Kim Dotcom, the Megaupload mogul, in addition to having a rough time with American and New Zealand government authorities, has two new adversaries to worry about: Twitter and Facebook.
Twitter has declined to verify his account, and he’s also not accepted on Facebook, as the social network appears not to believe that "Dotcom" is his real last name. We reported earlier this year that Kim Dotcom had his name legally changed from his birth name, Kim Schmitz, to Kim Dotcom, in 2005.
The two companies did not immediately respond to our request for comment.
UPDATE: Kim Dotcom wrote Wednesday on Twitter that Facebook had approved his account, and a Facebook spokesperson called Ars to confirm that this was indeed the case.
On Tuesday, he complained publicly on Twitter (@kimdotcom) that the San Francisco company wouldn’t verify him—he appears mainly to be worried about an "imposter" account that tweets, and has thousands of followers (@kim_dotcom).
He even posted a picture of himself on Instagram (with the username kim_dotcom), saying: "TWITTER it’s really me."
According to TorrentFreak, Dotcom submitted a copy of his Hong Kong-issued international driver’s license as proof of identity. But the company, in an e-mail response dated July 10, seemingly believes that it is fake.
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