Authorities in Beijing have issued on Friday Dec 16,2011 new rules requiring users of microblog sites to register personal details.New users of Weibo - Chinese equivalents of Twitter - will now have to submit their real names. Existing users have to register in 3 months.
The move comes with Chinese people increasingly using Weibo platforms to criticise government policies or vent anger over particular incidents.
The new regulations - which take effect immediately - were issued jointly by Beijing's information, communication and police authorities and published on the city's official news portal.
The move comes with Chinese people increasingly using Weibo platforms to criticise government policies or vent anger over particular incidents.
The new regulations - which take effect immediately - were issued jointly by Beijing's information, communication and police authorities and published on the city's official news portal.
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