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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."

2 of 95 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Oblig: In the Soviet ... by OddThinking · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And how many would have to disappear before someone wondered where their blogger went to?

  2. Re:Oblig: In the Soviet ... by edumacator · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The wonderful thing about believing in a government conspiracy is that no one can prove you wrong.

    Having no proof of the conspiracy just proves that it's a really good one, and therefore we should be more afraid.

    I think we should be vigilant about protecting our rights, but let's be careful about assuming things that are unsubstantiated.

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    An important change for education.