Weibo, WeChat and others tell influencers to display real names

Move comes as Chinese regulators increase scrutiny of social media

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Major Chinese social media platforms have told popular content creators to display their real identities. © Reuters

GUAN CONG and HAN WEI, Caixin

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.

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