https://www.reputationdefender.com/blog/privacy/online-impersonation-laws
Interesting stuff on here...
For someone to be guilty of an online impersonation, they need to use a false persona to cause you harm or defraud you. For example, someone who pretended to be your long-lost cousin in order to trick you into giving them money would be committing fraud. Similarly, someone who pretends to be you in order to make embarrassing statements and harm your reputation is also crossing the line.[2:26 AM]Types of illegal online impersonation
There are four broad categories of online impersonation that can be illegal:Â
Defamation – When someone uses the impersonation to spread false and malicious statements about you.
Harassment – When someone impersonates you in order to threaten or harm someone else.
Professional impersonation – It is illegal to impersonate a public servant acting in their professional capacity; for example; pretending to be a detective to get information from a victim is illegal.
False light – This one is a little more complicated, but essentially it boils down to presenting truthful information in a way that is specifically designed to be misleading and harmful.Â
I think jsab-florence101 should read this. Misgendering and spreading false information on someone’s beliefs that could harm them if anyone thought that what this person was saying was the real person they’re impersonating sounds a lot like defamation to me.
