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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Isobel Frodsham

Campaigner hopes to close legal ‘loophole’ after being impersonated on Instagram

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A campaigner has said she is hoping to change Instagram’s policies and close a legal “loophole” to prevent other people from being impersonated in fake social media accounts.

Jamie Klingler, co-founder of Reclaim These Streets, described how she was targeted by an unknown person who created a fake Instagram page in her name and posted explicit images of an unknown woman pretending to be her and directing people to a pornographic website, which was also fake.

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