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OkCupid begins enforcing real-name rules, insists it’s a good idea

Posted on December 23, 2017June 25, 2025 by Dissent

Sam Machkovech reports:

Over the past year, online dating service OkCupid has shaken up a few of its core features, and the changes have all pushed the service far closer to resembling rival dating app Tinder. Thursday’s big change, however, sees the site borrowing a subtler Tinder “feature” that has long enraged users of other online platforms: a real-name policy, coming before year’s end.

“We all have real names,” the company’s open letter states while listing a variety of goofy-sounding handles that the unnamed author insists are taken from real dating accounts. “We know, this is tough to hear. It’s because, like the recent goodbye we said to AIM screen names, it’s time to keep up with the times. We want you, BigDaddyFlash916, to go by who you are, and not be hidden beneath another layer of mystique.”

The feature will only display first names, and OkCupid says no outside-service verification will be used to confirm that the name matches your actual identity.

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3 thoughts on “OkCupid begins enforcing real-name rules, insists it’s a good idea”

  1. Joe says:
    December 23, 2017 at 12:01 pm

    Great, now I can’t use BigDaddyFlash916 anymore.

    Thanks, OkCupid, now I have to come up with a new name. (It’s really not me, the nickname made me laugh.)

  2. Jack Goff says:
    December 30, 2017 at 4:38 pm

    So my “Jack Goff” identity will cause issues?

    1. Dissent says:
      December 30, 2017 at 9:47 pm

      Not necessarily.
      You’re a race car driver, right?
      Wait. You’re not looking for a date on PogoWasRight.org, are you? If so, you have bigger problems than your nick. 🙂

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