Facebook develops anonymous social apps: no longer insists on real names

Beijing time, October 8 Morning News, The New York Times quoted sources saying that Facebook is developing a separate mobile application, so that users do not have to use the real name during the interactive process. The app is expected to be released in a few weeks. The move reflects an experimental, different approach to Facebook's approach to user identities. Facebook's main web site is a way for users to establish personal identities online, helping users connect with friends and family online and offline. On the real-name issue, the Facebook chief product officer, Chris Cox, recently said the real-name Chris Cox is one of the reasons why Facebook is different, while other parts of the internet tend to be riddled with identities, anonymity and random names. Facebook's main website will still stick to the practice, which has attracted more than 1 billion users. But the development of the new app suggests that Facebook is willing to explore other options. Josh Miller, Facebook's product manager, led the development of the app, Josh Miller. Miller joined Facebook in the process of buying a start-up company, branch. Branch focuses on small-scale discussion groups on the Internet. Miller and his team have been developing the product since last year, according to sources. According to sources, Facebook developed the app to help users openly discuss topics over the Internet using a variety of pseudonyms. When discussing certain topics, many users do not want to use their real names. A Facebook spokeswoman said it would not comment on rumours or speculation. Miller himself declined to comment. It is not clear how such an application will interact with Facebook's main web site, whether it allows anonymous sharing of photos and how a buddy relationship is established in the application. (D-Gold)