BEIJING — A senior Chinese propaganda official has said real-name registration for the nation’s hugely popular microblogs will be expanded, as authorities tighten their grip on the web amid fear of unrest. Beijing, Shanghai and the southern province of Guangdong have recently ordered new users of weibos — microblogs similar…
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