Part of our guide to personal reputation management — part of Life Events and Online Safety: Name Changes, Career Changes, Impersonation, and Threats. This page answers one specific question from that guide.

What do I do if someone is impersonating me online?

From the Personal Reputation Management team · Last updated October 19, 2026

We’re still writing this guide — here’s what we have so far. The short answer below is ready to use today, and the outline shows exactly what the finished guide will cover. In the meantime, the completed guides in the Knowledge Center cover the foundations.

Short answer: Safety first, then documentation, then platform process: save addresses, screenshots with dates, and any messages; report impersonation through each platform's dedicated reporting flow (it is actionable almost everywhere); tell people who matter through a channel they already trust; and do not engage the impersonator. If threats or extortion are involved, contact local authorities before any reputation step. This is general information, not legal advice.

What this guide will cover

This article is in our writing queue. The outline below is the exact scope it will cover — no more, no less — and the short answer above is the honest summary you can use today.

Documenting impersonation without engaging
Platform reporting routes that fit the violation
When authorities come before reputation work

The short version you can act on now

Safety first, then documentation, then platform process: save addresses, screenshots with dates, and any messages; report impersonation through each platform's dedicated reporting flow (it is actionable almost everywhere); tell people who matter through a channel they already trust; and do not engage the impersonator. If threats or extortion are involved, contact local authorities before any reputation step. This is general information, not legal advice.

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