China bans anonymity in internet forums

China's Cyberspace Administration has introduced new rules that regulate who and what it can publish in the Global Network.
The innovation is designed to limit the Internet activity of users who do not provide identification information, and thus the trolls and much of the false information will disappear naturally. Countries already have rules that oblige users to provide real, real names when registering with WeChat, Weibo and receiving new phone numbers. Now users are required to indicate their real names in online societies and in various Internet forums.
The official statement of the Chinese authorities says: 

"Users who do not provide identification information will be denied the right to publish anything in online societies and forums."

It does not specify in which online platforms information from unknown users can be published but probably all. Moreover, the regulator orders that online services should carefully investigate the use of fake names and retain all user data for a possible audit.

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