Google has issued a public statement about various Google+ account suspensions. They cite section 13 of the company s User Content and Conduct Policy that forbids users to make fake profiles under their common name policy.
To help fight spam and prevent fake profiles, use the name your friends, family or co-workers usually call you, says the policy. For example, if your full legal name is Charles Jones Jr. but you normally use Chuck Jones or Junior Jones, either of those would be acceptable.
Google recently started enforcing the policy, deleting not only several fake profiles but also hitting some real profiles that used odd names. Google said they will give more warning next time, and will better support nicknames, maiden names and pseudonyms in the future.
We ve noticed that many violations of the Google+ common name policy were in fact well-intentioned and inadvertent and for these users our process can be frustrating and disappointing, said Google VP of Product Bradley Horowitz in his Google+ post. So we re currently making a number of improvements to this process, specifically regarding how we notify these users that they re not in compliance with Google+ policies and how we communicate the remedies available to them.
When an account is suspended for violating the Google+ common name standards, access to Gmail or other products that don t require a Google+ profile are not removed, he clarified.
Source: Mashable
