Salman Rushdie Takes on Facebook’s Identity Policies
Author tweets his victory
Novelist Salman Rushdie has won his battle with Facebook about what name he can use on his account. The social network had deactivated his account after Rushdie asked to use his middle name, Salman, which he uses professionally, instead of his first name, Ahmed.
Facebook, which imposes a strict real-name policy, apparently also asked the author to send a copy of his passport to verify his identity.
The award-winning writer took to Twitter on Monday to voice his anger.
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