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Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

However is the law gonna be used just for someone pretending to be say Tony Blair and then start saying some sarcastic things to people, should that person really be arrested for that? I personally don't think so even if it's a jerkish act we have jerks in real life and we don't arrest them for it so why should we on Twitter or any other Social Media Site?

Then there's the case that Adam put up on here where someone could have the exact same name as a Celebrity and yet could be arrested for being an "imposter" which is just plain wrong imo.

The problem with claiming to be someone your not is, it can lead to grooming the unsuspecting. Anonymity is fine until someone abuses it and uses it as a tool that can potentially inflict real harm.

If a real David Beckham (not the footballer) came on FB with that name, nobody can arrest him unless he starts pretending he's the famous footballer.