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The title doesn't seem entirely dissimilar: > China doubles down on real-name registration laws, forbidding anonymous online posts

user5994461 9y ago
It's not in the content.
- Retric 9y ago
  Direct quote: "According to the new regulations, Internet companies and service providers are responsible for requesting and verifying real names from users when they register and must immediately report illegal content to the authorities."
  - SquareWheel 9y ago
    That would mean that they must use real names when signing up with an ISP, no? The title implied that they must also use real names when registering to a website. "anonymous online posts"
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    - Retric 9y ago
      It's 'Internet companies and service providers' service providers = ISP, Internet companies = Facebook "the country’s top Internet censor announced a new set of regulations (link via Google Translate) meant to eliminate posts by anonymous users on Internet forums and other platforms." Just click on the link for a reasonable translation of the rule.
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- gyosko 9y ago
  > Last Friday, the country’s top Internet censor announced a new set of regulations (link via Google Translate) meant to eliminate posts by anonymous users on Internet forums and other platforms.
- thesanerguy 9y ago
  I had to cut down the title because of 80 characters limit (tried using the full title but got an error), so chose this phrase from the headline. Sorry if it felt like a click-bait. Also, the post is all about how China is eliminating posts by anonymous users on Internet. Not sure what you mean by "its not in the content"?
  - user5994461 9y ago
    No, the post is about people having to use real names to register to an ISP. First, It's not new. Second, it's the same things in the USA and EU since as long as there were ISP. There is really nothing about forbidding anonymous posts on the internet.
    - nl 9y ago
      The TC article misses it. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15115808 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15115808

user5994461 9y ago

It's not in the content.

Retric 9y ago
Direct quote: "According to the new regulations, Internet companies and service providers are responsible for requesting and verifying real names from users when they register and must immediately report illegal content to the authorities."
- SquareWheel 9y ago
  That would mean that they must use real names when signing up with an ISP, no? The title implied that they must also use real names when registering to a website. "anonymous online posts"
  - deleted 9y ago
    [deleted]
  - Retric 9y ago
    It's 'Internet companies and service providers' service providers = ISP, Internet companies = Facebook "the country’s top Internet censor announced a new set of regulations (link via Google Translate) meant to eliminate posts by anonymous users on Internet forums and other platforms." Just click on the link for a reasonable translation of the rule.
- deleted 9y ago
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gyosko 9y ago
> Last Friday, the country’s top Internet censor announced a new set of regulations (link via Google Translate) meant to eliminate posts by anonymous users on Internet forums and other platforms.
thesanerguy 9y ago
I had to cut down the title because of 80 characters limit (tried using the full title but got an error), so chose this phrase from the headline. Sorry if it felt like a click-bait. Also, the post is all about how China is eliminating posts by anonymous users on Internet. Not sure what you mean by "its not in the content"?
- user5994461 9y ago
  No, the post is about people having to use real names to register to an ISP. First, It's not new. Second, it's the same things in the USA and EU since as long as there were ISP. There is really nothing about forbidding anonymous posts on the internet.
  - nl 9y ago
    The TC article misses it. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15115808 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15115808