But these aren't fake people, they are fake profiles.
Let's say, a fake profile makes a good point and that changes my mind about a political topic, here are two possibilities:
1) The fake profile wasn't lying and had a real person posted the message, it would have had the same effect.
2) The fake profile was lying, but had a real person posted the lie, I would have been fooled.
Either way, I don't see the difference. The fake profile has the same ability to influence as a real person does. So what this really is, is a way to limit speech, specifically the speech the author doesn't like.
Let's say, a fake profile makes a good point and that changes my mind about a political topic, here are two possibilities:
1) The fake profile wasn't lying and had a real person posted the message, it would have had the same effect.
2) The fake profile was lying, but had a real person posted the lie, I would have been fooled.
Either way, I don't see the difference. The fake profile has the same ability to influence as a real person does. So what this really is, is a way to limit speech, specifically the speech the author doesn't like.