In the Wall Street Journal, Geoffrey Fowler has a piece on Facebook asking for real-life identification. Due to a recent bout of spamming, Facebook asked a number of users to verify their identity by submitting–on the site–a copy of their real-life identification. I’ve been aware of this for some time, but here’s what I found […]
Month: November 2010
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Facebook and Saudi Arabia
I went offline for this weekend (complete radio silence) for the first time in years. Of course, during that time, Saudi Arabia had to go and block Facebook the media went crazy reporting that Saudi Arabia blocked Facebook, but Saudi netizens are saying there was no actual block. And then unblock Facebook. It’s almost as […]
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It Gets Better
I’ve been following the It Gets Better project and wishing I had something new to say about it; I don’t, but that’s okay–the hundreds of gay, lesbian, straight, bi, trans, and questioning folks who have recorded videos for the project have said so much already, and I’d rather share their words anyhow (I also donated, […]