电子商务平台拒不履行信息网络安全管理义务罪认定的困境与出路

The Dilemma and Way out of the Determination of the Crime of E-Commerce Platforms Refusing to Perform Information Network Security Management Obligations

摘要: 尽管我国刑法第286条对拒不履行信息网络安全管理义务的行为规定了刑事责任，并于2019年10月出台了配套司法解释，但这些解释尚未对“网络服务提供者”这一概念及其具体适用范围作出清晰的功能性界定。这导致电子商务平台等网络服务提供者在履行网络安全监管责任时，其具体要求和内容存在模糊地带。为解决该问题，首先需要立足网络服务提供者的法律属性，明确电子商务平台在刑法中的定位；其次应依据不同平台的实际业务形态特征，对网络安全管理的责任进行类型化区分，从而更精准地界定电子商务平台所需履行的责任。

Abstract: Although Article 286 of China’s Criminal Law stipulates criminal liability for acts of refusing to fulfill information network security management obligations, and a supporting judicial interpretation was issued in October 2019, these interpretations have not yet provided a clear functional definition of the concept of “network service provider” and its specific scope of application. This results in ambiguity regarding the specific requirements and content when e-commerce platforms and other network service providers fulfill their network security supervision responsibilities. To address this issue, firstly, it is necessary to base on the legal attributes of network service providers and clarify the positioning of e-commerce platforms in criminal law; secondly, based on the actual business characteristics of different platforms, the responsibilities for network security management should be categorized and differentiated, thereby more precisely defining the responsibilities that e-commerce platforms need to fulfill.