Chase Nahooikaikakeolamauloaokalani Silva account has been suspended by Facebook.
Last week, the social media platform froze Silva's account because of a policy that suspends accounts suspected of fake names. Facebook says they want you to "always know who you're connecting with," and the policy was enacted to help "keep our community safe."
But his 29-letter middle name is real and the site doesn't make it easy for him to prove it.
"That's my name," Silva wrote in a Facebook post, shortly after he was alerted to make the change. "I am a proud Hawaiian who wants to be able to display my Hawaiian given name."
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