Some people who use social media networks (MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Googlemail, Flickr and Bebo, etc.) sometimes create fictitious names to hide their true identity against stalkers....
Read more …Some people who use social media networks (MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Googlemail, Flickr and Bebo, etc.) sometimes create fictitious names to hide their true identity against stalkers.
But in a recent development, Megan Taylor Meier committed suicide after being a victim of "cyberbullying" in MySpace by a certain "Josh Evans," a fictitious account created by Lori Drew.
Social networks like Twitter and Facebook discourage members from creating fictitious accounts. However, it is still a rampant practice. Some use fake accounts or setup two different profiles so that they can separate their professional and personal lives online.
For more information on the topic of criminalizing the creation and use of fake accounts in the social media space, read articles contained in the following links below.
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