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Facebooks latest experiment in social networking is now available to Canadian users. But the app Rooms stands in stark contrast to its "real name" policy.

TORONTO Facebooks latest experiment in social networking is now available to Canadian users. But the app, which allows users to post anonymously using nicknames,stands in stark contrast to its real name policy.

The app dubbed Rooms allows users to create a chatroom that revolves around a topic or interest where theycan share pictures, videos and multimedia posts to create a tailored Facebook feed. Users are able to choose if the room is accessible by invite-only, or if its discoverable to other users.

Since the app launched to U.S. users in October, Facebook saidit has seen some very active Rooms however, the social network saidit does not have official numbers on how many people are using the app.

Josh Miller, product manager of Rooms, told Global News the main goal of the app is to create communities that people continue to interact with.We will know the Room is successful when there are inside jokes, he said.

But the app has already seen some success. According to Miller, one of the most active groups found on the app is an open community called Depression Support, in which users share their struggle with depression and mental health issues.The group has about 400 active members and has spawned a spin off group for struggling mothers, which is now also very active.

However,the ability to post anonymously in Rooms seems to stand in stark contrast to the rest of Facebook.The companyhas long required its users to go by their real names on the site for security purposes, to stand out from other social networks and so it can better target advertisingto people.

Facebook recently came under fire for deleting accounts belonging to drag queens that used drag names such as Lil Hot Mess rather than legal names like Bob Smith.

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Facebook chatroom app Rooms now available to Canadian users