Remember that if you ran afoul of Google’s incomprehensibly capricious policy application for Google Profiles – the same policies that appear to be punishing more people using their real names than people using pseudonyms – you had an opportunity to appeal? Well, say good-bye to that option, because the administrative sanction chute has now been greased.
|
Got a news tip or a press-release? Send it to news@taterunino.net.
Whatever the reason Google gives for its policies regarding names on its profiles, new social network services (and whatever other services it chooses to bring under that banner over time), whether it is making people feel ‘safer’, eliminating spammers and scammers, or for mining marketing data; the practical result of all of how it works out is that Google wants to pick which name you get to publically use when you use those services, and to renege on that decision and force you to select another, should it change its mind.
After a rash of similarly-named imposter accounts (variations on the name) being reported, Linden lab (or their agents) have blocked the master Meeroos account.
Jun
13
2011
Usually, it has something to do with nipples. This time, it’s copyright. |
I guess this is what can happen when you outsource enforcement.
I use and recommend DreamHost
Not just because their stuff works, but because they're also good people.
Not just because their stuff works, but because they're also good people.
Dwell On It is proudly powered by
WordPress
Entries (RSS)
and Comments (RSS).
© Tateru Nino. All Rights reserved.
Tateru Nino and Dwell On It are trademarks of Tateru Nino. Your local laws provide the conditions for your fair and reasonable use of these marks.
All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.