This archive report was first published on 28 December 2019.
December 28, 2019, marked a significant day for Prof PLO Lumumba when he addressed the Supreme Court, reminding the court of the 'small, little things the law knows no cure.'
However, little did he know that his court appearance would be overshadowed by a new challenge: the proliferation of parody social media accounts in his name, picture, and form.
Since then, Lumumba has been unable to tame the parody accounts, which have been impersonating his profile as a public speaker, lawyer, and social commentator.
For the umpteenth time this month, he wrote to Twitter to bring down the parody accounts, stating, 'I have never had a Twitter account.'
Lumumba rejects the parody explanation offered to him in an earlier complaint, calling it 'without merit' given that he does not have a Twitter account.
He argues that parody presupposes that he holds a genuine account, which he does not, and that the parodies carry his pictures and easily deceive people that he is the author of the posts.
Some of the parody accounts make it clear that they are fake, while others operate under the guise of being PLO Lumumba himself.
Twitter has the provision to report such impersonation accounts, and according to its site, impersonation is a violation of the Twitter rules.
