Facebook Can Keep Real Name Policy, German Court Rules

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Facebook Can Keep Real Name Policy, German Court Rules 85

Posted by timothy on Friday February 15, 2013 @10:27PM 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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Re:But there are so many fake accounts. (Score:5, Funny)

by Skapare ( 16644 ) writes: on Friday February 15, 2013 @11:33PM (#42919245) Homepage

We just know you as that multiple personality androgynous masked commentator that keeps Slashdot so busy.

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Re:But there are so many fake accounts. (Score:4, Funny)

by macbeth66 ( 204889 ) writes: on Saturday February 16, 2013 @01:41AM (#42919771)

Heh. No kidding. I have six accounts, all with real names. None of them mine.

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