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A Facebook user has uploaded a photograph of his Australian passport to the Web, to prove that "Phuc Dat Bich" is his real name. The ethnic Vietnamese man's social network account was shut down many times because Facebook administrators believed that he was using a pseudonym instead of his legal name.
Bich wrote in his post that he felt it was very annoying that the world's biggest social network did not believe it was his actual name. He shared that he was offended when Facebook accused him of using a false and confusing name, and shut down his account many times.
Bich uploaded the passport photo in January. Since then the original post was shared over 67,000 times, which has resulted in responses from global media outlets.
In addition, the pronunciation of Dich's full name does not sound like Facebook administrators might have guessed it does (with two curse words). The correct pronunciation sounds like "Phoo Da Bic," according to Sydney Morning Herald.
This is not the first time Facebook's "real name" policy has caused controversy. Last month the company announced that it would change the policy after complaints that trolls had used it as a tool for harassing other Facebook users, according to Engadget.
Several advocacy groups including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had submitted an open letter to the social media giant. This resulted in Facebook making two big changes to the policy.
The social network will now give Facebook users the chance to provide a reason for using a certain name and give details. It is interesting that Bich wanted to use his real name instead of an alias.
Facebook will also now require the social network's users who red flag people using fake names to provide more details when filing their complaints. The company hopes this will limit the number of profiles flagged for small reasons.
