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Re:China's New Wave of Internet Censorship: Name Verificatio... by johnchristopher on Sunday August 27, 2017 @09:32AM (#15110701)
> Imagine, Facebook asking you to upload your passport before you do a live stream. Only the Chinese government can get away with something unbelievable like these regulations

No. For what it's worth a very famous French website dedicated to FPS started asking for ID card scan before registering new members and to keep your account active.

I don't know if they still do that though, at that point I stopped visiting the website as much as I used to. It was like ten years ago.

> Imagine, Facebook asking you to upload your passport before you do a live stream.

I seem to remember in some case they are asking for it.

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Re:China's New Wave of Internet Censorship: Name Verificatio... by dEnigma on Sunday August 27, 2017 @09:42AM (#15110740)
The only time Facebook asked me for ID was after I copied the profile of my friend for a laugh. After a while the account was blocked and I would've had to provide identification​ to prove I was indeed my friend and unblock the account.
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