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==Mostly not illegal== | ==Mostly not illegal== | ||
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> Catfishing is used by law enforcement, activists, and other people legally all the time. Catfishing however can very 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> | 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> Catfishing is used by law enforcement, activists, researchers, bloggers, and other people legally all the time. Catfishing however can very 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> | ||
==As a dating strategy== | ==As a dating strategy== | ||