Facebook Fakes Become Misdemeanors Starting 2011
Starting this Saturday, pretending to be someone else on Facebook becomes a misdemeanor crime in California.
Pretending to be someone else on Facebook, or anywhere else online, becomes a crime in California as of this Saturday.
The law specifically prohibits impersonating anyone online with the objective of harming, intimidating, threatening or defrauding. Such acts become misdemeanors punishable by a fine up up to $1000 and a year in jail.
The author of the law, California Democratic state Senator Joe Simitian, represents the part of the state where Facebook has its headquarters. An article in the San Jose Mercury News quoted him saying:
As a Silicon Valley legislator, I’m nothing but enthusiastic about technology.
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