From Global Voices Advocacy:
To many info-activists, online real name registration is regarded as a violation of privacy, however, in China, some citizen rights activists are campaigning for real name online activities in order to eliminate fear.
Back in March, a netizen Zhan Lifan wrote an article, “A confession of an Internet naked runner” to advocate speaking the truth in real name.
On this Sunday, Ai Weiwei launched a campaign on real name registration via Twitter. He believed that coming out in real name is the first step to eliminate fear (via voa)