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Facebook doesn't go out and actively eliminate users they think have pseudonyms. Google+ does.

Facebook just reserves the right to ask you for your government ID, if there's a dispute or you need to reclaim an account. But in practice pseudonyms are tolerated unless you make a nuisance of yourself.



I was banned from Facebook a while back for having a fake name; no dispute or issue that I know of, just a random banhammer.


Ok, I didn't know that. But half my Facebook friends have demi-pseudonyms, like "Dan Aestetix".




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