Comment by skyyler
17 hours ago
>Every social media app or website in China is required to ask for your real name and ID number, and implement any censorship requested by the party. If you post something that rubs the government the wrong way, your identity is readily available.
I didn't know this. Do you have any reading on the subject you can recommend?
I don't have anything handy, but a quick search turned these up.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_real-name_system_in_C...
- https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/01/10/1086366/china-so...
- https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202310/31/WS6541068aa3109068...