Catfishing: Difference between revisions

Catfishing itself is not illegal in most places in the world, including in a romantic context.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-39078201</ref><ref>https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=b94e5b63-f65d-438c-a2d8-0e9713f86da1</ref><ref>https://www.jedsilverman.com/blog/2017/september/is-catfishing-a-crime-in-texas-/</ref>  But it can easily lead to actual crimes such as illegal fraud (which would typically require some financial benefit) or defamation, among other things.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-39078201</ref>  A minority of places, such as the US state of Oklahoma, have effectively made all catfishing illegal.<ref>https://www.vocativ.com/319357/new-anti-catfishing-law-is-the-toughest-in-the-us/index.html</reF>