Advantages And Disadvantages Of Catfishing

This show is called Catfish and was created by Nev Schulman who was affected by this same issue. The meaning of Catfish is “someone who pretends to be someone they're not using Facebook or other social media to create false identities, particularly to pursue deceptive online romances.” This show goes through the emotions of the public who wants to meet the love of their life but does not have contact with them except by phone calls or text messages. Is it right for people to abuse such an amazing invention that can contribute to society’s communication by using it for their own advantage to hurt innocent people or do we not care enough about society emotions? Controlling these sites would help prevent this and protect people as the government will enable them to spot these false relationships and help the public with precautions on what to do online and how to prevent this situation from happening.

How many Facebook friends do you have, and how many of those friends have you spoken to in the past week, month, or even year? Are there any people that you follow on Instagram whom you’ve never introduced yourself to? The answers may come as a surprise. The use of social media makes it effortless to connect with friends and family. However, it also allows us to to catch a glimpse the lives of those we’re never met. Depending on how much information is shared on one’s profile, it can allow a person to determine enough about them to consider them a friend. Conversely, those people who have never met you have access to all of your information that you allow “friends” on Facebook to see. This is an alarming discovery, especially considering that the concept of “catfishing” (creating a fake profile online and pretending to be someone

With the increase in popularity of online dating and its use, there has also been an increase in mistreatment of online dating and its users. Online dating has potential for really helping people connect and making them happier. However, as with most things there are people out there that want to use things like online dating improperly in attempts to hurt people or further their own interests. This practice has become known as “catfishing” and it is becoming a real problem within the online dating community. The dangers of catfishing and its threats are prevalent and if you want to try to find happiness through online dating you must be aware of them and know how to avoid them.

The term Catfish is defined as someone who pretends to be someone else, especially on the internet. Found

Oklahoma was the first state to put into place a law against catfishing and other states such as California, Texas and Pennsylvania are also looking to develop laws against catfishing (Allen). In 2014, a lady from South Bend, Indiana was sentenced to prison for catfishing. The woman had to serve two years in prison, three years of community service after she was released and also pay $57,000 in restitutions to the victims (Buckley). This is just one example of the legal trouble someone could get into for catfishing. Since in some states it is illegal and many other states are starting to follow in their footsteps, it is wrong to use someone else’s information in an online setting because it is breaking the

On the other end of Catfishing those whose profile pictures and names are used to Catfish others may have a greater chance of gaining compensation for the use of identity. “Several states, such as California, Washington and Arizona, have enacted online impersonation laws” (Gerbers Law). Thus, meaning that those who use others identities may be breaking the law. Most social media sites have their ways of catching these fake profiles, but many are missed. Those that do not live in these states where the online impersonation laws are enacted are unable to legally do anything if someone is using their photographs. Overall with Catfishing being a new thing that has come with the technology of social media sites it may

In this paper, I have discussed how online dating is becoming popular and how the individuals are usually deceived by it. I have also discussed how the new television show Catfish is turning out to be a great example of how social media has changed online dating. All in all, I have covered the negative outcomes of online dating.

Catfishing is most common on social medias such as instagram, kik, and meow chat but it could honestly happen on any website. Picture this, you are a ten year old girl scrolling through instagram (your account is obviously private) and you receive a follow request from someone named @James_lol2384 . You don’t know this person so you check him out, his profile picture looks like he could be a kid your age, so then you move on to the bio and it says a few names with emojis just like yours! Finally, you move onto the pictures on this strange little boys account, for he is super cute and looks about your age, so you click ‘accept follow request’. You aren’t thinking that ‘james’ could be anyone other than he claims to be, so you don’t think about the picture you posted for the first day of school with the name of your school, grade, and teacher. Of course you don’t think

There have been situations where people have been lured to meet up with who they’d consider a friend under false pretenses. Getting catfished can put one in a dangerous situation.

In conclusion, social networking has decisively proven to be good for our society. It is essential to recognize that social networking can benefit our society tremendously by helping students do better in school, spreading information/news, and helping those that are socially isolated to get out of their shell and connect with other people. The facts

Since the introduction of the World Wide Web and mainstream use of the internet to access information in 1990, the way people interact with each other has changed. Social media has opened up new mediums for people to communicate with each other. People exchange messages on Facebook, post tweets on Twitter, and “selfies” on Instagram. These new mediums have also changed the way people find romance and love. In this modern era, it is not uncommon to see people dating other people they have met on the internet. This has opened the door for “catfishing”, lying about your true identity on the internet in order to lure someone into a relationship. This has become so common that Molly McHugh of digitaltrends.com4 has described it as an epidemic. This essay will explore how catfishing has developed with the introduction of social media, why people catfish, and why talking over the internet makes it difficult to spot when someone is presenting a false identity. It will also identify the impacts that catfishing has had on society.

Social networking has become a major part of society. Many people wake up each day and check social media websites specifically throughout Twitter and Facebook first thing in the morning instead of reaching for a newspaper. Since people are spending such a large amount of time surfing social networks, it is important to point out some of the positive and negative effects that social networking can have on a society. The positive effects of social networking sites are allow people to create new relationships and reconnect with friends and family. Increased communication, even online, strengthens relationships. And the other   is social networking sites make people share everything that they want and   bring people with common interests together, offer exposure to new ideas from around the world, and lower inhibitions to overcome social anxiety.

Social networking makes keeping in touch with a vast circle of friends easier. Anyone can send personal emails and letters to individuals, or post a simple message for everyone to see at once. They can let everyone know where they are, what they’re doing and how they’re feeling, and it only takes a few seconds.

Society is constantly changing and will continue to change in the future. The change is predictable because people change their ideas, routines, and views frequently. One of the topics that is typically brought up when discussing the influences on how society is changing, is social networking. There are two sides to every story. One side of the effects of social networking is that it is beneficial to society by informing people on particular situations in the world and on current important events. The other side views social networking as dangerous and drama filled. While there are benefits and dangers to social networking's effects on society, I will argue that social networking has changed society more negatively than positively.

Social networking is a way for people to connect and share information with each other online.