more facebook nymwars

[flaviomatani]

I have learnt that alohura has been kicked out of Facebook -again because her FB name is not what FB deem to be her birth name- without so much as a warning. In previous cases people have received a warning to change their name to something compliant to the incoherent, inconsistent, self-contradictory rules FB states for names. Now they don't seem to be bothering even with that. I've even learnt of one case in which the name of the person was his legal name after a change by deed of poll years before this. FB would prefer him to have his _previous_, no longer legal, name....

[ Edit ] vexen has created an LJ community in relation to this. At the moment it is just a place-holder but it may come in useful to generate discussion and possible action around this issue. The address is:

http://fb-v-privacy.livejournal.com/profile

Comments

[house-of-borgia.livejournal.com]

its horrific.

[vexen.livejournal.com]

ya :-(

[vexen.livejournal.com]

Come join http://fb-v-privacy.livejournal.com/profile where we can all share our woes and support (and sometimes - reconnect!) with FB-lost-ones.

And maybe plan a protest outside FB offices in London :-) Its been ages since I was in London!

[flavius-m.livejournal.com]

Done! :)

[djpsyche.livejournal.com]

I'm all about the protest. I am away between 24th November and 4th December, though...

[alohura.livejournal.com]

Getting all nostalgic about LJ. Doesn't have such a great interface on mobile \tablet though.
I'm going to send thethemn ID for my real name and close my other account, then put the whole thing on lock down. When I get around to it. BuBitt of a bugger thoughthough!

[alohura.livejournal.com]

Autocorrect is being odd today.

[adamw]

The new livejournal app is vast improvement on android, at least.

[jozafeen.livejournal.com]

It's getting really serious now - even folks they only just let back on Fb are getting their accounts hit again. :-(

[house-of-borgia.livejournal.com]

Is it basically someone with a vendetta against the scene?

[kruku.livejournal.com]

Possible network alternative. Whatsapp just had it's encryption upgraded: http://www.wired.com/2014/11/whatsapp-encrypted-messaging/