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Re:Global coalition to Facebook: “Authentic names” are dange... by rspeer on Monday October 05, 2015 @05:39PM (#10335169)
This particular statement from the EFF is not in any way trying to convince Facebook that they shouldn't have a real names policy.

It's simply saying: Okay, you've got a real name policy. You should reform it in a few ways so that people can't use it for targeted silencing and harassment of groups they dislike.

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Re:Global coalition to Facebook: “Authentic names” are dange... by morgante on Monday October 05, 2015 @05:44PM (#10335205)
It's also pretty overtly hostile to the existence of a real name policy at all.

The very first line sets the tone of hostility:

> Facebook claims its practice of forcing users to go by their "real names" (or "authentic identities" as Facebook spins it) makes the social network a safer place.

The piece they link to emphasizes that the "EFF continues to believe that the best solution is simply to get rid of the 'real names' policy entirely."

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