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		joe_the_user on July 24, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I’ve been suspended from Google+ No, the policy of at least Facebook is you use the real, legal names as determined by the state. If you are locked out of your Facebook account, they ask you to send a copy of a government issued ID to prove who you are. The idea that you are "curating" might be something they'd like you to think.

fanf2 on July 25, 2011 [–]

In Britain your real name is the name you choose to use for every-day purposes. The state just follows your choice of name.

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