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bioemerl · 3646 days ago · link · · parent · post: Google, proving it still hasn’t figured out social, will strip Google+ for parts [or mk was so very wrong]
Google hasn't really ever forced you to use your real name, and allows you to create a new/fake google plus account to link to your youtube one. It doesn't seem like an issue at all to me, especially when I follow the same policy of "never mix internet and real life". Facebooks "real name" policy has lost them someone using their service. They literally want a picture ID before they let me use my old account. What google wants is to make every google account work for every possible service. So far as I am aware they do not want to force you to link all your currently existing google accounts under one name, and aren't forcing you to.