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How does Facebook identify what is a real name and what is a pseudonym?

• ljk 11y ago
  They probably have a list of words to check. If you have the same name as its founder then you'll be removed as well http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1386069/Mark-Zuckerberg-Attorney-Facebook-founders-account-shut-down.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1386069/Mark-Zuckerb...
• zaphos 11y ago
  Reportedly a mixture of automated systems, user reports, and manual work by facebook employees. See the 'How Fake Names are Flagged and Targeted' section of this article: http://lifehacker.com/how-to-use-a-fake-name-on-facebook-without-getting-flag-1637644101 http://lifehacker.com/how-to-use-a-fake-name-on-facebook-wit...
• protomyth 11y ago
  Poorly. I'm a bit sick of the annual purge of Native American names. For f sakes, Yellow Horse has a wikipedia entry. If you are an American company claiming to want real names, then you damn well can accept people's real names. Never mind what real name means to a group that often has two "real" names.
• bigbugbag 11y ago
  Mostly snitching.