Facebook now lets you use a nickname instead of … – 5 minutes to kill

As the famous American social network has always required that users register for the service with their real names, now, following pressure from the transsexual community in the United States, Facebook has finally let go and announced on Wednesday that the use of pseudonyms became possible. A breakthrough after years of waiting on the part of its users, it was time!

All those who had not played the game when they sign on Facebook that do not fit in with their true identities have no reason to fear. There is more to fear from getting up one morning and see her suspended and ultimately lost because you do not want to provide your real identity account. Whatever the reasons, it was impossible to escape the rule, once caught, the game was lost.

But in recent days, thanks to the pressure drag queens and kings Americans, the social network San Francisco has relented and now allows users to use pseudonyms. Now is the time for those who use their real identities, which have not been changed too many times to name, to choose between continue or be able to find her nickname.

What that it is you are warned, finished the obligation of the true identity on Facebook!

Display his real name, a safety for the community

According to the American giant, if it asks you to put real information and especially your name and your first name is not for one thing, ensuring greater safety to the community. One can easily understand the reasoning.

It is true that having an account under a pseudonym, which reveals nothing of the identity of the person, the risk is greater of seeing problems. Who dares to go wrong, spreading rumors and not right when his real name is spread out in every letter on the canvas? Few people … even if it is not for this reason, it makes them an excuse all that was most valuable.

Note this fun for a person with Facebook: “our policy has never been to ask everyone to use his real name The spirit of our policy is that everyone uses the name he uses in real life.” . He should explain how we have an identity in real life is the same as on our identity card, without that it is our true identity. Frankly, balèze guys at facebook!

How Facebook could he give?

Part of a few people who have been blocking their account, this story has been quick to spread and many people join the American transsexual community against Facebook who complained of discrimination. Indeed, ask a woman her identity card where a male name may be humiliating and that is above this community relied.

The complaints have continued to grow and eventually together more than 100 associations in this fight against Facebook. Acquired a weight that had quick to bend the American mastodon. For once, Facebook was going to apologize and step back on the use of pseudonyms.

“war” are not just about transsexuals and annoys everyone from the social network is became popular. Who did not rail against the obligation to give his name and surname and dozens of information on a site where it does not seem to be useful? This time it’s good, there will be no need to get out his true identity, we can have a digital identity that we want, at least on Facebook!