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China Forces Online Gamers to Unmask

An AFP newswire article, via Yahoo! News, reports that:

Chinese gamers who frequently adopt flamboyant alter egos for their online contests will soon be forced to reveal their true identities in a bid to stop youngsters from spending too much time in the virtual world.

Beginning in June, all Chinese Internet game manufacturers will be required to install technology in their games that demands players reveal their real name and identification number, the Xinhua news agency said Tuesday.

posted by Fergie @ 3/21/2006 10:32:00 AM