Catfishing: Part 1
This post is completely inspired by the MTV show called Catfish, and also from a personal experience where I witnessed first-hand the issue of the increasingly common activity of catfishing. It also will look at the laws governing copyright infringements and identity/personality theft but not in the sense that they are commonly known for. This is focusing on "fake" people who have become masks for real people who pretend to be these people. A catfish itself has been defined colloquially as " 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." The activity was brought to light through the documentary which is, of course, called Catfish and it is now a popular MTV show. It follows individuals who are in online relationships with someone over Facebook. They have never met the person but have fallen for them emotionally through their contact with eac