Meta seems to be falling short of effectively tackling fake Instagram profiles even when there are sufficient signs to indicate that a profile is misusing someone else's photos and identity.
These pesky fake Instagram impersonators are getting sneakeir and more creative by the day, you just don’t know if anyone is really who they say they are on the other side of the screen nowadays.
Lucky for me, no one here has tried to impersonate me and shill cryptos… yet. I just really don’t like cryptos.
Also,
… while simultaneously blocking the authentic profile whose pictures they are misusing. This cuts off the possibility of contact with and being seen by the authentic user.
This is why I think 2 way blocking as implemented here is a bad idea, because it really opens up the block function as a potential avenue for abuse.
I’m glad no one knows me and I’m just floating around in the background like an extra. Nobody gonna try to impersonate me.
I dated a girl once back in the MySpace days and she had a couple scammers out there using her likeness to catfish people. Fortunately, MySpace would take them down when alerted. It took a minute though.
These pesky fake Instagram impersonators are getting sneakeir and more creative by the day, you just don’t know if anyone is really who they say they are on the other side of the screen nowadays.
Lucky for me, no one here has tried to impersonate me and shill cryptos… yet. I just really don’t like cryptos.
Also,
This is why I think 2 way blocking as implemented here is a bad idea, because it really opens up the block function as a potential avenue for abuse.
I’m glad no one knows me and I’m just floating around in the background like an extra. Nobody gonna try to impersonate me.
I dated a girl once back in the MySpace days and she had a couple scammers out there using her likeness to catfish people. Fortunately, MySpace would take them down when alerted. It took a minute though.