Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Fake Twitter Accounts
This article mainly stated that fake Twitter accounts were not as fatal as some may think. It showed Mr. VandeHei's comment toward the account under his name. He made it into a joke and suggested that it could be his co-founder John F. Harris pulling a prank on him. Another person, Mr. Mackowiak, viewed his fake page as funny as well and even made a comment relating to Brad Pitt. It was said that in order to create a phony account on Twitter it must be labeled as a parody account. I feel that as long as the account is labeled as a fake account then freedom of speech should protect their right to do so. It is not any different than Mad TV and Saturday Night Live dressing as a celebrity or politician and making fun of them by performing a skit.
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I feel that the ability to make these fake accounts to make fun of someone or whatever reason it may be is fine, but to a point. The right to freedom of speech protects people to a certain point and when that line is crossed then there should be consequences and by law there would be. One thing I didn't fully agree with in this article is that there was no examples of accounts created that resulted in a comment from the actual person disagreeing or insulted. The only people interviewed were those thinking it was funny. There would be a better argument toward the other side if there was actual quotes supporting their side.
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