19.02.2015 - 11:35 [ Techdirt ]

China To Require Real-Name Registration For Online Services And Bans On Parody Accounts

China has been trying for some time to clamp down on the Internet, in an attempt to prevent it from being used in ways that threaten the authorities‘ control. Since the appointment of China‘s new leader, Xi Jinping, the situation has deteriorated — China Digital Times speaks of the „new normal“ of sharpened control. Here‘s yet another move to that end, as reported by Reuters: