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China Moving to Real Name Registrations for Blogs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the defeating-the-greater-internet-fuckwad-theory dept.

dptalia writes "China is moving to require people to use their real names when blogging. The proposed solution, arrived at by the Internet Society of China (affiliated with the ministry of information) would allow bloggers to use a pseudonym when blogging as long as they used their real name when registering."

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  1. China -- thanks for the perfect example by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is a perfect example of why we need to preserve the possibility of anonymity on the net.

    It's fine to authenticate financial transactions and what not, but there is no complete freedom of speech without the ability to be anonymous at times.

  2. Re:It's a different society. by Dr.+Donuts · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Actually, this sort of thing would be labeled "fighting terrorism" in the US.

  3. Re:From the ... dept by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19

  4. Re:It's a different society. by bunions · · Score: 5, Insightful

    exactly. let's not get up on our moral high horse here. We americans still live in a country where all our phone calls and internet traffic are monitored.

    --
    there is no need to sign your posts. this isn't usenet. your username is right there above your post. stop it.