> Mara > "Real names" is usually a poorly defined concept, however in this case it usually means "whatever is on your government ID", which can be shockingly p

> Mara > "Real names" is usually a poorly defined concept, however in this case it usually means "whatever is on your government ID", which can be shockingly problematic to transgender or gender-nonbinary people that live in life situations or countries that prevent them from being able to have agency over their government ID. Not to belittle the problems transgender or nonbinary people face, but forcing real names from government IDs can be problematic even for the average person in many ways. This is not an "it's a problem only for some people" problem. It's also problematic for activists who may face different kinds of threats and real harm. Anonymity or pseudo anonymity can help people express themselves more openly without a constant worry of being shamed and/or banished and/or harmed. On this front, Facebook still stands out as a big abuser where one can easily shutdown someone else's account by reporting it as a fake account. Facebook will then deactivate the account, force the user to provide a government identity document, and in many cases, automatically change the name on the account to the one in the document without asking for consent. Edited to add: Facebook's policies also require that each person create only one account for themselves.