public content data be extracted through the platform’s API?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.1.3 UGC_SC3: Is access to the platform’s API free of charge?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.1.4 UGC_SC4: Does the platform offer a graphical interface for extracting data?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.2 Accessibility
16.2.2.1 UGC_OC1: Can the requested data be extracted directly from the platform’s API response?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.2.2 UGC_OC2: Does the platform’s API support renewable authentication mechanisms without risk of data loss?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.2.3 UGC_OC3: Does the platform’s API offer an endpoint for extracting data from an individual publication?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.2.5 UGC_OC5: Does the platform’s API provide an endpoint for extracting data based on search terms?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.2.6 UGC_OC6: Does the API use locale-neutral data representations?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.3 Compliance
16.2.3.1 UGC_OC7: Does the platform implement a proper deprecation strategy to avoid breaking client applications while rolling out major changes in the API?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.3.2 UGC_OC8: Is the platform’s API documentation published in open access?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.3.3 UGC_OC9: Is the platform’s API documentation clearly written and exemplified?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.3.4 UGC_OC10: Does the platform’s documentation include or link to the API or data access terms of use?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.3.5 UGC_OC11: Does the platform’s API documentation detail the response format of each endpoint?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.3.6 UGC_OC12: Does the platform provide its API documentation in the official languages of the assessed region?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.3.7 UGC_OC13: Does the platform’s API documentation detail the quota or rate limits applicable to each available endpoint?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.3.8 UGC_OC14: Does the platform provide a way to label content that has been generated with artificial intelligence?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.4 Completeness
16.2.4.1 UGC_OC15: Can data from a publication’s comments be extracted using the platform’s API?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.4.2 UGC_OC16: Can data from temporary content be extracted through the platform’s API?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.4.3 UGC_OC17: Can historical data be extracted through the platform’s API?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.4.4 UGC_OC18: Is the number of requests allowed by the API sufficient for monitoring more than 10,000 publications in 24 hours?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.5 Consistency
16.2.5.1 UGC_OC19: Are the results returned by the API consistently reproducible?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.5.2 UGC_OC20: Is the data returned by the platform’s API consistent with the parameters and filters used in the request?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.6 Relevance
16.2.6.1 UGC_OC21: Does the data extracted by the platform’s API reflect what is displayed on its user interface?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.6.3 UGC_OC23: Does the platform’s API allow for filtering data based on content language?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.6.4 UGC_OC24: Does the platform’s API allow for filtering data by specific time periods?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.2.7 Timeliness
16.2.7.1 UGC_OC25: Can data from newly published content be extracted from the platform’s API in near real time?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3 Advertising
Coverage: BR, EU, UK
16.3.1 Special Criteria
16.3.1.1 AD_SC1: Does the platform provide an API to access its ad repository and extract data on advertising content for independent analysis?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.1.2 AD_SC2: Does the platform provide a graphical user interface to its ad repository for extracting advertising content data?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.1.3 AD_SC3: Can data from both active and inactive ads be extracted?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.2 Accessibility
16.3.2.1 AD_OC1: Does the platform provide a GUI for accessing and visualizing its ad repository?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.2.2 AD_OC2: Is access to the platform’s ad repository free of charge?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.2.3 AD_OC3: Can the requested data be extracted directly from the ad repository response?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.2.4 AD_OC4: Does the platform’s ad repository API provide a form of authentication that allows for renewal without the risk of data loss?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.2.5 AD_OC5: Can data from an individual ad be retrieved from the platform?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.2.6 AD_OC6: Can data from ads served by a specific advertiser be retrieved from the platform?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.2.7 AD_OC7: Can ad data be retrieved from the platform using search terms?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.2.8 AD_OC8: Does the platform use locale-neutral data representations?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.3 Completeness
16.3.3.1 AD_OC9: Does the platform provide data that allows the identification of advertisers who ran ads?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.3.2 AD_OC10: Does the platform provide data on the funders who paid for ads?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.3.3 AD_OC11: Does the platform provide data on the period during which ads were served?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.3.4 AD_OC12: Does the platform provide data on user engagement with ads?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.3.5 AD_OC13: Does the platform indicate whether ads were placed by verified or unverified advertisers?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.4 Compliance
16.3.4.1 AD_OC14: Does the platform flag ads that were removed due to violations of its guidelines or relevant legislation?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.4.2 AD_OC15: Does the platform indicate whether ad content was generated using artificial intelligence?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.4.3 AD_OC16: Is the platform’s ad repository documentation published in open access?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.4.4 AD_OC17: Is the platform’s ad repository documentation clearly written and exemplified?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.4.5 AD_OC18: Does the platform’s ad repository documentation include or link to its terms of use?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.4.6 AD_OC19: Does the platform provide its ad repository documentation in the official languages of the assessed region?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.4.7 AD_OC20: Does the platform implement a proper deprecation strategy to avoid breaking client applications while rolling out major changes in the API?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.4.8 AD_OC21: Does the platform’s ad repository API documentation detail the response format of each endpoint?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.4.9 AD_OC22: Does the platform’s ad repository API documentation detail the quota or rate limits applicable to each available endpoint?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.5 Consistency
16.3.5.1 AD_OC23: Does the data retrieved by the API reflect what is displayed on the platform’s ad repository GUI?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.5.2 AD_OC24: Are the results returned by the platform consistently reproducible?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.5.3 AD_OC25: Is the data returned by the platform consistent with the parameters and filters used in the request?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.6 Relevance
16.3.6.1 AD_OC26: Does the platform allow the use of temporal filters to retrieve data on ads?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.6.2 AD_OC27: Does the platform allow filtering advertising data by ad category?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.6.3 AD_OC28: Does the platform allow filtering advertising data by geographic location?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.7 Accuracy
16.3.7.1 AD_OC29: Does the platform provide age and gender data on the audiences of ads?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.7.2 AD_OC30: Does the platform provide subnational geographic data on the audience reached by ads?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.7.3 AD_OC31: Does the platform include data on audience targeting criteria defined by advertisers?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.7.4 AD_OC32: Does the platform provide granular volume ranges for ad impressions?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |
16.3.7.5 AD_OC33: Does the platform provide granular investment ranges for ad spending?
| Region | Answer | Note |
|---|---|---|
| BR | ❌ No | - |
| EU | ❌ No | - |
| UK | ❌ No | - |