Share a time when you or someone you know was the recipient of an inappropriate use of digital media or when you might have used digital media in an inappropriate manner.

Share a time when you or someone you know was the recipient of an inappropriate use of digital media or when you might have used digital media in an inappropriate manner. How did this make you or others feel? What might have been done differently?

A long time ago (20+ years ago) when the internet was just starting out and I can't remember the specifics of what forum was used, a student thought it would be funny to create a profile and make a post while impersonating me.  I can't remember exactly what the post was, but it was serious enough that I went to talk to the principal about it.  The principal informed me that since the student probably did it at home, there was nothing that could be done about it as the school disciplining the student.  I was mad that the student was able to escape consequences.  While the student did remove it, I was worried who might have seen what was said and thought it was me and my reputation would have been tarnished.  It made dealing with that student difficult from then on.  I found out the hard way how something like this can affect a person mentally.  Not sure what could have been done differently.  The school, at that time, did not have the means to look into it and determine if it was done at school or not.