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China's mounting crackdown on online news dissemination took
an extra
step today, when the country's Standing Committee of the National People's
Congress, its de facto legislative body, announced new requirements on Internet
service providers and mobile phone companies to identify their users. The new
rules would potentially allow ISPs and the authorities to more closely tie real
identities to posts and commentary on micro-blogging sites like Weibo, as well
as connect text messaging and mobile phone conversations to individuals.
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