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Chinese Bloggers Encouraged to Register Contact Info

Posted by samzenpus on from the and-where-can-we-arrest-you dept.

Raver32 writes "Blog service providers in China are "encouraged" to register users with their real names and contact information, according to a new government document that tones down an earlier proposal banning anonymous online blogging. At least 10 major Chinese blog service providers have agreed to sign the "self-discipline pledge" issued by the Internet Society of China, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported."

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  1. Makes sense by OrangeTide · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    It is good for society when you take responsibility for the things The Party tells you to take responsibility for.

    Why don't these antics from communist China surprise me? These agreements don't mean much since Chinese courts do whatever the hell they feel like anyways.

    --
    “Common sense is not so common.” — Voltaire
  2. The US and human rights by Joseph1337 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The US has alwaysplayed the imaginary role of the 'defender of freedom nad human rights', but in reality they always protected they`re own asses. In the WWII they only helped because the nazi attacked them. And they even now talk bullshit nad close eyes on what happens in China - it`s good for them until they trade and have cheap workforce. Freedom for Tibet and defending human rights end for the US when there is no oil in the defended country. The censorship and laughter from human rights will continue if no hard actions will be executed

    1. Re:The US and human rights by uncreativeslashnick · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      And why exactly should American lives, American money, and American resources be spent to protect the human rights of non-Americans when there is no compelling interest to the American people? That, sir, would be a horrific mismanagement of American assets by the government elected by the American people to manage those assets.

      The US shines in the human rights category for two reasons: 1) It protects the rights of its own people, which is something China does not do. In fact, China oppresses it's own people. 2) America has a pretty good (not perfect) track record in defending human rights in its dealings with other countries (i.e. in WWII we didn't indiscriminately slaughter the Germans like the Soviets did, we rebuit their country and provided a stable government during the rebuilding process).

  3. Re:Does anyone know by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    You ever watch the "Jaywalking" segment on The Tonight Show? Go out on the street and show young adults footage of the Iranian hostage rescue. You'll find that plenty of them will have no idea what is going on in those images. That must mean that the US government has been actively suppressing information about the Iran Contra affair, right?

    Or, maybe, kids in China are just like the kids in the US, which is that they watch too much TV and play too much Pokemon to give a rat's ass about political events that happened when they were still babies.

    A better question is why the Tank Man photo is so easily recognizable in the US by the same people who can't easily name who was president of the US at the time. What reason could there possibly be to explain that? Could it be... propaganda? No, not in the US, never. The history books never said anything about the US using propaganda.