If you provide information posting or instant messaging, you must require users to provide their real identity information
- Moderate value
- Evidence A
- Keeps you free
- Costs a little
- Takes some hours
- No willpower
In plain words
If your website lets people post or chat, you must ask for their real identity information when they sign up for the service. If they don't provide it, they can't use it. The usual way is to store the real name on the back end, let the user choose which nickname shows on the page, and verify with a mobile phone number. If you don't require real-name registration, you are first ordered to correct it. If you don't, the fine is 50,000 (5万) to 500,000 (50万) CNY, and the site may also be shut down.
Translated from the Chinese original. Original book, section 26, tip 7. This section describes legal rules, mostly mainland China’s. It is general information, not legal advice; for your own case, talk to a lawyer. Content may be out of date and rules differ by place. When you actually deal with an agency, a doctor or a court, follow what local officials, doctors and lawyers tell you. Disclaimer