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Re:Welcome to Libera Chat by icedchai on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @12:14PM (#27210650)
It actually doesn't. It requires your name look like a true name. I know plenty of folks with fake last names on Facebook.
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Re:Welcome to Libera Chat by qu4z-2 on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @05:36PM (#27214802)
My understanding is it requires true names and is unevenly enforced.
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Re:Welcome to Libera Chat by icedchai on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @06:47PM (#27215496)
If it's unevenly enforced, then it's not "required" in any practical sense. Nobody I know has ever been kicked off for a fake but reasonable looking name. Facebook is not a government authority. If you ask for a picture of my ID, I can generate a fake one without consequence.
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Re:Welcome to Libera Chat by qu4z-2 on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @05:12PM (#27361363)
It's unevenly enforced, not unenforced. If you're willing to photoshop yourself an ID, then sure, that probably works.
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