@Brutusbiker I have no problem with the real name and ID being required in the account BUT the name that is displayed to the public or even contacts should be editable. For example a teenager wants to come out as gay but fears being bullied at school or a political campaigner in a repressive state in fear of their life -just two examples where a pseudonim is more than justified. The real data is there in the event of a legitimate legal investigation - but not open to the world.
The more I read about the way google works the less I feel it has any chance of establishing itself as the defacto social network of the world.
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