Social Media Platforms Tell Popular Influencers to Show Real Names

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Self-media accounts, such as individual broadcasters or influencers, must show accurate names matching their submitted IDs or business licenses

China’s major social media platforms including Weibo, WeChat, Douyin and Kuaishou have told some of their most popular content creators to display their real identities in the latest move to regulate online information distribution.

Several social media operators Tuesday required influencers with a certain number of followers to disclose their real names in online posts.

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