Facebook changes “real name” policy amid criticismDecember 16, 2015 - 10:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Facebook is making sweeping changes to its 'real name' policy in the U.S., in the wake of criticism from the transgender, drag queen and drag king communities, Digital Spy reports. The social media giant came under fire earlier this year when its attempt to cull bogus accounts resulted in many real users having their Facebook profiles deleted. On December 15, Facebook vice president Justin Osofsky and product manager Todd Gage have unveiled a revamped 'real names' system that they call "more compassionate and easier to navigate". They explained: "Today, we will begin to test new tools that address two key goals. First, we want to reduce the number of people who are asked to verify their name on Facebook when they are already using the name people know them by. "Second, we want to make it easier for people to confirm their name if necessary. These tools have been built based on many conversations with community leaders and safety organizations around the world." The first of these new tools will require anyone reporting a fake name to go through extra steps to explain why they are calling for an account deletion. Secondly, anyone being asked to verify their name will be allowed to provide more information about their "special circumstances". This new 'real names' roll-out is currently only being trialled on a limited basis in the U.S. on desktop and mobile versions of Facebook. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |