https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING CATFISHING en-us 2017-12-18 01:46:39 UTC 2023-04-06 03:21:02 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Terminator.png desirealewis https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216829980 Catfishing is a rising problem over social media sites. It is when someone uses someone else identity or creates a false identity to lure someone into a relationship. This relationship is often a romantic one but it can also be a business one. Catfishers, create not only a new identity online, but the create circles of friends and profiles on many different social media sites for believability. This new phenomenon is extremely dangerous, and makes social media now a risky place to communicate, engage and play over. However, this is just one example of how social media is shaping out world and what it allows us to do. ]]> 2017-12-18 02:03:10 UTC https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216829980 desirealewis https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216830568 2017-12-18 02:12:52 UTC https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216830568 desirealewis https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216830673 The truths about how depicting catfishers are. ]]> 2017-12-18 02:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216830673 desirealewis https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216831289 This is Nev, he was a victim to a catfish relationship for a long period of time. He made a documentary with his brother about his experience which later lead him to making a television series name Catfish, which is what made the term and educated so many people of a topic that was barely spoken about. ]]> 2017-12-18 02:24:26 UTC https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216831289 desirealewis https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216831590 Although there is a negative could around catfishing because it extremely harmful and dangerous. Not all scenarios are bad ones, BUT most are. ]]> 2017-12-18 02:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216831590 desirealewis https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216831777 While catfishers are using social media sites to harm people,there are many groups created on social media sites such as Facebook to stop them. ]]> 2017-12-18 02:29:42 UTC https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216831777 desirealewis https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216832180 Using epidemic from not just younger teens, but older people swell. Anyone can become a victim to catfishing and anyone can become one. This is the new epidemic and it does not matter what sex or age you are.]]> 2017-12-18 02:33:40 UTC https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216832180 desirealewis https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216832272 2017-12-18 02:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216832272 desirealewis https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216832824 This starts online than is taken offline once a trust is formed. ]]> 2017-12-18 02:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216832824 desirealewis https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216832947 Although harsh to say, most of the time is a lonely, unhappy, less attractive person trying to engage and trick others. ]]> 2017-12-18 02:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216832947 desirealewis https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216833141 There are vast amount of social media sites that people can communicate though and engage with others. These sites makes it easy for catfishes to find their prey and escape their reality. Social media is not a lonely place and it is so easy to find someone to talk to. Which is it is so easy and accessible for catfishers.]]> 2017-12-18 02:50:05 UTC https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216833141 desirealewis https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216833657 Everyone uses social media, whether you are a political figure trying to gain votes, a activist trying to rally up a following, or just a model and basketball star trying to make it big. In this case it was 2 not so ordinary people a "model and basketball star trying to make it big" that got mixed up in a web of lies. Sites such as Instagram and Facebook are just avenues that leave people vulnerable. ]]> 2017-12-18 02:55:31 UTC https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216833657 desirealewis https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216833819 Some people just value or double think about who they are talking to online. Some just assume that they are protected while using social media sites. ]]> 2017-12-18 02:57:39 UTC https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216833819 desirealewis https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216834143 Due to the show on MTV, creating a false identity online is known to everyone.However, this can be both negative and positive because although it is known across the social media's to protect your identity and to be safe while chatting online, someone people think "it won't happen to me". The topic is so widely spread that many people think that this epidemic is over, however it is. Like showed in the video below, people put their trust in random strangers that are met online. A simple Instagram account an be made in less than 10 minutes and it takes even less than that to upload photos. ]]> 2017-12-18 03:00:28 UTC https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216834143 desirealewis https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216834428 Social media has made it both easy and hard to continue to catfish. Social media has made it harder to catfish because the awareness of the topic. With all the blogs, tweets and Facebook groups being created many more people are becoming aware and taking the extra safety steps while on their social media accounts. However, social media is making it easier to Catfish people because like previously discussed in class, our privacy is dead. Everyone has photo that is somewhere online. Whether it be Facebook, twitter or google. There are so many hidden privacy rules that it is very easy for someone to find a picture and some information on another person so steal and use to catfish someone. ]]> 2017-12-18 03:04:02 UTC https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216834428 desirealewis https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216836206 Not all catfished relationships are just for the romantic aspect. Some catfishers want or need money and may ask for thousand. ]]> 2017-12-18 03:29:33 UTC https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216836206 desirealewis https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216836313 2017-12-18 03:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216836313 desirealewis https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216836619 2017-12-18 03:35:36 UTC https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216836619 desirealewis https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216836641 Catfishers never meet their victim in person. Everything is done online which is why many people fall a victim for months even weeks. ]]> 2017-12-18 03:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216836641 desirealewis https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216836693 Privacy needs to be upgraded on social media sites to deter and stop catfishing and scammers online. ]]> 2017-12-18 03:37:10 UTC https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216836693 desirealewis https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216836925 2017-12-18 03:40:13 UTC https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216836925 desirealewis https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216837035 2017-12-18 03:42:10 UTC https://padlet.com/desirealewis/CATFISHING/wish/216837035