Join the Nameless Coalition (including our partners at the ACLU, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Global Voices, Human Rights Watch, and many others) in saying: “Facebook’s real name (“authentic name”) policy has facilitated harassment, silencing, and even physical violence toward its most vulnerable users. It’s time for Facebook to fix its broken policy.”
More than 75 human rights, digital rights, LGBTQ, and women’s rights advocates have sent an open letter to Facebook demanding the company “provide equal treatment and protection for all who use and depend on Facebook as a central platform for online expression and communication.”
Facebook’s rainbows are not fixing its LGBTQ identity crisis CNN Money Hold the applause for Facebook’s rainbow-colored profiles, activists say The Guardian #MyNameIs: Protesters Rally Against Facebook’s “Fake Name” Policy NBC Bay Area Biz Break: Facebook shares sink amid controversies on two continents Contra Costa Times (and San Jose Mercury…
Check out some of the articles written about our protest! Includes coverage in the BBC, USA Today, The Guardian, CNN, Huffington Post, and many many more!
We’re looking for people who are willing to share their stories with us to help demonstrate the extent of the problem, and why even relying on “authentic names” is an unfair and dangerous policy.
Special thanks to filmmaker Jethro Patalinghug for documenting our work.
Thanks to Cinemagical Media and director Kirthi Nath for this amazing video!
In his recent statement—hot on the heels of recent protests at Facebook’s headquarters and San Francisco Pride—Zuckerberg tried to dismiss the issue as user confusion, but his own convoluted response is just another example of how unclear and inconsistent Facebook’s policy is as a whole. While Facebook likes to talk…
“I can’t believe I’m stuck with this stupid name and I still can’t get into my Facebook,” said von Laalaa. “I know I’ve been a completely moron, but Facebook are being ridiculous,” von Laalaa said. “I’ve been locked out of my account for five weeks now and have lost all…
“For many escaping abuse or harassment, coming to terms with a sense of self, or working to maintain a sense of digital privacy, that online pseudonymous identity is important. Some teachers, police officers, or mental health workers find it crucial to use an online pseudonym. Just as one may have a…
Members of the #MyNameIs campaign—a coalition of LGBTQ people, Native Americans, survivors of domestic violence, and others whose accounts have been reported and blocked on Facebook—are pleased that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has finally responded publicly to questions about Facebook’s “real names” policy in a Townhall Q&A held on the…
As a technology, Facebook isn’t neutral. It’s actually changing the way we interact with names. Before Facebook how many of your friends’ surnames did you actually know? I chose my Facebook name six years ago, as I began my transition. Every person I’ve met since then has generally known me…
“Despite Facebook’s insistence that its “real names” policy keeps its users safe, a new report reveals that Facebook is the least safe place for women online. And things are turning more explosive, as stories emerge that Facebook has been changing its users’ names without their consent — and the company…
While we wish Facebook had been banned from marching this year as a company, we can still use the SF Pride Parade as an opportunity to raise our voices and visibility against Facebook’s unfair policy, which hurts LGBTQ communities as well as many more. Our goal is to make #MyNameIs…