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Should faking a name on Facebook be a felony? (It may already be a misdemeanor.) -- (link)

Posted by mara Sep 15 '11, 06:24

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903285704576562294116160896.html (online.wsj.com)

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not good for me -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 15, 06:30
it could be classified as a high crime of treason, I'm still not using my real name - Epiphany Sep 15, 06:28
my opinion: no, unless you are pretending to be someone else that actually exists. (like, you create an account as an ex to ruin them, etc.) -- nm - Andie Sep 15, 06:26 9
- is defamation a felony? -- nm - colin Sep 15, 06:28 1
  - i didn't even mean defaming specifically. just being an imposter to a real person should be the problem. not a 'fake name' that isn't representing a - Andie Sep 15, 06:29
- Bad news for Bacon. :-( -- nm - mara Sep 15, 06:28 6
  - My guess is I am protected under freedom of speech laws as mine is a parody of a famous person -- nm - Bacon on a droid Sep 15, 06:34 3
    - Read the article I linked. You may well be right, but there are startlingly few protections. -- nm - mara Sep 15, 06:40 1
      - I will take my chances. It's way too much fun -- nm - Bacon Sep 15, 06:54
    - God bless Larry Flynt -- nm - Beaker Sep 15, 06:34
  - right, personally, i don -- nm - Andie Sep 15, 06:30 1
    - ... don't care. but that's the line i would draw. it wouldn't just be straight up 'fake name.' like i said, that's just my opinion. -- nm - Andie Sep 15, 06:31

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