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An Chuanxiang

Xinhuanet.com

The regulation is good news for those who mean to conduct normal communication through micro-blogs.

If micro-blogs are glutted with rumors and fraudulent information, the public will gradually lose confidence and interest in them. Real-name registration will reduce online fraud, prevent rumors from spreading and make the Internet environment more clean and reliable. In this way, micro-blogs' authenticity as new media will be strengthened.

There is no need for the Internet users to worry about leaking personal information by registering real names as the regulation requires micro-blog operators be responsible for protecting users' information. 

Beijing's regulation is a tangible step forward in promoting micro-blogs' development.

Bi Yantao

Professor in communication

In the long run, real-name registration will help clean up the web.

Privacy protection is one of the excuses used to resist real-name registration. But the problem here is actually the loopholes in the operation, and thus it's unfair to totally blame the real-name registration system itself. Even if real-name registration is required, outspoken bloggers will not retreat, and thus we don't need to worry about the loss of these online critics.

Real-name registration has actually long been adopted on the Internet by social network platforms, e-business websites and e-banks. The key now is how to improve the online environment for real-name registration. The government, micro-blog operators and micro-bloggers should all strengthen the sense of responsibility to protect netizens' privacy.

Hu Yihua

A lawyer in Beijing

In my opinion, the real-name registration for micro-blogs will strengthen netizens' sense of self-discipline and make it possible to protect the legitimate interests when netizens' rights of reputation are infringed on.

Privacy can be protected even though the regulation is implemented. Bloggers are only required to give their real names to website administrators before putting up micro-blog posts, but they are free to choose their screen names.

The adoption of real-name registration will greatly increase the credibility of information on micro-blogs. In such a trustworthy environment, people tend to set up interpersonal connections more easily. Meanwhile, from the legal perspective, it will better protect netizens' rights and interests. Once netizens' right of reputation is infringed upon, they will have somewhere to turn to.