Chinese Bloggers Encouraged to Register Contact Info 95
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."
Re:Oblig: In the Soviet ... (Score:5, Interesting)
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.
There's a logical reason for recording addresses.. (Score:5, Interesting)
Does anyone know (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:You 'know' this how? (Score:3, Interesting)