instagram-jan-19-rollback-terms-of-serviceWe have read about how the latest Great Jedi Purge – nay, the Instagram purge, has resulted in celebrities as well as users actually lose their fair number of followers, as fake accounts are weeded out in order to provide a better reflection of what’s going on in reality. This means it is not worth trying to prop up your Instagram account by coming up with fake accounts – although a New Jersey District Judge William Martini has ruled that the police are able to do so. In fact, the police will not need to get a warrant before they open a fake Instagram account.

Some people believe that as the fake Instagram account could be on the receiving end of photos or images shared by a suspect, it might require a search warrant, but the learned Judge Martini ruled that when Instagram users post photos on the site, they happen to practice what is known as “consensual sharing”, and users do so with the knowledge that should they “follow” or “friend” others, it is inevitable that they end up sharing their pictures with them.

Well, the next time time you share something on Instagram, just make sure it is legit and falls within the terms of use, otherwise you might end up sharing it with a fake account that is owned by the police.

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