Here’s a very well-written, very well-grounded case by someone who is forced to be using their real name on Linkedin. If you are one of multiple people using your professional pseudonym when registering a professional account at Linkedin, you may be in trouble. LinkedIn: “True” Namesĭue to its professional nature, LinkedIn requires “true” names without clarifying what that means but noting that “pseudonyms, business names, associations, groups, email addresses, or other characters” are not allowed. Their identification tools don’t seem to allow much freedom though because in order to confirm your identity, you are required to provide a photo IDs and you may not have one for the name your friends are using in real life… 2. First, it’s part of what made Facebook special in the first place, by differentiating the service from the rest of the Internet where pseudonymity, anonymity, or often random names were the social norm… We believe this is the right policy for Facebook for two reasons. ![]() The spirit of our policy is that everyone on Facebook uses the authentic name they use in real life… Our policy has never been to require everyone on Facebook to use their legal name. On October 1 2014, Chris Cox, Chief Product Officer of Facebook, also clarified: Facebook: “Authentic” Namesįacebook terms of service go into much detail explaining their “real name” policy noting that “the name you use should be the name your friends call you in real life“. Let’s see what the “real name” policy is these days: 1. On the other hand, social media networks have been trying to promote “real” connections which resulted in many of them forcing “real name” policy on their users. On one hand, everyone has the right to remain anonymous online to avoid personal attacks. ![]() Since the start the web anonymity has been quite a hot controversy in social media world.
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