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Facebook Can Keep Real Name Policy, German Court Rules

Posted by timothy on from the papers-bitte dept.

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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  1. But there are so many fake accounts. by bejiitas_wrath · · Score: 4, Insightful

    There are so many fake accounts on Facebook, how will the real name policy be enforced? You can name yourself anything you want and get away with it. That is what I have noticed anyway.

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    liberare massarum ex ignorantia, clausa descendit molestie.
    1. Re:But there are so many fake accounts. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

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

      Or it could be a front for a govt operation to create a massive database of all people's activities and create profiles for god knows what purpose.

  2. Re:Define "real name" by Grimbleton · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Who are you again?