Author Salman Rushdie says he has won a battle with Facebook over what to call himself on his profile page on the social network.
Mr Rushdie's dispute with Facebook began after he asked to be allowed to use his middle name Salman - the one he is known all over the world.
But Facebook, which has strict real name policies, had insisted on Ahmed - the novelist's first name.
Mr Rushdie says Facebook has "buckled" after he began tweeting about the row.
"Victory! #Facebook has buckled! I'm Salman Rushdie again. I feel SO much better. An identity crisis at my age is no fun. Thank you Twitter!" wrote the British Indian author, who is known as SalmanRushdie on Twitter. Full story...
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Mr Rushdie's dispute with Facebook began after he asked to be allowed to use his middle name Salman - the one he is known all over the world.
But Facebook, which has strict real name policies, had insisted on Ahmed - the novelist's first name.
Mr Rushdie says Facebook has "buckled" after he began tweeting about the row.
"Victory! #Facebook has buckled! I'm Salman Rushdie again. I feel SO much better. An identity crisis at my age is no fun. Thank you Twitter!" wrote the British Indian author, who is known as SalmanRushdie on Twitter. Full story...
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