"But through the Google incident and other increased controls and surveillance, like real-name registration, they reached a conclusion: the Web is fundamentally controllable," the person said.

China to expand real-name registration of microbloggers 5.

China will expand real-name registration for microblog users, a senior propaganda official has said.

They tried real-name registration with cell phones - that was harder because there were so many retailers.

South Korea was the first country to adopt real-name registration, but recent media reports have suggested it now plans to phase the system out after hackers exposed the personal details of millions of internet users.

Therefore, more should be done for both government and internet companies to strengthen cyber security before rushing to enforce real-name registration.

China expands real-name registration to microblogging 2.

In its latest step to control China's Twitter-like websites, China will expand real-name registration for microblog users.

After 2002 - Heavy censorships were imposed, including real-name registration.

China will expand real-name registration for microblog users, the government's propaganda and information arm said on Wednesday, in its latest step to better control China's wildly popular Twitter-like websites.