{"id":45243,"date":"2015-02-04T21:37:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T21:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1:10081\/?p=45243 "},"modified":"2015-02-04T21:37:00","modified_gmt":"2015-02-04T21:37:00","slug":"45243-revision-v1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minzhuzhongguo.org\/?p=45243","title":{"rendered":"China cracks down on \\’vulgar culture\\’ of web pseudonyms"},"content":{"rendered":"
4 February 2015 Last updated at 10:15 ET<\/div>
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People use computers in an internet cafe in Beijing, China, 27 January 2015<\/div>
China’s internet watchdog says the restrictions will “protect” users’ rights<\/div>
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China’s internet watchdog has banned web users from posting messages under the names of famous people.<\/div>
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The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said it was combating the “vulgar culture” of using names like Barack Obama, or those of Chinese officials.<\/div>
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The CAC is a Communist Party organ overseen by President Xi Jinping, so its rules will carry more force than those of other regulators.<\/div>
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Similar restrictions by other bodies have been sidestepped by web firms.<\/div>
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The CAC announced a series of measures that would be in force from 1 March.<\/div>
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It said nicknames should not include information that could violate the constitution, subvert state power, undermine national security or promote rumour-mongering.<\/div>
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In addition, web users must sign a pledge to avoid “illegal and unhealthy” internet activity, and register accounts under their real names even if they want to post under nicknames.<\/div>
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Measures criticised<\/div>
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CAC’s head of mobile internet, Xu Feng, promised that the new regulations would not limit users’ freedom.<\/div>
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“This does not restrict internet users, instead it protects their legitimate rights,” he said.<\/div>
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Real-name registration has been a goal of the Chinese authorities for years.<\/div>
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The State Internet Information Office (SIIO), an organ of the State Council, passed similar rules in 2012.<\/div>
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The office announced last month that it would step up its efforts to enforce users of microblogs, smartphone chat apps to register with real names.<\/div>
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But campaigners have decried the regulations as a crackdown on free speech, and the SIIO has been largely unable to enforce the measures.<\/div>
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