Fake social media accounts could soon be illegal in the UK

There’s been a long-running war on the Web against fake user accounts, often because ad-funded platforms like Facebook need to know who you are so they can serve you ads, but police are now cracking down on this in the UK. That’s because people can’t be trusted to be nice online and are increasingly using social platforms for things like revenge porn and harassment, particularly in cases of violence against women. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which looks after criminal cases in the UK, has just published new guidelines to try to ensure police know about the potential for the Web to…

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