Facebook policy is to require a real name for every user. I'm struggling to see how that's relevant here. If you want to tweet under an anonymous pseudonym --

Facebook policy is to require a real name for every user. I'm struggling to see how that's relevant here. If you want to tweet under an anonymous pseudonym -- great! We are talking about an optional verification feature for a subset of users who are at risk of impersonation. These people choose to participate in this program because they want their identity to be clear and legitimate.