<html><body><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>This account followed me about three weeks ago. When I followed back, I started receiving suspicious Direct Messages (DM's.)</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div> <!--StartFragment--><a href="https://twitter.com/malchowski" data-mce-href="https://twitter.com/malchowski">https://twitter.com/malchowski</a><!--EndFragment--> </div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div> I reported the spurious account to Twitter. About two days later Twitter indicated to me that the account was indeed spurious -- imitating someone else.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div> And then another week goes by and they don't cancel this account.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div> What's the purpose of reporting spurious accounts if Twitter acknowledges the account is spurious, but doesn't cancel it?</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div> I'm happy to be a source if anyone wants to write an article on this issue.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div> Phil</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Here is the fine person this account is pretending to be.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div> <!--StartFragment--><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Malachowski" data-mce-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Malachowski">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Malachowski</a><!--EndFragment--> </div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div> </div><div data-marker="__SIG_POST__">-- <br></div><div>--<br>Phil Shapiro, pshapiro@his.com<br>http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html<br>http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro<br>http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html<br><br>"Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates<br>"Learning happens thru gentleness."<br><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real options." David Suzuki</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div></div></div></body></html>