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by capo 5163 days ago
What "other social network"? Google, + ,and YouTube accounts are on their way to becoming one (if they aren't already).
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Google doesn't care what info you put in when you sign up for a "normal" account, they just use it to correlate interests for ads and recommendations on the site. But to sign up for Google+ you have to use your real name or risk being banned.
Google+ and Youtube have always been mentally separated.

I could like videos on Youtube without the risk of them appearing anywhere or being used for anything. This has changed. And frankly it sucks.