{"id":67911,"date":"2010-05-06T17:54:53","date_gmt":"2010-05-07T00:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=67911"},"modified":"2010-05-06T20:56:42","modified_gmt":"2010-05-07T03:56:42","slug":"china-to-force-web-users-to-disclose-real-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2010\/05\/china-to-force-web-users-to-disclose-real-names\/","title":{"rendered":"China to Force Web Users to Disclose Real Names?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/china\/China-to-force-web-users-to-disclose-real-names\/articleshow\/5894981.cms\">Times of India<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>China could introduce a system requiring web users to provide their real names before posting comments online, state media reported on Wednesday, as authorities move to tighten control over the internet.<\/p>\n<p>Administrators of major websites in China, who are responsible for screening online postings, are already required to register their real names, the China Daily said. &#8220;We are also exploring an identity authentication system for users of online bulletin board systems,&#8221; Wang Chen, the head of the State Council Information Office, was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<p>Web users currently have to log on to major news portals before sending postings \u2014 effectively banning anonymous comments. But they are not yet required to provide their real names.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>See also:<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;China to force internet users to register real names&#8221; from the Telegraph<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/china\/2010-05\/05\/content_9809398.htm\">Ministry: Time to get &#8216;real&#8217; on China&#8217;s Internet<\/a>&#8221; from China Daily<br \/>\n&#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/china.globaltimes.cn\/society\/2010-05\/528534.html\">Plan to unmask 400 m Net users<\/a>&#8221; from Global Times<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Times of India: China could introduce a system requiring web users to provide their real names before posting comments online, state media reported on Wednesday, as authorities move to tighten control over the internet. 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