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Flock impersonates journalist in order to cancel his hotel reservations (xcancel.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by grue@lemmy.world to c/DeFlock@sh.itjust.works

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[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Flock is a piece of shit, and they definitely overstepped at best, but this wasn’t impersonation. Impersonation is saying “hello I am grue I would like to cancel my reservation” while they said “hello I am Bobby with Flock and I’d like to cancel the reservation of grue.”

Should the hotel have gone through with the cancelation? No. But this doesn’t even constitute fraud.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Falsely claiming that they have standing to cancel the journalist's reservation is fraud.

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It isn’t though. Fraud requires you (paraphrased) lie in order to deprive someone of money, property or rights. That isn't happening here. Journalist is getting a refund, there was no property loss, and staying at a hotel isn’t a right.

Again, they are pieces of shit, but the closest this could get to being illegal is harassment. And honestly if this is a one time thing I doubt it would even fall into that.

You’ve got more chance of going after the hotel for breach of contract but I honestly doubt this type of thing isn’t covered in their legalese.

[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Tortious interference would be the common law contract claim against flock but it would be hard to prove significant damages.

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago

Fair enough, far cry from impersonation though.