Facebook has now demanded it's users to use their real legal names as a form of protection. Drag queen's all over the world however have been unhappy with this rule as they disagree. One drag queen, Michael Williams from San Francisco stated the Facebook rule is 'unfair, hurtful, discriminatory and an invasion of privacy'. As a result of the policy Sister Roma’s account is now under her legal name, which had previously been largely unknown to fans and friends. The impact has changed her lifestyle as she felt the boy who she was before was 'sad and lonely' and she is not that person anymore, so argued why her real name should be used now.
I agree that it is an invasion of privacy that people have to use their real names. However the point of social networking is to use your true identity otherwise issues such as pedophilia take place, making social networking sites such as Facebook an unsafe environment for people, especially young people who are dominant users.
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