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Halina Bennet reported discovering an impersonating account while on vacation. This led to both the fraudulent account and her own being suspended. She was unaware of the situation until returning to the platform.
- ▪Halina Bennet found an account impersonating her on X.
- ▪Both the impersonating account and her own were suspended after she reported it.
- ▪She was offline during the suspension and only learned about it upon her return.
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Evening EditionTuesday discussion postHello, again! Halina BennetMay 26, 2026∙ Paid1ShareA few things happened on X while I was on vacation last week. The first is that I discovered an account impersonating me. Yikes! I reported them, which resulted in both the fraudulent account and my own getting suspended, which (because I was almost completely offline) I did not know until I got back on X today. That’s the second thing. The third is tha…Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Slow Boring to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.Start trialAlready a paid subscriber? Sign in
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