DOJ: Lying on Match.com needs to be a crime

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Is your name Gaby2011?

Originally posted by Domo1
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Is your name Gaby2011?

Domo...you know that many in life know our real names..and those that have the skills on the net know how to get the info..if they desire..

There have been celebrities who have multiple facebooks account made in their names..

Who has the right to do that? and not be taken to task for it?

It's the same as going on a dating site, and listing misinfo about yourself.. age.. sex.. or even your weight.
When the purpose of a site is to match people up, the clients want to be assured that the others aren't giving a bunch of false info.. especially if they are paying to meet someone for a serious relationship...or even a casual fling.

Let me ask you how you would feel if your real name had been used to open a facebook account.. and your actual pic was on the page....plus a whole lot of other BS that had nothing to do with you..? Wouldn't you honestly feel like you character was being violated ? Wouldn't you rather go to the authorities and say.."hey..I did not put this up..and someone is taking my identity and playing havoc with it" ?

reply to post by gabby2011

Wouldn't you rather go to the authorities

OH HELL YES. I LOVE THE AUTHORITIES. THE AUTHORITIES ARE MY FRIENDS. THEY ALWAYS HAVE MY BEST INTEREST AT HEART.

S**t, does that count as lying on the internet?

~is still a rose

Originally posted by arosebyanyothername
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Wouldn't you rather go to the authorities

OH HELL YES. I LOVE THE AUTHORITIES. THE AUTHORITIES ARE MY FRIENDS. THEY ALWAYS HAVE MY BEST INTEREST AT HEART.

S**t, does that count as lying on the internet?

~is still a rose

edit on 17-11-2011 by arosebyanyothername because: word correction

ok..I understand your distrust...but who else do you go to get people who play around with other peoples identities to stop?

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Please post which 3 webpages with url links, Thanks!

Hold on up there DOJ, Your "fast and furious" way of thinking might get you in trouble. Lying on the internet???

The government will have to look to their own sites. They had better make sure to tell no lies there! Campaign promises, election propaganda, (I guess those are the same thing, lol).

Then when any government representative(of any kind) speaks in public, that they tell no lies or misinformation. Because what they say in public is what will be going on the internet. Gee, I think DC would be a silent district if that happened.

Also, I believe that this is just a control issue and money generating(tax)(extortion) venue. The banksters need more and more and more money for some reason. TPTB like power and money don't they.

If I am lying....

If lying is to become a crime on the Internet then the politicians should be thrown in jail first closely followed by the lawyers IMO. Obama has been proven to be a liar, he stated that they would close Gitmo and he hasn't, that was a blatent lie and therefore he should be in jail.

reply to post by gabby2011

ok..I understand your distrust...but who else do you go to get people who play around with other peoples identities to stop?

Oh, just a little tongue in cheek

I'm playing with some different pieces, that's all. I reclaim my power (who I am in truth) and I become my own authority to attract/not attract and if I do attract I figure out how to handle it, first and foremost from an energy level. Having 'authorities' to go to is for viewers that think things happen outside of their own movie projectors...which is perfectly fine, great, part of the games we play with ourselves.

I've just moved to another sandbox and was having fun with the 'idea' of THE AUTHORITIES.

all in good fun my friend

~is still a rose

Originally posted by tothetenthpower
My god could you image, if nobody lied on the internet? There'd only be 3 web pages left.

Good one!!!

I believe they're talking about impersonation. Pretending to be someone else because someone doesn't want to talk to the real you...that sort of thing. Almost like internet stalking.

IMO, there are very real 'real world' problems and all these clowns can do is make up some more stupid laws when the y fail to enforce the laws they already have on the books.

......and the beat goes on.....

Sounds like someone at the DOJ is a little bitter their date wih the "blonde, 5'10 36-24-36 beauty that likes long walks on the beach" that match.com profile promised and now want the rest of us to be honest so they arent burned again!


No friggin way would I NOT lie about my weight online. Wait - I mean, yeah I lost the baby weight and look amazing. (cough)

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Sounds like someone at the DOJ is a little bitter their date wih the "blonde, 5'10 36-24-36 beauty that likes long walks on the beach" that match.com profile promised and now want the rest of us to be honest so they arent burned again!

Anyone who actually gets a snort laugh out of me gets a star! I can just imagine all the grumblings when coming up with this. Craigslist ads can be misleading...

reply to post by gabby2011


K let me ask you another question. You go into the bank and are having a crappy day. Someone asks, 'How are you today Gabby?' Assuming you aren't one of those rambling weirdos that complains to strangers you say 'fine'.

It's a very, very thin line between lies and truth and giving authorities this kind of power is not a good idea. What if you were to embellish slightly, 'Yeah I've heard that 100 times before!' Well...

There are laws set up already to protect against defamation and fraud. This is an issue of free speech in my mind. Understand I have no problem with a site terminating an account because the account holder violated T&C. What I take issue with is legal action brought against the person.

reply to post by Domo1


LMAO. This has to be joke. This thing would be DOA the second they tried to enforce it under criminal law. It's flat-out unconstitutional and the Supreme Court has ruled repeatedly that although you may be a lying sack of sh*t, it is still protected speech. Note this is completely different than being under oath in court, or defamatory or libelous speech about others.

You can lie all day long about yourself as it is impossible to defame or libel yourself legally...

Who hires these clowns anyway?

Most of the people I've gone on dates with have turned out to be liars. At least if they lied about how they looked from the get go, I'd know in the first five minutes of the first date that they're liars instead of date number five or ten. This saves me precious time and energy.

Originally posted by tothetenthpower
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I don't think they can pass that law, it would be against the 1st amendment as it extends to written format.

I'd liek to see them try tho. My god could you image, if nobody lied on the internet? There'd only be 3 web pages left.

Probably not even that many.

Just think of it, every .gov would disappear, most .orgs would be gone, and all social media sites.

Although, a lot of the porn sites would still be around.

Originally posted by bigfatfurrytexan
Well, in full disclosure....my avatar looks a lot like me, but it isn't me. I am big, fat, furry, and a Texan.

But I am not looking for any ladies.

So if fat and furry isn't your thing....

Full disclosure, huh. Well, dang, I don't think I've lied here.

Sounds like you are describing me, a little less fur though. Not looking for any ladies either, already got two of my own.

There it is, there's my lie, only got one lady.

Originally posted by gabby2011
I sort of like the idea that if someone used the name of one of my children, or even myself to start a facebook page... or go on some trashy site.. that they can be prosecuted for it.

I think there is too much freedom in making up lies on the net, and the ramifications of them can really effect peoples lives.

There are sites set up just for throwing around lies about people.. and its wrong.

it bad enough having to deal with liars in the real world , but now the liars and scammers can get away with so much on the net.

I also don't think if liars were off the net there would only be 3 sites available..what does that really say about so many who use websites..they are 99% liars?

Good grief.. if the world has come to complain about their "right" to be able to lie, and make crap up about others...its really getting to be a world where the liars and the cheaters win..in every way.

There are already laws in place for all of these issues. Identity thelft laws, stalker laws, defamation of character, slander, libel, etc.

We don't need a new law, just to enforce the ones we already have.

reply to post by gamesmaster63

There are already laws in place for all of these issues. Identity thelft laws, stalker laws, defamation of character, slander, libel, etc. We don't need a new law, just to enforce the ones we already have.

Thank you for the information..so it is illegal to start a facebook account on someone else's identity then?

That is comforting to know.. if it is indeed true.

I've heard Whoopi Goldberg state that she has never had a facebook account or twitter account ..yet there are multiple accounts using her name on both. So.. I'm assuming if she wanted to she could have all of these accounts taken down ..if in fact none of them were made with a person going by that name?

Just using this as an example, because she is the only celebrity I know of that has publicly said she uses neither.

anonymity can be a good thing, when it's understood that everyone is doing it, such as this site. In a perfect world- sites such as match.com should have people's true information. But people being who they are - will not stop at just trying to regulate sites such as match.com, unfortunately. They want power.

I've been on forum sites where the rules have changed and everybody had to supply 'their real names'. I guess that everybody could have changed their name to their 'real' name... but a curious thing occurred: participation diminished to a trickle, to the point where not only did the site get stagnant, but it actually disappeared from the internet, never to be seen again.

Jesus says: I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.

I (my anonymous user id) is already banned from 3-4 MSM internet sites. They don't like what I've been saying in their comments section. Free speech rights- be damned, it looks like. I don't want to be a downer, but night is possibly coming. Make the best of it while you still can.

reply to post by gabby2011


Since that could be construed as Identity theft, she should file suit if the site administrators do not immediatley remove those accounts at her request.

I'm not saying that it would be a breeze, what is nowadays, but she could if she chooses to.