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Got an unusual name? Facebook may think it’s fake (AP)

In this photo taken Thursday, May 14, 2009, Alicia Istanbul poses in her home office in Marietta, Ga. Istanbul, a stay-at home mother and jewelry designer, recently had her Facebook account temporarily canceled because of her unusual surname. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)AP - Alicia Istanbul woke up one recent Wednesday to find herself locked out of the Facebook account she opened in 2007, one Facebook suddenly deemed fake.


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