Your Instagram handle is a very personal thing that in no uncertain terms does not belong to you.
A British man found that out the hard way this week, when he awoke to discover that his Instagram handle had been snatched right out from under him and given to someone just a tad bit more popular. Specifically, that would be members of the British royal family.
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Kevin Keiley, reports the BBC, is just your average Reading Football Club fan living in the UK’s West Sussex. His Instagram handle, sussexroyal, referred to the football club’s nickname and his place of residence. It was also, apparently, fancied by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Read more…
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