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The title doesn't seem entirely dissimilar:

> China doubles down on real-name registration laws, forbidding anonymous online posts

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It's not in the content.

I had to cut down the title because of 80 characters limit (tried using the full title but got an error), so chose this phrase from the headline. Sorry if it felt like a click-bait.

Also, the post is all about how China is eliminating posts by anonymous users on Internet. Not sure what you mean by "its not in the content"?

No, the post is about people having to use real names to register to an ISP.

First, It's not new. Second, it's the same things in the USA and EU since as long as there were ISP.

There is really nothing about forbidding anonymous posts on the internet.

The TC article misses it. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15115808

Direct quote: "According to the new regulations, Internet companies and service providers are responsible for requesting and verifying real names from users when they register and must immediately report illegal content to the authorities."

That would mean that they must use real names when signing up with an ISP, no? The title implied that they must also use real names when registering to a website.

"anonymous online posts"

It's 'Internet companies and service providers' service providers = ISP, Internet companies = Facebook

"the country’s top Internet censor announced a new set of regulations (link via Google Translate) meant to eliminate posts by anonymous users on Internet forums and other platforms." Just click on the link for a reasonable translation of the rule.

> Last Friday, the country’s top Internet censor announced a new set of regulations (link via Google Translate) meant to eliminate posts by anonymous users on Internet forums and other platforms.

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