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Mayawati’s fake profile removed

NEW DELHI: Internet giant Google Inc., which operates the social networking site Orkut, on Tuesday said it had removed a fake profile of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati from the website.

“The fake profiles of Chief Minister Mayawati violated Orkut’s policy on impersonation and have been removed,” said a Google spokesperson in a statement.

“We take violations of Orkut’s policy very seriously as such activities diminish the experience of our users,” the spokesperson said. Uttar Pradesh Home Secretary Javed Ahmed on Monday had said the government would take strict action against the offenders. The Google spokesperson said the company has a reporting tool that the State police authorities can use to have a direct line of contact to report inappropriate content on Orkut.

“The reporting tool does not affect the way we treat users’ data. It only enables a faster, direct communication channel. Authorities will still be required to follow the appropriate legal process,” the official said. Cyber law experts said the government should take steps to prevent misuse of such networking platforms. — PTI

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