Facebook Can Keep Real Name Policy, German Court Rules

An anonymous reader writes "Facebook can stick with its real name policy in Germany, and doesn't have to allow nicknames on its platform for now. The regulator that ordered Facebook to change its policy based its orders on inapplicable German law, a German court ruled."

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Re:But there are so many fake accounts.

[Anonymous Coward]

The reason Facebook wants your real name is because they want to market things to you and it makes it easier.

If you give them a fake name, then they have to go through the trouble of finding your real name from anyone you communicate with. Use facebook on a cell phone? Do your friends? Then facebook already knows your real name.

To them, you are confirmed as a real user by being cross referenced by your friend's contact books. Keep your silly alias.

Re:But there are so many fake accounts.

[antdude]

I used a fake name and got caught after about three weeks. :(