April 28, 2013
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Online identities toy with emotion

SOCIAL NETWORKING:

“Catfishing,” a disturbing and growing online trend, happens when someone creates a false social media account in hopes of luring someone into an emotional, and in many cases romantic, relationship. The unsuspecting victim may develop actual feelings, leading to embarrassment and in many cases a damaged reputation. As a society, we to need make sure we put aside hedonism and become more courteous, hopefully halting a growing trend of cowardly cyber bullying.


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