FILE PHOTO: A computer network cable is seen above a Chinese flag in this July 12, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo
BEIJING: China has ordered the country’s Internet platforms to verify users’ true identity before letting them post online content, the latest step by authorities to tighten policing of the Web.
All social networking sites and discussion forums must “check the real identity” of their users before they can post online content and comments, under new regulations published Friday by the Cyberspace Administration of China.
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