Facebook staff have apologized to drag queens and will likely consider the possibility of using pseudonyms.
A few days ago, we reported on the rapid rise of a new social network: Ello.
Its fame grew hour by hour, primarily due to a specific event: the influx of numerous sign-ups from individuals belonging to the LGBT community onto its platform.
The latter, in fact, decided to switch to Ello, outraged by the fact that Facebook staff had suspended some drag queen accounts. The reason? The use of pseudonyms instead of real names, consisting of a first and last name.
It is well-known that Facebook’s policy is based on creating profiles that can identify a real person, not a fictional character.
However, there are those who are better known by a nickname in real life as well, as is the case with the drag queens “banned” from Facebook.
An official statement from the company has just been released, voiced by Chris Cox, one of Facebook’s executives: the company has apologized to the drag queen, drag king, transgender, and more generally, the LGBT community.
The controversy surrounding the suspension of these accounts has, however, allowed the staff to become aware of these situations, which are entirely different from cases where a pseudonym conceals a troll or a disruptive user.
For this reason, Cox promises greater attention and, above all, a project to develop tools that can evaluate different reports of fake profiles, distinguishing them from pseudonyms used in a completely legitimate and, so to speak, “peaceful” manner.
It’s probably time to reconsider the policy regarding names; after all, not long ago, Google Plus also signaled this direction by opening registrations to those who use pseudonyms.
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