Facebook Japan Takes Hard Line, Banning Pseudo Names And Requires ID

"Today February 8, some Japanese web users who are influential in tech communities like Hatena and Twitter, started reporting they were locked out from Facebook. After trying to log in, they were taken to the form, which title is "Complaints against a ban of your account, identity demanded".

"On the form, following information are asked to provide,
* contact mail address
* name
* date of birth
* mail address for log in if you can use it
* scanned image of your identification paper – keep full name, date of birth and photo clear, you may hide other information"

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