{
 "id": "p2026-09-06-228",
 "received": "2026-09-06T10:20:12-04:00",
 "proposer": "researcher (opus), brief 2026-09-06 second harvest, china-india-africa-latam",
 "kind": "remedy",
 "sha": "0331e93e83777775",
 "data": {
  "kind": "remedy",
  "on_tech": "food-delivery-dispatch-cn",
  "on": "dispatch-set delivery deadlines that riders could only meet by speeding and running lights",
  "name": "Meituan's change of the displayed estimated delivery time from a point of time to an extended period, plus reassignment of orders in unexpected situations, after the September 2020 Renwu report and the 2021 regulatory guidelines on algorithm use",
  "from": "2021",
  "region": "CN",
  "people": {
   "n": 5270000,
   "unit": "food delivery couriers who earned income on the platform",
   "date": "2021-12-31"
  },
  "effect": {
   "n": null,
   "unit": "couriers",
   "date": "2021-12-31",
   "what": "deadline pressure eased at the interface: the estimated delivery time is shown as a period rather than a point, and orders are reassigned to other couriers in unexpected situations"
  },
  "statistic": "Around 5.27 million food delivery couriers earned income through Meituan in the twelve months to 31 December 2021, the year Meituan changed the displayed estimated delivery time from a point of time to an extended period and began reassigning orders. Meituan publishes no magnitude for the change - no minutes returned, no accident count.",
  "source": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/meituan-announces-financial-results-for-the-year-ended-december-31-2021-301510713.html",
  "quote": "For the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, around 5.27 million food delivery couriers earned income",
  "source_kind": "primary"
 },
 "from_file": "impacts/harvest/2026-09-06-china-india-africa-latam.md"
}