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YouTube’s push for users to use real names

YouTube is making it harder for users who post negative and hurtful comments on videos to hide behind the site’s anonymity. The video-sharing site is urging users to start using their full name when commenting and uploading clips. Instead of displaying a pen name linked to the YouTube account, the company wants to link to the user’s full name and picture used on their Google+ account. “One Google-wide identity was something that proved popular with new YouTube users when we began offering it in March, so we are now extending it to existing users.” YouTube now asks users if they want to use their full name when leaving a comment. Users that decline must then choose a reason for doing so, such as “my channel is for a product, business or organisation” or “my channel name is well-known”.