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Facebook's real-name policy draws line at titles

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Q. A year after I added a title to my Facebook name, I got a note from the social network saying I need to remove that unless I could confirm my identity by uploading a scan of my driver’s license. What’s their deal?

A. Facebook’s real-names policy, which requires users to list themselves by “the name they go by in everyday life,” is no secret. If people know you as “Arthur Dent,” you’re not supposed to rebrand yourself as “Zaphod Beeblebrox” on the social network.

But this user thought he was still complying with that dictate when he playfully added “Mssr.” — the longer of two possible abbreviations for “monsieur,” the French equivalent of “mister” — to his listed Facebook name.

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