China tightens Web controls; commenters must register real names

Re:China tightens Web controls; commenters must register rea... by parennoob on Wednesday February 04, 2015 @12:13PM (#8998043)

I fail to see how this is different from Facebook (and formerly Google+)'s real names policy which will flag unusual names and force you to give a valid Government ID to reactivate your account.

Facebook (along with Twitter) is often the gateway to commenting on a lot of popular sites in the US. Very few people stop and make the alternate account required.

References:

1. https://www.facebook.com/help/159096464162185

2. http://boingboing.net/2011/08/27/eric-schmidt-if-you-cant-us...

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Re:China tightens Web controls; commenters must register rea... by screwedup on Wednesday February 04, 2015 @12:17PM (#8998069)

One is a decision by a private company (which you can get around by using a different service) and one is a mandate from the government.

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Re:China tightens Web controls; commenters must register rea... by dmfdmf on Wednesday February 04, 2015 @12:22PM (#8998113)

This is exactly what he fails to see.

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Re:China tightens Web controls; commenters must register rea... by arca_vorago on Wednesday February 04, 2015 @12:22PM (#8998111)

Given both Googles and Facebooks origin funding, I think a debate could be had about this point.

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Re:China tightens Web controls; commenters must register rea... by trynumber9 on Wednesday February 04, 2015 @12:37PM (#8998218)

Explain what you mean. Where did their funding come from?

There is no US government law or rule to enforce real names (see Twitter, etc).

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Re:China tightens Web controls; commenters must register rea... by freehunter on Wednesday February 04, 2015 @02:24PM (#8999038)

Even if they're funded by the government, the government doesn't stop you from posting anywhere else.

If you don't like Facebook forcing you to use your real name, Hacker News will let you use a name like freehunter (most certainly not my real name).

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Re:China tightens Web controls; commenters must register rea... by hyperpape on Wednesday February 04, 2015 @12:20PM (#8998090)

In case anyone hasn't previously encountered Poe's law, this post is a great example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law.

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