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Should Facebook not allow "Robert Galbraith" (JK Rowling) to have a page? How about "JK Rowling" (Joanne Rowling)? Should she be forced to use her full forename?

In England you can use whatever name you like, as long as you don't have the intent to deceive. (This is tricky with doctors and banks). So, legally, I could be "Bob Smith" and "Ann Jones" at the same time. Why does Facebook get to tell me that I only have one name when my government is fine with me having multiple names?

parent DanBC 11 years ago

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