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A Facebook policy that asks users to provide real names on profiles has people from all walks of life worrying their accounts might be in jeopardy. Several gay and transgender entertainers reported ...

Human rights and information freedom organisations have come together to protest Facebook's continued enforcement of an "authentic name" policy, saying in an open letter that the policy "disregards ...

After enduring more than a year of criticism, Facebook is making major changes to the way it enforces its real name policy. Starting today, Facebook users will notice a new system for reporting fake ...

Two weeks ago, Facebook locked me out of my profile. My photos and friends are gone, my profile vanished without a trace. Someone reported my account as pseudonymous, and Facebook kicked me out. To ...

San Francisco drag queens are planning a protest at Facebook headquarters in June and are hoping to block Facebook from the Pride parades in New York and San Francisco. The protest goes back to the ...

There’s an unending siege of fake name trends on Facebook. It has been cool at various times to insert an adjective for a middle name, abbreviate your initials, or remove vowels; legions of tween ...

Editor of the New York Times Book Review Pamela Paul’s recent column “How to Be Liked By Everyone Online” describes how social media “has upended social and psychological norms” by changing some words ...

Right-wing influencers are dominating the political discussion on Facebook, raising questions about whether it will translate into electoral success in November. By Kevin Roose Listen, liberals. If ...