Chinese bloggers banned the use of pseudonyms

Beijing authorities have adopted new rules for blogging - now every user must be logged in social networks, only under his real name. Under the new rules, users of the popular microblogging site in China, Weibo - analogue Twitter - will be required to re-register all your accounts within three months. Those who refuse to give their real name when registering or re-registration will not be able to publish their writing online. While these rules apply only to sites that are registered in Beijing. At this step the Government has gone against the background of growing criticism of the Chinese authorities on the Internet. Private blog posts have often censored. The administration Sina reported that the accounts of users of the site, placing the "false rumors" will be frozen. According to the specialist in the field of mass media of the Chinese Academy of Social Research Zhuyshenya Liu, recently Weibo users increasingly use the service "to spread rumors." "Registering an account under this name has not yet been implemented everywhere. This anonymous and irresponsible use of the network helps inflate the rumor," - he said. New regulations come into force immediately after its publication in the official news portal in Beijing, so far are valid only in the capital, and to perform their required only providers and sites that were registered in the city. However, these are two most popular service Weibo - Sina and Sohu, which uses more than 200 million people in China and abroad - and they will be forced to enter a registration under real names. The third service is registered in Shenzhen Tencent in the south, where the new rules do not apply. Experts say the discontent of the authorities, in particular, led the discussion on social networking events around the village Ukan. Riots in the town with a population of about 10 thousand people began in September after local authorities have sold land to developers, without paying compensation to residents in the proper amount. After that, the people revolted and expelled the representatives of the authorities. In response, the police took the village under siege, ceasing delivery to Ukan food and other essential goods. In mid-December, the situation escalated in the village again, after rumors spread among the residents that the police killed one of them. Many experts call these events the most significant unrest in China in 2011.