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How could someone's real name always fall "within some expected value"? Someone who's real name is an outlier is going to be an outlier, they're not going to "f
by jleader 12y ago
How could someone's real name always fall "within some expected value"? Someone who's real name is an outlier is going to be an outlier, they're not going to "fall within some expected value."
If they're a real person, they're going to have all the other meta data a real person would have (which can range from a ton, to almost none, depending on how they feel about sharing every detail of their life with Facebook). They're going to have that same range of meta-data whether they call themselves John Smith, or Sister Boom-Boom. So how does that make any difference?
I would guess that actual fake accounts (spam bots, etc.) use common everyday names, so the "real name" policy isn't going to have any impact on them.
It's not Facebook going out of their way to target the subjects of prejudice, it's Facebook not bothering to care about the potential for abuse of the "real name" enforcement system they set up. "I'm just handing a loaded gun to the bigots, I'm not shooting anybody!" Oh, well that's OK then.