Global coalition tells Facebook to kill its Real Names policy
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Re: Global coalition tells Facebook to kill its Real Names policy
#2Why? Anyone who disagrees with this had either already left Facebook or use something else for the communication, which, in my opinion, is good.
Re: Global coalition tells Facebook to kill its Real Names policy
#3Facebook was made large by the fact that you can find people you used to know, or haven't spoken to in a while, or aren't that close to.
You can find anyone, it's easy.
Removing the real names policy does away with that, and I would say seriously threaten's facebook's business/growth/future. If you don't know your old girlfriend or your cousin or your highschool bandmate's username, how are you going to get in touch with them?
I'm not saying that's a bad thing, or that I think facebook should have real names, but I'm saying that I seriously doubt they are going to change that policy because it'd cost them too much in the long term.
EDIT: People, I understand the arguments against real names. Facebook's counterargument is money. Which argument do you think they support and will listen to?
Downvoting me is crass, I'm not even stating a position, I'm just stating the obvious reasons for Facebook's continuing denial of a chosen-name policy.
Re: Global coalition tells Facebook to kill its Real Names policy
#4Facebook was made large by the fact that you can find people you used to know, or haven't spoken to in a while, or aren't that close to. You can find anyone, it's easy. Removing the real names policy does away with that, and I would say seriously threaten's facebook's business/growth/future. If you don't know your old girlfriend or your cousin or your highschool bandmate's username, how are you going to get in touch…
I don't think that's an issue, they have enough data that as soon as you can find one person they can probably extrapolate the rest of them. It's kind of creepy but whatever.
Re: Global coalition tells Facebook to kill its Real Names policy
#5Facebook was made large by the fact that you can find people you used to know, or haven't spoken to in a while, or aren't that close to. You can find anyone, it's easy. Removing the real names policy does away with that, and I would say seriously threaten's facebook's business/growth/future. If you don't know your old girlfriend or your cousin or your highschool bandmate's username, how are you going to get in touch…
A relative of a friend of mine uses a pseudonym to escape harassment they suffered due to being gay. They're Facebook friend of their parents, their sibs, and other relatives.
Re: Global coalition tells Facebook to kill its Real Names policy
#6Good, I'm glad this is getting traction. Seems like every week I read about another trans person or someone who uses a psuedonym in day-to-day life getting "reported" by some asshole and getting locked out of their Facebook, and Facebook seems uninterested in fixing the issue.
Honestly, it's heartbreaking, as someone who uses many Facebook open source projects, to talk to engineers at Facebook and find out how many don't know this is even an issue. It's certainly kept me from responding to FB recruitment emails.
Re: Global coalition tells Facebook to kill its Real Names policy
#7Facebook was made large by the fact that you can find people you used to know, or haven't spoken to in a while, or aren't that close to. You can find anyone, it's easy. Removing the real names policy does away with that, and I would say seriously threaten's facebook's business/growth/future. If you don't know your old girlfriend or your cousin or your highschool bandmate's username, how are you going to get in touch…
First, the most common use of a "chosen name" policy would be to let you find someone by the name they actually use - stage name, pen name, drag name, or unofficially changed name.
Second, the less common but equally important use of a chosen name policy would be to make it hard to find someone who doesn't want to be found eg: by an abusive, dangerous ex.
Re: Global coalition tells Facebook to kill its Real Names policy
#8They should just re-introduce the ability that they removed about a year or two ago: ability to remove your name from being searchable on facebook, unless the user knows your actual facebook.com/url.
Re: Global coalition tells Facebook to kill its Real Names policy
#9Good, I'm glad this is getting traction. Seems like every week I read about another trans person or someone who uses a psuedonym in day-to-day life getting "reported" by some asshole and getting locked out of their Facebook, and Facebook seems uninterested in fixing the issue. Honestly, it's heartbreaking, as someone who uses many Facebook open source projects, to talk to engineers at Facebook and find out how many d…
> It's certainly kept me from responding to FB recruitment emails.
Maybe respond with your concerns?
Re: Global coalition tells Facebook to kill its Real Names policy
#10That's stupid. If you use a credible pseudonym, they will never ask you for your ID.
If they ask you for your ID, send a fake one. It has worked for me three times. They were laughably bad and they accepted them.