> And if Google+ challenges you on a name violation, you can "clear your name" with purely online-evidence, if you like.
Their help page states that you may appeal with "Proof of an established identity online with a significant following"
That's more of a celebrity clause than an actual solution for real users. Yes, if you're Lady Gaga or 50 Cent, or if you're just an internet personality with enough followers to raise a stink about being blocked, then you'll get your pseudonymous account. The rest of us will be named what Google tells us to be named, or stay out.
Their help page states that you may appeal with "Proof of an established identity online with a significant following"
That's more of a celebrity clause than an actual solution for real users. Yes, if you're Lady Gaga or 50 Cent, or if you're just an internet personality with enough followers to raise a stink about being blocked, then you'll get your pseudonymous account. The rest of us will be named what Google tells us to be named, or stay out.