Fake Profiles Using Your Name or Photos: How to Report Them and What the Law Says

Fake Profiles Using Your Name or Photos: How to Report Them and What the Law Says

Discovering that someone has created a fake social media profile using your name or photos is a deeply unsettling experience. The four major platforms—Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and X—explicitly prohibit impersonation and provide dedicated reporting channels, with three of them allowing reports even without an account. In Spain, creating a fake profile with another person’s image … Read more