Tuesday, June 02, 2015

Facebook targeted by 'real name' policy protest...

Facebook's rule that people use their "real names" on the social network came under fire again Monday when drag queens, Native Americans, domestic violence survivors and others protested outside the company's Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters, saying they are still being harmed by the policy.

About 100 people turned out for the protest, according to Lil Miss Hot Mess, a drag queen from San Francisco.

Lil Miss Hot Mess, who declined to provide her legal name, said she and others are trying to draw attention to how Facebook users target and bully others by reporting others for using fake names on the social network.

The reporting process for "fake names" is rife with abuse, she said.

Lil Miss Hot Mess and others who had had their Facebook accounts shut down formed the #MyNameIs campaign last fall. The campaign, which has led to some concessions by Facebook, includes women who are survivors of domestic violence and Native Americans who used tribal names different than those on their driver's licenses. Full story...

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