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by detaro 388 days ago
You need a government license to operate a website in China, and that's their license number.
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nonethewiser 388 days ago
Wait, really? Even like a personal website? Is it hard to get?
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aquariusDue 387 days ago
A bit similar to Germany where you need an Impressum for your website, even for personal websites (though I might be wrong on that).

Similar discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/germany/comments/119ycfv/how_do_you...

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immibis 388 days ago
It's a totalitarian dictatorship after all.
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detaro 388 days ago
Yes, all websites need it. Non-commercial sites afaik have a simpler process.
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