BBC News - Why does Google+ insist on having your real name?

Google+ took only 24 days to reach 20 million users but their decision to delete accounts without real names attached has caused anger. So why do social networks insist on your real name? Visit many forums and you'll see the likes of "Jboy72" and "NYgirl" outnumbering those giving their real names. But it's something social networks really don't like. Over the past few days, Google has enforced it

[dwnrvr]

実名匿名論争関連 /「日本以外ではウェブ実名は肯定的に捉えられている」とも限らないっぽい / 特に、活動家（中国etc）を守る観点からはどうなのか "They are most probably going to change it to allow human rights activists"

[fujikumo]

なぜGoogle+は、実名を使うことを求めるのだろう？　Googleは、実名の利用がSNSをより効率的にすると説明するが、実名が利用されていることは広告主にとっても魅力的で、こちらの方が真の理由ではとも

[maturi]

Google+の実名ねた