--- title: Woman Officially Changes Name So She Can Log In to Facebook description: Jemma Rogers changed her name to match her Facebook pseudonym, Jemmaroid Von Laalaa, after she was locked out of her account. canonical: https://time.com/3955056/facebook-social-media-jemma-rogers-uk/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-13T05:17:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:43:42.703Z og:title: This Woman Changed Her Name For Facebook og:description: She formally adopted the made-up name on her profile, just so she could log-in og:url: https://time.com/3955056/facebook-social-media-jemma-rogers-uk/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Woman Changed Her Name For Facebook twitter:description: She formally adopted the made-up name on her profile, just so she could log-in twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # This Woman Changed Her Name Just So She Could Log In to Facebook > Sponsored content. 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As a part of its initiative at giving folks across the world better access to Facebook, the social media giant has released Facebook Lite for Android._ by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jul 13, 2015 5:17 AM UTC by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jul 13, 2015 5:17 AM UTC You might change your name as a spy. Or adopt a new moniker to elude the law. But would you [change](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11734398/Woman-30-changes-name-to-log-in-to-Facebook.html) your name for Facebook? Jemma Rogers did. The holistic therapist from Lewisham, southeast London, changed her name to match her Facebook pseudonym, Jemmaroid Von Laalaa, after she was locked out of her account, according to the _Telegraph._ The 30-year-old created her profile in 2008 under a fake name to avoid unsolicited friend requests. But when Facebook asked for proof of identification to unlock her account last month, Rogers was stuck. The account would remain locked without positive identification. Rogers emailed Facebook to explain the situation. She begged. She even tried Photoshopping a bank card. But nothing worked. So Rogers did something drastic — she changed her name by deed poll and ordered a new driver’s license and bank cards. “I know I’ve been a completely moron, but Facebook are being ridiculous,” Rogers said. “They should be able to tell it’s a genuine account but just under a fake name, I can’t believe I am being punished like this.” Unfortunately, her new documents were not the key to unlock her account. Since sending them to Facebook, Rogers has only received automated responses promising to “look into” the situation. “I’ve been locked out of my account for five weeks now and have lost all of my photos, messages and precious memories,” Rogers said. She lost her name too. \[[_The Telegraph_](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11734398/Woman-30-changes-name-to-log-in-to-Facebook.html)\] ### This Is What Your Facebook Profile Looked Like Over the Last 11 Years  The Original Facebook Group Page, 2004\. Before people realized how awesome pictures are. Courtesy of Facebook  Facebook Profile Page, 2005\. Back when Facebook looked a little bit like MySpace. Courtesy of Facebook  Facebook Profile Page Facelift, 2005\. The "the" is finally dropped. Courtesy of Facebook  Facebook Profile Page, 2006\. You no longer need to be reminded "this is you" at the top of your profile page. Courtesy of Facebook  Facebook Profile Page, 2007\. Every profile update still had to begin with "is," forcing you to talk about yourself in the third person. Courtesy of Facebook  Facebook Profile Page, 2008\. The wall. Courtesy of Facebook  Facebook Profile Page, 2009\. It only took five years for Facebook to create easy-to-find privacy settings. Courtesy of Facebook  Facebook Profile Page, 2010\. Facebook starts to get pretty. Courtesy of Facebook  Facebook Profile Page, 2011\. Zuckerberg realizes that people love pictures, usually of animals. Courtesy of Facebook  Facebook Profile Page, 2012\. The timeline allows you (or your parents) to trace your life from birth to death. Courtesy of Facebook  Facebook Profile Page, 2013-2014\. Facebook introduced a new app, Paper, on Monday. Courtesy of Facebook  Facebook Profile Page, 2014-2015\. Facebook updated both the newsfeed algorithm and the privacy settings. 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