2 weeks Ago By [email protected] (Claire Harrison)
The University of Exeter has been forced to take action following actions of an online 'troll' 180 miles away. The university has confirmed to CoventryLive that it has made an official report to Meta, which owns Facebook. It follows actions on Bedworth Community Forum Facebook page.
In recent weeks, posts have been made by an account, using the name and profile image of one of the university's professors - Jane Wittle. The fake account has been used to post politically motivated comments on the forum. It has also been used to post 'troll' comments to Bedworth and North Warwickshire's MP, Rachel Taylor.
READ MORE: Nuneaton family with young kids left with 'just the clothes on their backs' after devastating fire READ MORE: Cause of devastating Nuneaton blaze revealed as fire crews return to scene CoventryLive contacted the university, which confirmed it had been made aware of the fake profile. It said it has officially reported it to Meta. In a statement, a university spokesperson said: "The university has been made aware that a fake profile has been set up impersonating a member of its academic staff.
"The academic in question has no connection to the area, and the matter has been reported to Meta.".
