Facebook under fire from drag queens over 'real-name' rule
Many in the drag-queen community are angered by a new Facebook requirement that user accounts must be operated under “real names”.
The performers say Facebook has forced them to use their legal names if they want to continue to access and use their accounts.
One drag queen said in a Facebook post the policy was “unfair, hurtful, discriminatory and an invasion of privacy”. As a result of the policy her account is now under her legal name, which had previously been largely unknown to fans and friends.
The tech giant’s policy is resurrecting controversial questions about privacy on Facebook, as some observers argue that such “real-name” policies can be harmful to groups such as victims of abuse or activists.
Facebook’s name policy says a profile name “should be your real name as it would be listed on your credit card, driver’s licence or student ID”. It also says that forcing people to use their real identities helps keep the social network safe.
More than 6,800 people have signed the petition against the new rules
Key facts:
• Social network demands performers use their legal names
• 6,800 sign petition, arguing policy can be harmful
My opinion: In my opnion I don't think Facebook should need to make it necessary for all people to make their profiles use their legal name as I don't see it being a major security issue. Facebook could fairly easily identify a person from their profile if someone was regarded a real threat, by tracking that users activity and tracing it to their computer for example. However if making legal names a requirement will seriously help detect threats then I do think it should be implemented. However I don't think there is any real way Facebook can implement this rule effectively as people can still easily use accounts with fake names.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/minecraft-bought-by-microsoft-for-25bn-as-creator-notch--says-im-not-a-symbol-9733826.html
Minecraft studio Mojang bought by Microsoft for $2.5bn
Microsoft has announced that it has purchased Mojang, the Swedish studio behind the popular game Minecraft, for $2.5 billion (£1.5bn).
The best-selling title, which has been downloaded more than 100 million times since its launch in 2009, brought Mojang more than $100 million in profit last year and is one of the most popular games of all time.
In a statement published on Mojang’s site, the company: “Yes, the deal is real. Mojang is being bought by Microsoft,” adding that Minecraft has “grown from a simple game to a project of monumental significance” and that Mr Persson “doesn’t want the responsibility of owning a company of such global significance.”
Key facts:
- Microsoft buys Minecraft creators Mojang
- $2.5 billion (£1.5 billion)
- 100 million downloads
- $100 million profit in 2013
- Mojang owner felt he had too much responsibility and stress
My opinion: In my opinion Microsoft being able to buy Mojang so easily highlights just how powerful and what a global giant they are in the media, as they can buy almost any company they want. It is actions like this and other media giants suh as Apple buying Dre beats and Facebook buying Snapchat that perhaps do not allow smaller media companies to become major powers like Apple and Microsoft as they simply buy them out.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/iphone-6-and-iphone-6-plus-record-breaking-four-million-units-preordered-in-24-hours-9733740.html
iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus: 'Record breaking' four million units pre-ordered in 24 hours
Apple has announced that it has taken more than four million pre-orders for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in 24 hours, setting a new first day record for the company.
Apple said the sales were “the biggest advancements in iPhone history,” although it’s not yet certain how this compares to sales of last year’s iPhone 5s and 5c, which collectively sold more than nine million units in just three days.
The company added that a “significant amount” of pre-orders would be delivered “beginning on Friday and throughout September” but that many pre-orders were also “scheduled to be delivered in October”.
Some pre-orders in the UK disrupted by the closure of Phones4U after the company went into administration.
Key facts:
- Record amount of pre orders for new iPhone 6
- Over 4 million pre orders
- iPhone 5 sold 9 million units in 3 days
- pre orders in UK disrupted by closure of Phones4U
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