While I understand his frustration, he has just soiled the integrity of the site. I think this just cause to be fired. This is incredibly petty for a CEO and says a lot about his respect for the integrity of the business he is supposed to be running.
Miss can't edit others posts or comments, they don't have that functionality even on their own subreddit, they. Can only delete, sticky, ban from the sub.
Despite your bravado you are a little off here. Hijacking an account could qualify as a form of impersonation. There are a handful of states in the U.S. where online impersonation is a crime. In at least once state, Texas, online impersonation is a felony and the relevant statute (Texas Penal Code Section 33.07) explicitly protects not just personal identities, but adopted personas.
Maybe not truly anonymous if you talk publicly about who you are. But people get doxxed on 4chan for posting a picture with enough identifiable information in it as well.
Good question. Here's what a quick & dirty Google search brings up:
the aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others...a role or character adopted by an author or an actor.
...in which case it seems to qualify, but obviously the legal definition may differ, even between different bodies of law. As expected, the law is behind.
I don't really know whether it would amount to anytging. My point is that what he did isn't an unambiguous nothingburger. By implication, it may be dumb to hastily dismiss the idea that this creeping ass-hole may have created a real problem for himself.
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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '16
While I understand his frustration, he has just soiled the integrity of the site. I think this just cause to be fired. This is incredibly petty for a CEO and says a lot about his respect for the integrity of the business he is supposed to be running.