A Tokyo guy whose name is Ryoma Sakamoto complained on Twitter that he had been banned from Facebook as he was using a fake name. Facebookが突然使えなくなった。「あなたのアカウントは、登録されている名前が実名でなかったため、停止されました。」本名なんですが…。 — 坂本龍馬 (@ryomanow) December 8, 2011 “I was suddenly unable to access Facebook. ‘Your account was suspended because your using name is not a real name’, which is not… Continue reading Facebook Banned Ryoma Sakamoto, A Person Having The Same Name With A Historical Hero
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Mixi Changes Friends-List To Display Your Friends’ Full-Names
On June 29, one of Japan’s largest social network service Mixi introduced a change on a view of your My Mixi(also called Maimiku, = friends on Mixi). My Mixi list page [J, login required] now shows you your friends’ full names in parenthesis under their nick names. Number of their friends were displayed in the… Continue reading Mixi Changes Friends-List To Display Your Friends’ Full-Names
“I’m A Russian-Japanese.” – Facebook Beset On Japanese Nickname Judgement
On February 8th, about two weeks ago, Facebook suspended quite a few numbers of Japanese active users who had names which do not sound like Japanese. They asked for the users their real name and copy of ID like passport. It shocked Japanese early adopters who were tasting Facebook backed by media boom, as many… Continue reading “I’m A Russian-Japanese.” – Facebook Beset On Japanese Nickname Judgement
Facebook Japan Takes Hard Line, Banning Pseudo Names And Requires ID
Today February 8, some Japanese web users who are influential in tech communities like Hatena and Twitter, started reporting they were locked out from Facebook. After trying to log in, they were taken to the form, which title is “Complaints against a ban of your account, identity demanded”. On the form, following information are asked… Continue reading Facebook Japan Takes Hard Line, Banning Pseudo Names And Requires ID
9 Out Of 10 Japanese Mobile Users Disinclined For Using Real Name
According to the research [J] by Tokyo-based MMD Laboratory, 89.1% of mobile web users are reluctant to disclose their real name on the web. 88.2% does not like to upload their portrait, 90.8% for contact, 84.9% for company name, 69.8% for location information (by GPS). They also asked if the user uses real name on… Continue reading 9 Out Of 10 Japanese Mobile Users Disinclined For Using Real Name
Mixi Gives Up New “Search Friends By E-mail Address” Feature After Harsh Rejection
On November 30th, Mixi, Japanese counterpart of Facebook, one of the three biggest Japanese social network service, introduced a new feature [J, requires Mixi log-in], which allows you to search your friend on Mixi from his/her e-mail address, which makes Mixi step into real life networks side. Before the change, you could invite your friend… Continue reading Mixi Gives Up New “Search Friends By E-mail Address” Feature After Harsh Rejection