Texas Lawmakers Say No To Phony Accounts on Social Networks
June 9th, 2009 by Scott OlsonA very interesting article on MediaPost reports that Texas lawmakers have passed a bill making it illegal to create a phony profile on social networking sites. At iovation we deal with these issues for social networking sites all the time and it is especially problematic on iDating sites.
It will be interesting to see how this law plays out and whether it turns into simple grandstanding by lawmakers or if it will be able to have a real affect. The most likely impact of this law will be to address bullies or even families who use fake profiles to intimidate or harass others, as in the case that culminated in the suicide of a young girl. This law is unlikely, however, to have any impact on organized criminals who create multiple phony accounts to target and defraud users on social networks.
Tags: online abuse, scammers, social networks
