Google has seen a rising number of attackers impersonating news outlets and journalists to spread fake news among other reporters.
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Twitter gave access to student’s account to his college
Twitter admitted it broke the rules when it handed over control of the student’s account to college administrators.
Reddit bans ‘impersonation,’ but satire and parody are still OK
Relax: Nic Cage deepfakes aren’t going anywhere. It’s only “maliciously misleading” impersonations that are now verboten.
Fake Facebook account case settled with DEA who admits no wrongdoing
The Feds have agreed to pay $134,000 to settle a case over having taken a phony Facebook profile out to lure suspects. Nothing in the ruling prohibits future use of such deceptive tactics. 
DEA agent steals woman’s identity and photos to lure in suspects on Facebook
The woman gave up her rights when she handed over her phone in an arrest, the Feds are claiming in a court case, so that makes it OK for a DEA agent to put up a bogus account in her name, post her private photos, friend a fugitive, and accept friend requests. Privacy experts call it an alarming expansion of the notion of “consent.”