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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. Re:Oblig: In the Soviet ... by ReTay · · Score: 4, Interesting

    And this is different from anywhere else how? Don't forget about the US government's electronic spying... At least China has the balls to tell it's people it's watching them...

    Right and how many blogers are imprisoned because they don't like the government in the US?
    How many people that visit the democratic underground are getting arrested for posting there?
    Yeah really good comparison there.....
    Also taking steps to make sure that the governments "electronic spying" does not catch you is trivial at best.

  2. There's a logical reason for recording addresses.. by 8127972 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    .... When the government decides to execute you for dissident activities, they can send your family an invoice for the bullet.

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    This is my opinion. To make sure you don't steal it, it's covered by the DMCA.
  3. Does anyone know by Conspiracy_Of_Doves · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Is it common knowledge in China how much the government restricts freedom? Or is it something that barely anyone inside the country is aware of?

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    Technoli
  4. Re:You 'know' this how? by OddThinking · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I may not be a fan of the current administration, but comparing the US to China in this instance is a bit much. If I disappear forever, someone is going to notice. How many bloggers have disappeared in the last 6 years. I mean truly disappeared, not just quit blogging. Wouldn't their family, friends, or readers go public with the information they could no longer be found (you know, like going to the police or something). How long would it take for the story to be known to a large number of people after that happens? Has anyone even heard urban myths of disappearing bloggers? I haven't, and I think I would hear at least an urban myth or two if it was happening.