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Liability for Impersonating Someone Online

Does the law allow you to impersonate someone online? An American woman in New Jersey found a possible answer to this question. She was charged with identity theft and faced 18 months in prison for impersonating her ex-boyfriend on Facebook [...]

By |2022-12-15T11:42:05+02:00November 8th, 2011|Categories: Social Media Law|Tags: , |

Impersonation and fake social media accounts

A fake social media account could result in legal action against the impersonator in terms of either civil or criminal law. However, this presupposes that one is able to ascertain the true identity of the person behind the impersonation. This [...]

By |2022-12-15T09:43:40+02:00November 8th, 2011|Categories: Social Media Law|Tags: |