German court says Facebook's real name policy is illegal
https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/12/17005746/facebook-real-name-policy-illegal-german-court-rules
A German court ruled that Facebook's real name policy is
illegal and that users must be allowed to sign up for the
service under pseudonyms to comply with a decade-old privacy
law. The ruling, made last month but only now being announced,
comes from the Berlin Regional Court and was detailed today by
the Federation of German Consumer Organizations (abbreviated
from German as VZBV), which filed the lawsuit against
Facebook. Facebook says it will appeal the ruling, but also
that it will make changes to comply with European Union
privacy laws coming into effect in June, according to Reuters.
"We are working hard to ensure that our guidelines are clear
and easy to understand, and that the services offered by
Facebook are in full accordance with the law," a Facebook
spokesperson said.
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