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Title: Global civil rights groups coalition wants changes to Facebook's real-name policy Post by: HCK on October 08, 2015, 03:00:14 am Global civil rights groups coalition wants changes to Facebook's real-name policy
<article> <section class="page"> <p> Facebook holds that its requirement that people use their authentic identities in their accounts (https://www.facebook.com/help/112146705538576) helps keep the social networking site safe from terrorists, cyberbullies and other criminals from hiding behind their profiles.</p><p> But in a letter to the company on Monday, a large group of civil liberties organizations from across the world, have said that Facebook’s system “disregards the circumstances of users in non-western countries, (https://www.eff.org/files/2015/10/05/fb_open_letter_oct_5_2015.pdf) exposes its users to danger, disrespects the identities of its users, and curtails free speech.”</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2989656/software-social/global-civil-rights-groups-coalition-wants-changes-to-facebooks-real-name-policy.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Global civil rights groups coalition wants changes to Facebook's real-name policy (http://www.macworld.com/article/2989656/software-social/global-civil-rights-groups-coalition-wants-changes-to-facebooks-real-name-policy.html#tk.rss_all) |