China said Thursday it planned to extend nationwide a requirement for microblog users to register with their real names as part of a sweeping update of rules governing the Internet.
Internet
Jun 8, 2012
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One of China's most popular microblogging services has shut several accounts for spreading "malicious" rumours, as Beijing tightens control over the Internet after the ouster of a top leader.
Internet
Apr 25, 2012
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A Lulz Security hacker group that bade farewell to the world last year appeared to make a comeback with a trove of data looted from a dating website for soldiers.
Internet
Mar 28, 2012
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Chinese web giant Sina warned Tuesday that government requirements for microbloggers to register their real names before posting messages will hurt activity on its popular social networking site.
Internet
Feb 28, 2012
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Microblog users in Beijing who do not register using their real names by mid-March will be banned from posting comments, a local official said on Wednesday, as authorities tighten their grip on the web.
Internet
Feb 8, 2012
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(AP) -- Teens don't tweet, will never tweet - too public, too many older users. Not cool. That's been the prediction for a while now, born of numbers showing that fewer than one in 10 teens were using Twitter early on.
Internet
Jan 29, 2012
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Google on Thursday opened up Google+ to teenagers, just days after loosening the rules about using real names on the social network.
Internet
Jan 26, 2012
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Google is relaxing a requirement that real names be used on its Plus social network.
Internet
Jan 24, 2012
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A senior Chinese propaganda official has said real-name registration for the nation's hugely popular microblogs will be expanded, as authorities tighten their grip on the web amid fear of unrest.
Internet
Jan 19, 2012
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Shanghai will require microblog users to register under their real names from Monday, state media said, the latest local government in China to implement the rule after a spate of violent protests.
Internet
Dec 26, 2011
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