China Cybersecurity Law (CSL) 26: Art. 26 Real identity of users for network access, domain registration, telephone services, information publication and instant messaging

Network operators handling network access or domain name registration, landline or mobile access procedures, or providing information publication or instant messaging services must, when concluding agreements or confirming services, require users to provide true identity information and may not provide the services to users who do not; the state runs a trusted online identity strategy and electronic identity authentication; failure draws the Article 64 fines and closure of sites or applications.