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Facebook doesn't actually enforce the real name policy unless you are deliberately impersonating someone. I created something like 6 alt accounts, none of them
by manfredo 8y ago
Facebook doesn't actually enforce the real name policy unless you are deliberately impersonating someone. I created something like 6 alt accounts, none of them were flagged.
- bogomipz 8y agoYes they do enforce it. Just because you haven't been called to defend one of your fake accounts does not mean they don't enforce it. See: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/29/facebook-real-name-trans-drag-queen-dottie-lux https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/29/facebook-real-... and https://techcrunch.com/2015/12/15/facebook-makes-changes-to-its-real-name-policy/ https://techcrunch.com/2015/12/15/facebook-makes-changes-to-...
- manfredo 8y agoThese two examples seem to be relegated to very specific subpopulations, that are doing something that would easily attracy Facebook's attention - nameley identifying as the opposite gender they did previously. The overwhelming majority of people can probably make a profile with a false name and use Facebook without issue. Ultimately, though, people probably don't use fake names on Facebook because a large portion of the service's value is lost when trying to keep one's identity obfuscated. None of your friends, acquaintances, or co-workers will recognize the profile with the false name. Unless the profile picture is real, but that opens a vector for the government to find out in the real identity of the user too.
- bogomipz 8y agoMaybe read the entire context - the OP stated it is NOT enforced and it most certainly is enforced. It's not "relegated to very specific subpopulations" either. It's enforced whenever FB feels like enforcing it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_real-name_policy_controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_real-name_policy_cont...