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Fake Bank Of America Google+ Account Has 27 Times More Followers Than Real One

By Chris Morran 11.15.11

UPDATE: As predicted, the obviously fake BofA page has been pulled down by Google, because why should anyone be able to have fun at the expense of Bank of America? [More]

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Google+ Shifts Policy To Give Terms Violators Time To Comply

By Phil Villarreal 8.15.11

Perhaps realizing it was a bit overzealous in enforcing its mandate that Google+ users affix their real names to accounts, the social network altered its policy of account suspension for violators. Instead of giving suspected fake-name users an immediate heave-ho, Google+ will now give them four days to comply with the policy. [More]

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