Cracks down on fake accounts
Cracks down on fake accountsTwitter has been forced to crack down on fake accounts after a number of celebrities including Cheryl Cole and David Miliband were targeted.
In the past, the instant blogging site has seemed to tolerate fake accounts, even though some have attracted large numbers of followers and featured dubious claims about celebrities' lives.
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But now Tony La Russa, the coach of a US baseball team, has launched legal action over a fake account which he said featured "hurtful" comments about the deaths of two of his players.
Actor Ewan McGregor is also said to be considering legal action after nearly 20,000 followers of a bogus account set up in his name read updates about his personal life.
Other false accounts include one in the name of Britney Spears, another for the Dalai Lama and one for the Queen.
