Native Americans with traditional, descriptive names are having trouble registering on Facebook. Surnames like "Lone Hill" and "Brown Eyes" are falling foul of the social network's crackdown on fake identities. A user called Shane Creeping-Bear told us how he's been fighting back. RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air Subscribe to RT! http://bit.ly/1j80Nsn Like us on Facebook http://on.fb.me/1bbJX3S Follow us on Twitter http://bit.ly/1j80NIA Follow us on Instagram http://bit.ly/1bbJUFn Follow us on Google+ http://bit.ly/1j80PjS Listen to us on Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/1HgbHbu RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
Creeping-Bear to RT: Facebook 'fake name' ban excludes native Americans from social media
Native Americans with traditional, descriptive names are having trouble registering on Facebook. Surnames like "Lone Hill" and "Brown Eyes" are falling foul of the social network's crackdown on fake identities. A user called Shane Creeping-Bear told us how he's been fighting back. RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air Subscribe to RT! http://bit.ly/1j80Nsn Like us on Facebook http://on.fb.me/1bbJX3S Follow us on Twitter http://bit.ly/1j80NIA Follow us on Instagram http://bit.ly/1bbJUFn Follow us on Google+ http://bit.ly/1j80PjS Listen to us on Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/1HgbHbu RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.
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