The upcoming regulation requiring micro blog users to register with their real identities has yet to set procedures for overseas users. The situation has puzzled foreign users without Chinese ID cards. "I asked the website staff members what I should do, but they didn't answer," said Jeremy Goldkorn, a weibo user from South Africa and CEO of Danwei consulting. Goldkorn said he has been paying attention to this regulation for a long time, but is still confused. "I registered with my real name since I started using weibo and I remembered no one asked me to provide a passport at that time." "If the government requires me to register with a passport, I don't care," he said, adding the real-name registration will not affect his use of weibo. Weibo, a Chinese Twitter-like service, will require anyone registered after March 16 to provide their real identities to post or forward micro blogs. The program will start with the seven websites in Beijing, including Sohu, NetEase and Sina before expanding across the country, the Beijing Internet authority said. Bill Bishop, founder of the website Market Watch and a weibo user, posted a micro blog on Feb 7, asking what to do after the real-name registration system goes into effect on March 16. "I don't know what I can do to face such a regulation. I haven't thought about that," Bishop said, adding the government already has his passport information. |