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fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day ago

He thought he was sexting with a woman online. Then the blackmail began. - LGBTQ Nation

Police arrested a 23-year-old man, Jauan Wright, for allegedly impersonating a woman online in order to get explicit nude images from an unnamed student at Louisiana State University (LSU) in the capital city of Baton Rouge, WBRZ reported. The student said he met Wright online, initially believing him to be a woman. Only after sharing nude images of himself did he discover that Wright was a man, he told the LSU police department in a complaint filed on November 23.
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#chatfishing
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

So You Fell for a RobotChatfishing' Is Taking Over the Dating Apps

AI is increasingly used to craft messages and simulate conversations on dating apps, creating widespread chatfishing and rapid growth of AI dating tools.
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago
Relationships

'Chatfishing' Is a Growing Dating Concern With AI

People use AI-generated guidance in messages to present a deceptive persona online, causing mismatched expectations and wasted time in dating.
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Television
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

RIP to MTV's Catfish: Caught, But Never Forgotten

Nine seasons of Catfish show how fabricated online personas convert romantic fantasies into emotionally coercive scams amid an increasingly sophisticated internet scam culture.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 months ago

The romance scams to look out for as over-55s frequently targeted

Romance scam reports against people aged over 55 rose 52% in 2024/25, with older victims suffering larger average financial losses.
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