These days, the news that the country is developing a network identity verification system has spread throughout the Internet. Many people are feeling uncomfortable because it is said that after this system is released, website administrators and commenters must be authentic. Authentication. Today there is new news that there is no conclusive official source for this news. After investigation and combing by reporters, it was found that the so-called "online identity verification system" was a piece of "news" that was misread between Chinese and English translations.
State developing identity verification system?
On May 6, the official website of a certain ministry published a report entitled "Indian Media Concerns China Will Adopt Real-Name System for Online Comments": "The Times of India article on May 6 quoted our English media China Daily as saying, The State Council Information Office said that in order to strengthen control over the Internet, it is developing an online identity verification system. After the use of this system, website administrators and netizens who want to leave messages online must register with their real names. This is the first time that the Chinese government has confirmed that it will use the Internet. The real-name system for leaving messages was first revealed a few years ago. Reports stated that Chinese netizens are currently required to register before leaving messages, but are not required to use their real names. "
Major portals have reprinted the news, as well as traditional media. Reported accordingly.
Looking at the original reports of China Daily and Times of India, there is indeed a direct quotation from Wang Chen, director of the State Council Information Office, "We are also exploring an identity authentication system for users of online bulletin board system s." This is the sentence, which was later translated as "A network authentication system is being developed."
In the China Daily article, the source of this sentence was mentioned - Wang Chen said it in a lecture to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. The reporter verified that in the lecture on April 29, Wang Chen did not mention such a system. His original words were that "the user identity authentication work of the website electronic bulletin service is being explored." When this sentence was later translated into English and back again, a work being explored turned into a system being developed.
After that, major websites that had reprinted the original message a few days ago reprinted this "new message" that had been translated twice, and triggered netizens' doubts and speculations about the "network identity verification system." It is thought to be another new measure taken by the state towards the online real-name system.
At present, although the message can still be seen on some sites, the reprints on many portal websites have been deleted, and the original text of a certain ministry has also shown that "the page does not exist."
