Laura Leslie, WRAL — State lawmakers are debating a proposal to make it a felony to impersonate someone else online for malicious reasons. An added amendment would allow someone to sue over “deceptive research.”House Bill 341 is sponsored by Rep. Donna White, R-Johnston, who told the Senate Judiciary committee Tuesday that a business in her district nearly had to close its doors after a person impersonating the business owner online made inflammatory comments that angered many in the community.

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