How Salman Rushdie Used Twitter to Defeat Facebook [Mashable]

Also see Rushdie Runs Afoul of Web’s Real-Name Police (NYT)

Facebook compounded the error by failing to respond to Rushdie’s requests — until the author took to Twitter to share his tale of frustration. He encouraged his followers to make light of the situation, thereby attracting the social network’s attention.

It worked. Facebook reinstated Rushdie’s profile in a matter of two hours, and in another hour the company had issued an official apology. Still, the incident throws light on an important and odd Facebook regulation: you can tell the service you are called whatever you like, but if it ever sees your ID, you’ll be forced to go with your given name.

How Salman Rushdie Used Twitter to Defeat Facebook