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 Post subject: Native Americans blocked from using Facebook when using..
PostPosted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 7:36 pm 
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when using 'fake' indigenous given names

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Facebook locked out Native Americans from using the social network after deeming their names to be fake. Users from indigenous tribes have received messages asking them to change their legal names to ones that do not “violate [the company’s] standards”.

A woman called Lone Hill, whose first name is Dana, had sent three forms of identification to Facebook so the company could “investigate” whether she was a real person, according to a report by Colorline.

Facebook’s “real name” policy states: “We require people to provide the name they use in real life; that way, you always know who you're connecting with.”

I am kicked off fb just in case anyone is wondering. Get ahold of me here on via email. @WildOglala
; Dana Lone Elk (@JustARezChick) February 3, 2015

But Lone Hill, of the Lakota tribe, is not the only Native American who has been subjected to difficulties by Facebook after using given names.

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Facebook enforce the use of real names?...

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Facebook enforce the use of real names?...

Yep, I am quite sure it has already been like that - it's nothing new.

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ltsune wrote:
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Facebook enforce the use of real names?...

Yep, I am quite sure it has already been like that - it's nothing new.


How will they verify my name is real if I sign up?..

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ltsune wrote:
BuDo wrote:
Facebook enforce the use of real names?...

Yep, I am quite sure it has already been like that - it's nothing new.

Well it seems they haven't been doing a particularly good job at it. There are tons of fake name people on FB.

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you'll only get caught if people report you, my main account that was using since 2008 got banned in october because i was using khumat mibro as a last name, lost shit load of photo and shit.

i gotta send them a photo of my passport to get it back, **** them.

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