Facebook Quietly Deletes 'Cosplay' Profiles
Should Facebook warn owners of profiles that violate its terms of service, such as those without users’ real names, before deleting them? Several “cosplay” enthusiasts who woke up Tuesday morning to find that their profiles on the social network had vanished think so.
Should Facebook warn owners of profiles that violate its terms of service, such as those without users’ real names, before deleting them? Several “cosplay” enthusiasts who woke up Tuesday morning to find that their profiles on the social network had vanished think so.
The Daily Dot reported that dozens of profiles containing “Cosplay” in their account names were disabled Tuesday morning. Cosplay refers to the art of dressing up and performing as a character.
Washington, D.C.-area cosplayer Iggy Tissera lost his Iggy Cosplay Facebook profile, telling The Daily Dot that while he knew that using an alias violates Facebook’s terms of service, he received no warning from the social network before the account was deleted.
Tissera told The Daily Dot he kept separate Facebook profiles to distinguish between his personal life and professional life and hobby, adding:
Essentially, anyone who used the word “cosplay” in their account name had their profiles disabled.
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