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I guess this is a win for the LGBT community, but I can't help but think that this is a bad thing for Facebook and it's users overall. This could lead to Facebo

by vlucas 12y ago

I guess this is a win for the LGBT community, but I can't help but think that this is a bad thing for Facebook and it's users overall. This could lead to Facebook losing it's main edge in having "trusted" and "verified" users who actually are who they say they are. I guess we'll see how this pans out in the long run.

faitswulff 12y ago
I'm not sure that Facebook actually has that edge, considering that you can buy likes and accounts quite easily online.
opendais 12y ago
If you believe that, you are buying into their marketing. I have multiple @lavabit.com facebook accounts under false names I used for dev purposes that are still open and active. The email address doesn't even work anymore and they live on. That isn't counting all the bots. http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/30/startup-claims-80-of-its-facebook-ad-clicks-are-coming-from-bots/ http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/30/startup-claims-80-of-its-fa... :P I doubt its really as high as 80% but I would bet if they saw 80%, its at least double digit percentage wise.
- vlucas 12y ago
  No system is perfect, but Facebook's "real names only" stance does work for the most part. I would bet the number of fake users and accounts as a percentage is much less overall than other platforms. Also as noted by others here, they only respond/catch you if you're reported/flagged by another user.
  - opendais 12y ago
    I'm trying not to laugh but its hard. My hobby sites have fewer bots than Facebook. The truth is, Facebook does this to market to and cater to advertisers. It doesn't actually care unless it affects revenue.
callmeed 12y ago
Especially since other companies use Facebook as part of their trust + ID platform, like AirBnB (https://www.airbnb.com/trust https://www.airbnb.com/trust)
notahacker 12y ago
I get friend requests from fake accounts several times a year, and every German I know on Facebook uses a pseudonym. "Likes" can be bought for a cent. One of my longest standing friendships is with a pub (it's outlived the friendship with David Beckham, someone impersonating one of my lecturers, and a flatmate's cuddly toy). I didn't have too many qualms about giving a P2P loan to someone with a real looking Facebook profile under an obviously jokey pseudonym. I'm not convinced Sister Ray and her extravagantly dressed friends who actually use their identities are really in danger of bringing the system to its knees.
- seanflyon 12y ago
  > I'm not convinced Sister Ray and her extravagantly dressed friends who actually use their identities are really in danger of bringing the system to its knees. Sister Ray and her ilk are not bad actors, so of course they are not going to bring the system to its knees. The concern is that facebook will not be able to distinguish between bad actors and people like Sister Ray.
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Uhhrrr 12y ago
It's only a win for that community in the sense of demonstrating that they can make FB blink. In all practical senses it is meaningless. So far their scheme for authenticating pseudonyms is vaporware. Meanwhile, I know multiple people who have had their pseudonymous accounts suspended in the past day.

by vlucas 12y ago

faitswulff 12y ago

I'm not sure that Facebook actually has that edge, considering that you can buy likes and accounts quite easily online.

opendais 12y ago

If you believe that, you are buying into their marketing. I have multiple @lavabit.com facebook accounts under false names I used for dev purposes that are still open and active. The email address doesn't even work anymore and they live on. That isn't counting all the bots. http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/30/startup-claims-80-of-its-facebook-ad-clicks-are-coming-from-bots/ http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/30/startup-claims-80-of-its-fa... :P I doubt its really as high as 80% but I would bet if they saw 80%, its at least double digit percentage wise.

vlucas 12y ago
No system is perfect, but Facebook's "real names only" stance does work for the most part. I would bet the number of fake users and accounts as a percentage is much less overall than other platforms. Also as noted by others here, they only respond/catch you if you're reported/flagged by another user.
- opendais 12y ago
  I'm trying not to laugh but its hard. My hobby sites have fewer bots than Facebook. The truth is, Facebook does this to market to and cater to advertisers. It doesn't actually care unless it affects revenue.

callmeed 12y ago

Especially since other companies use Facebook as part of their trust + ID platform, like AirBnB (https://www.airbnb.com/trust https://www.airbnb.com/trust)

notahacker 12y ago

I get friend requests from fake accounts several times a year, and every German I know on Facebook uses a pseudonym. "Likes" can be bought for a cent. One of my longest standing friendships is with a pub (it's outlived the friendship with David Beckham, someone impersonating one of my lecturers, and a flatmate's cuddly toy). I didn't have too many qualms about giving a P2P loan to someone with a real looking Facebook profile under an obviously jokey pseudonym. I'm not convinced Sister Ray and her extravagantly dressed friends who actually use their identities are really in danger of bringing the system to its knees.

seanflyon 12y ago
> I'm not convinced Sister Ray and her extravagantly dressed friends who actually use their identities are really in danger of bringing the system to its knees. Sister Ray and her ilk are not bad actors, so of course they are not going to bring the system to its knees. The concern is that facebook will not be able to distinguish between bad actors and people like Sister Ray.

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Uhhrrr 12y ago

It's only a win for that community in the sense of demonstrating that they can make FB blink. In all practical senses it is meaningless. So far their scheme for authenticating pseudonyms is vaporware. Meanwhile, I know multiple people who have had their pseudonymous accounts suspended in the past day.