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Open Letter to Facebook About its Real Names Policy
We write to call on Facebook to fix its broken “authentic identity” (commonly known as “real name”) policy . It’s time for Facebook to provide equal treatment and protection for all who use and depend on Facebook as a central platform for online expression and communication...We are a coalition of people and organizations who represent and work to protect the rights of women, human rights activists, indigenous, religious, and ethnic minority communities, LGBTQ people, and Internet users who have found Facebook’s name policies to be culturally biased and technically flawed...