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Facebook Builds a Rough Road Back for Those Booted by Its “Real Name” Policy
- ryanobjc 11y agoThe real name policy is NOT responsible for the "civilness" on Facebook. The fact you're talking to your friends and there are real consequences for being a asshat troll is what constrains behavior. The evidence is whoever there is open discussion on a public post, it devolves into worse than reddit. (No comment voting!) Real names are just a shim to ensure you're not pumping and dumping identities. And it's trivial to violate that too ironically. I don't doubt that only spammers and legit folk are the 95% target of this policy.
- krackers 11y agoNever thought I'd see buzzfeed linked on HN but that was actually an informative article
- A_COMPUTER 11y agoStill not convinced that the problem of getting Facebook to recognize your legally changed name or the name you use in daily life, is the same as "my stage name is Lil Miss Hot Mess" or "I am using a solely-online pseudonym for all Facebook communication."