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Was she who you thought she was? |
Masquerading is a situation where a bully creates a fake identity to harass someone anonymously. In addition to creating a fake identity, the bully can impersonate someone else to send malicious messages to the victim (“5 Different Types of Cyberbullying - End to Cyber Bullying Organization (ETCB)”, 2017)
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People have so much personal picture of themselves on websites such as Facebook and Instagram that there are people out there creating fake profiles impersonating these people.
By simply Google "fake identity", millions of results pop up, showing you how to create fake identities. Where do you think these information come from? |
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