Blocked by Numbers

The Impact of Real-Name Registration Policies on Transnational Access to Chinese Social Media Apps

Contents

• Executive Summary & Key Findings
• Background: The Global Impact of China’s Efforts to Achieve Cyber Sovereignty
• Methodology
• Efforts to Preserve China’s Cyber Ideological Security
• RNR-related Access Barriers and Patterns of Exclusion
• RNR Policy Impacts on Global App Downloads
• Discussion & Analysis
• Conclusion
• Appendices