U.S. adults on the legality of creating fake online personas 2022, by age group
According to a 2022 survey conducted in the United States, 54 percent of respondents ages over 65 years thought that it was illegal to create a fake persona or impersonate another person on social media. Of respondents in the 18 to 34 year age category, 21 percent thought that this type of social media activity was legal and 45 percent thought that it was illegal. Overall, the belief that online impersonation was illegal grew steadily with age increase.