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Sadly, they don't. I'm transgender, and I've heard of several people in my community who are repeatedly targeted by hate groups who report their profiles for u

by amyjess 11y ago

Sadly, they don't. I'm transgender, and I've heard of several people in my community who are repeatedly targeted by hate groups who report their profiles for using a fake name, and each time they have to scan their legal name change papers and send them to Facebook.

TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
After you've sent a passport scan, you'd think they'd keep the scan on file (though that might be problematic) or at least keep a "legal ID verified" flag. Facebook really don't care, do they?
- morganvachon 11y ago
  > Facebook really don't care, do they? Mr. Bich one of over a billion users of their service; no, they really don't care. Even the negative PR from this situation is a blip on the radar, and will be forgotten by everyone except Mr. Bich a month from now. I find their treatment of transgender folks even more egregious, but again, Facebook can afford to not care. Even if they caused 10,000 people a day to stop using the service, it would take over 300 years for everyone to leave.
  - vidarh 11y ago
    For Mr. Bich, I can sort of understand it. But transgender and e.g. other groups like first nations / Indian groups that have also reported problems having their names recognised could quickly escalate to anti-discrimination lawsuits if they're not careful.
    - TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
      Mr. Bich is also a potential lawsuit. Yes, his name might be perceived to be a bad joke by English speakers. Doesn't mean it's not discriminatory.
      - vidarh 11y ago
        The problem is that it's likely to be harder to demonstrate a pattern of behaviour that would be sufficient to convince anyone that it's not just an unfortunate set of misunderstandings that can, and do, also occur for people of other ethnicities and nationalities. Discriminating based on your name would generally not be illegal. Most places it would first become illegal if you are discriminating a protected class, which would tend to mean race, religion, ethnicity, gender, age or some subset of those depending on jurisdiction.
        TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
        Ah, yes, you have a point there.

by amyjess 11y ago

TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago

After you've sent a passport scan, you'd think they'd keep the scan on file (though that might be problematic) or at least keep a "legal ID verified" flag. Facebook really don't care, do they?

morganvachon 11y ago
> Facebook really don't care, do they? Mr. Bich one of over a billion users of their service; no, they really don't care. Even the negative PR from this situation is a blip on the radar, and will be forgotten by everyone except Mr. Bich a month from now. I find their treatment of transgender folks even more egregious, but again, Facebook can afford to not care. Even if they caused 10,000 people a day to stop using the service, it would take over 300 years for everyone to leave.
- vidarh 11y ago
  For Mr. Bich, I can sort of understand it. But transgender and e.g. other groups like first nations / Indian groups that have also reported problems having their names recognised could quickly escalate to anti-discrimination lawsuits if they're not careful.
  - TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
    Mr. Bich is also a potential lawsuit. Yes, his name might be perceived to be a bad joke by English speakers. Doesn't mean it's not discriminatory.
    - vidarh 11y ago
      The problem is that it's likely to be harder to demonstrate a pattern of behaviour that would be sufficient to convince anyone that it's not just an unfortunate set of misunderstandings that can, and do, also occur for people of other ethnicities and nationalities. Discriminating based on your name would generally not be illegal. Most places it would first become illegal if you are discriminating a protected class, which would tend to mean race, religion, ethnicity, gender, age or some subset of those depending on jurisdiction.
      - TazeTSchnitzel 11y ago
        Ah, yes, you have a point there.