Wetherspoons fake accounts to be exposed

guest · Dec 14, 2018

Wetherspoons fake accounts to be exposed
December 14, 2018
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46566784

The high court in London has ruled that Twitter must reveal the identity behind parody accounts set up to mimic the pub chain Wetherspoons.

The firm behind the pubs, JD Wetherspoon, said that the accounts "damaged its brand".
A spokesman for the pub chain said it was "pleased with the court decision", adding that the parody accounts had "caused Wetherspoons lots of issues over a period of time".

Partner with law firm BLM, Steve Kuncewicz, said the case was "significant".
"Wetherspoons had clearly exhausted all their options as this has been going on for years. It shows that brands are not entirely powerless, but they also have to consider whether they are going to war with their own fan base.

Twitter does allow parody accounts, but only if they are clearly not attempting to impersonate official pages.
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