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Weibo, a Chinese Social Media Giant, Will Force Its Most Popular Accounts to Reveal Their Identities
Weibo's CEO said the policy will apply to users with over one million followers and who comment on topics including politics, finance and entertainment
Weibo, one of China’s most popular social media platforms, will make its most popular accounts display their real names, breaking with long-held tradition on the internet for users to be able to hide their identities.
Weibo CEO Wang Gaofei said the policy will apply to users with over one million followers and comment on topics including politics, finance and entertainment, Reuters reports.
However, the planned policy could raise concerns among free-speech activists in China as the government seeks to clamp down on censoring content it doesn’t agree with on social media.
Wang suggested that some users might be able to skirt the new policy by limiting their follower counts to below 500,000.
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