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I recently make a new google+ account with a handle name (obviously wasn't a real name), got a huge number of +1's with a public post and then google stepped in
by dkl 15y ago
I recently make a new google+ account with a handle name (obviously wasn't a real name), got a huge number of +1's with a public post and then google stepped in and said they'd remove my account if I didn't use a real name. So, I used a random name, and then "approved it". How is a fake name better than a handle of some sort? It isn't. Google's position is just dumb.
- ElbertF 15y agoHe addresses this too: "The other important thing it’s trying to catch is people who are creating individual accounts, rather than +Pages, for non-human entities such as businesses or organizations. The behavior of +Pages is deliberately restricted in the system, and we don’t want people to be creating fake human accounts to circumvent that. The name check turns out to be a very powerful tool to catch these." This is followed by the previous quote.
- muyuu 15y agoBlimey. John Smith is going to be popular. Won't be using G+ anyway, breaking trust is a one-way road for some of us. I also use FB with strictly fake data.