Grace Wolstenholme, a 20-year-old TikTok star with cerebral palsy, claims Facebook refused to take down a fake account exploiting her content. The scammers generated income by pretending to be Wolstenholme, collecting money from her followers on Facebook. Despite reporting the issue repeatedly to Meta and Action Fraud, the account was only removed after The Guardian highlighted it.
Grace Wolstenholme, a 20-year-old TikTok star with cerebral palsy, claims
Facebook refused to take down a fake account exploiting her content.
The scammers generated income by pretending to be Wolstenholme, collecting money from her followers on
Facebook.
Despite reporting the issue repeatedly to Meta and Action Fraud, the account was only removed after The Guardian highlighted it.
Wolstenholme reported significant financial and emotional consequences due to taking a break from social media.