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posted by janrinok on Saturday February 28 2015, @03:47AM   Printer-friendly
from the the-free-world-will-copy-in-5..4..3.. dept.

Starting March 1, China will ban internet accounts that impersonate people or organizations, and enforce the requirement that people use real names when registering accounts online, its internet watchdog, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), said on Wednesday.

The new regulations are part of efforts to impose real-name registration requirements on internet users and halt the spread of rumors online, the CAC said. Internet companies will have the responsibility to enforce the rules.

On Tuesday, the CAC accused NetEase Inc, a U.S.-listed Chinese web portal, of spreading rumors and pornography. And last month, 133 WeChat accounts were shut down for "distorting history", state media reported.

 
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  • (Score: 1) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 28 2015, @06:29AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 28 2015, @06:29AM (#150948)

    anonymous speech is a First Amendment right, one that is very difficult to infringe without a very, very good reason.

    That's terrorist talk! "Terrorism" is any speech we don't like. You have no rights or freedoms. Lick the jackboot, peon.

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by NotSanguine on Saturday February 28 2015, @06:37AM

    by NotSanguine (285) <reversethis-{grO ... a} {eniugnaStoN}> on Saturday February 28 2015, @06:37AM (#150955) Homepage Journal

    anonymous speech is a First Amendment right, one that is very difficult to infringe without a very, very good reason.

    That's terrorist talk! "Terrorism" is any speech we don't like. You have no rights or freedoms. Lick the jackboot, peon.

    Says the Anonymous Coward. You do see the irony, I hope.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 28 2015, @07:09AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 28 2015, @07:09AM (#150965)

      Proud to be an Anonymous Terrorist.

  • (Score: 2) by mendax on Saturday February 28 2015, @09:37PM

    by mendax (2840) on Saturday February 28 2015, @09:37PM (#151219)

    Sieg heil!

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