Chinese Internet users from now on cannot post content anonymously

More bad news for Chinese users. They will not be able to post anonymous comments online from October 1 this year. This is the latest in the government's move to tighten Internet controls.

According to the Chinese Network Administration CAC, websites like social networks and forums will have to identify the true identity of registered users before allowing anything to be posted or commented on. According to the South China Morning Post, comments will be censored by the website before appearing.

Page Zhihu, a talk page like Quora has also started asking users to authenticate by phone number (with links to identity cards). Anyone who does not authenticate will not be able to post anything on the page.

The CAC says the new rules are simply against counterfeit news. Online commentary has made 'fake rumors, vulgar language and illegal information' appear more and more '.

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This is one of the many regulations China has introduced in the past few months. In July, the country blocked live streaming and did not allow users to use VPN while many people used the service to access blocked websites around the world.