Is Real-Name Registration Necessary for Micro-Blogs?

摘要

On December 16,2011,mutpe government organizations in Beijing issued a regulation to strengthen the management of twitter-like micro-blogging.The new regulation requires Intemet companies registered in the city and offering microblogging services to have their users register using their real names and personal information.Users' identity information must be validated before they begin blogging.While real names are required for the registration,netizens can use customized usemames when posting comments.