Launched 4 years ago, social network Google+ tried to impose certain standards on users using various restrictions, including that of mandatory use of the real name for creating a cont in the network. Conformable Google, these restrictions (and especially the one related to user names) helped to creating a social network consisting of real people, which excluded users who wanted to keep it anonymity.

Since yesterday, however, things have changed for Google+, who seems to have given up on the idea of ​​one social networks of real people (most likely due to the fact that real people don't really get together to socialize online), and followed suit Facebook, the network in which they register daily thousands of new users, mostly in mod anonymous. Thus Google announced that give up the rule of using the real name for registration in Google+ and also allows you to Youtube users to use the usernames in social network.

Over the years, as Google+ grew and its community became established, we steadily opened up this policy, from allowing +Page owners to use any name of their choosing to letting YouTube users bring their usernames into Google+. Today, we are taking the last step: there are no more restrictions on what name you can use.

At the same time, Google recognized that unclear policy regarding name restrictions created unpleasant experiences for some users, and he publicly apologized for this, continuing to defend (even if only half-heartedly) the idea of ​​a social network of real people. With this policy change, Google hope that the Google+ network to become more popular and a more welcoming place for its users.

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