Forced to use real names on platforms like Weibo, Chinese influencers quit social media instead.

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Those of us in the U.S. can say oh that’s so China but Presidential candidate Nikki Hayley floated the same thing recently saying "Every person on social media should be verified by their name. It’s a national security threat,” she has since walked it back some after being called out for it, but authoritarians will probably come back to the idea.

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This is something that the Government of India has been pushing for too. Get distracted for a minute, and this might happen in your country too before you even realise what is happening.

https://www.reuters.com/article/india-dataprotection-idINKBN1Y90OQ/

https://archive.is/20230812010424/https://www.business-standard.com/technology/tech-news/new-verification-features-may-add-to-social-media-platforms-woes-123062000707_1.html

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