I understand your frustration. I’ve not only been “impersonated” on Instagram (and FB) but also all the creepy types who try to follow. But my teen granddaughter is on Instagram, as well as some close friends and other writers, so I’m sticking with it. For now.
Your Instagram account has been hacked or… duplicated?
Can’t believe it… Well I do… I got a mail the other day form my oldest brother. Looked a bit weird but then he is… weird too. LOL. Then another mail that he had cancer… and needed money… He’d been hacked…
My Instagram account had been duplicated. It had happened once before and Instagram removed the fake accounts after a lot of back-and-forth about why they couldn’t. This time, a got a bot message that said they had so many complaints that they couldn’t research my case, but the bot had determined that the fake accounts were no problem. I’m outa there!
Good decision. I had some trouble with WP, bot comments sent by a couple of long-dormant accounts I used to follow but have not posted in a while. I was getting swamped with junk comments. It took WP weeks if not months to “sort of” fix it. It is a bit of a general client service problem nowadays. All goes through “chat” or mail, wasting one’s time…
Good riddance.
According to their bot, they receive so many complaints about fake and impersonating accounts they don’t have enough humans to deal with them. That spoke volumes to me.
PS
regarding the mini interview on Priorhouse blog – I am seting it up not for the final week of this month – does that work for you?
I was thiking around the 25th?
And thanks for your patience
Yvette
thanks – and let’s “pencil” it in with a little leeway – but so excited to finally be posting it – and thanks for your patience (even though in my experience – most authors have patience )
Elizabeth Gauffreau 
So sorry about this, Liz. I know this can be very exhausting. Social media in any case is.
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Thank you, Sonia. You’re right that social media can be exhausting. It takes a great deal of psychic energy to be constantly on high alert.
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How frustrating, Liz! Can’t blame you for deleting the account.
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Thanks, Mitch. Frustrating doesn’t begin to describe it. Enough’s enough!
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I am so sorry Liz.
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Oh, no!!!
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Oh, yes. I’ve deleted my account, and I don’t miss it. More trouble than it’s worth.
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I have never had an Instagram account. Thank goodness.
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Wise decision!
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🙂
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I’m sorry to hear about this, Liz.
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Thanks, Mark.
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I understand your frustration. I’ve not only been “impersonated” on Instagram (and FB) but also all the creepy types who try to follow. But my teen granddaughter is on Instagram, as well as some close friends and other writers, so I’m sticking with it. For now.
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I was spending more time blocking creeps on Instagram than interacting with real people. The creeps appear to be increasing on Facebook as well.
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Your Instagram account has been hacked or… duplicated?
Can’t believe it… Well I do… I got a mail the other day form my oldest brother. Looked a bit weird but then he is… weird too. LOL. Then another mail that he had cancer… and needed money… He’d been hacked…
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My Instagram account had been duplicated. It had happened once before and Instagram removed the fake accounts after a lot of back-and-forth about why they couldn’t. This time, a got a bot message that said they had so many complaints that they couldn’t research my case, but the bot had determined that the fake accounts were no problem. I’m outa there!
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Good decision. I had some trouble with WP, bot comments sent by a couple of long-dormant accounts I used to follow but have not posted in a while. I was getting swamped with junk comments. It took WP weeks if not months to “sort of” fix it. It is a bit of a general client service problem nowadays. All goes through “chat” or mail, wasting one’s time…
Good riddance.
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Good riddance is right.
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wow – I have heard this happen to others and I do not know why they will not fix this?
Is it because so many people were laid off?/
Either way – good for you for leaving
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According to their bot, they receive so many complaints about fake and impersonating accounts they don’t have enough humans to deal with them. That spoke volumes to me.
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yes – that does say a lot – and it makes me appreciate WP a little more
🙂
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So far, WP has done an excellent job of filtering out spam.
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yes – and stopping our accunts from being duplicated/impersonated?
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That, too!
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PS
regarding the mini interview on Priorhouse blog – I am seting it up not for the final week of this month – does that work for you?
I was thiking around the 25th?
And thanks for your patience
Yvette
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Yes, the 25th will work well for me. Thank you so much!
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thanks – and let’s “pencil” it in with a little leeway – but so excited to finally be posting it – and thanks for your patience (even though in my experience – most authors have patience )
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Sounds good! You’re welcome. 🙂
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I find myself heavily allergic to all forms of “social media.” What a circus!
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You said it!
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