http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/7395483/Dotcoms-Facebook-victory
Dotcom's Facebook victory
IDENTITY CRISIS: Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has had trouble convincing social media giants Facebook and Twitter that he is real.
Kim Dotcom can claim a victory.
The Megaupload founder, who once attracted four per cent of all internet traffic, was struggling to get a Facebook page because the social media giant wouldn't recognise "Dotcom" as a legal name.
"@Twitter declines to certify me. I faxed an ID. They think it's fake. A search for my name shows imposter as the first result. Might quit!" he wrote in a post of his own to his Twitter stream.
Unfortunately for Dotcom, born in Germany as Kim Schmitz, others have latched on to his persona to create fake accounts including @KimDotcomTruths, @KimDotComFree and @KimDotComPR.
In a final attempt to have his screen name authenticated, he told Twitter in a follow-up Tweet, "Hey ... it's really me. Please certify my account and disable the imposter."