Children spend an increasing amount of time online. When online, children learn, imagine, and develop their social networks with the aid of computers, smartphones, and gaming consoles. Internet use can broaden horizons and ignite creativity around the globe when used correctly – and made accessible to all. Despite these opportunities, there are also serious risks …
As the digital world has evolved, millions of Americans have become comfortable with the world of online dating. However, social media and dating apps have their costs. Romance scams are committed by individuals with fake dating profiles, posing as lovers and attempting to get money from their victims. A large majority of the victims of …
Woman Loses $200,000 in Social Media Orchestrated Scam Whenever there is an opportunity to make an easy buck, it seems that scammers will find it. Thus, it shouldn’t be surprising that the proliferation of dating apps has led to many people wanting to take advantage of users seeking love through cleverly orchestrated scams. Recently, a …
Woman Arrested for Selling Manuals to Scam Sugar Daddies It seems that every few weeks brings with it a strange story out of the online dating scam world. Today’s story is certainly a bit unexpected. A woman in Nagoya, Japan, was recently arrested after being suspected of selling a guide helping people to defraud “sugar …
Most Downloaded Dating Apps Throughout the World If you have delved into the world of online dating, you undoubtedly are quite familiar with what apps are popular where you live. After all, what’s a dating app without a lot of people on it to meet? However, you may find it interesting to learn a bit …
While catfishing has been a term for many years, it seems that these horror stories from dating online tend to pop up more and more frequently in the modern era. Perhaps you have even heard of your friends getting catfished. This situation can be quite awkward when trying to meet someone online and can even …
AI Dating App Uses New Technology to Help Matchmaking Have you ever felt like finding love online is just too difficult? Have you struggled to build connections over messages or to get dates? This is a common experience for many people in the modern world. Blush, a new app launched by the creators of Replika, …
Most people are fairly familiar with the existence of romance scams. These often follow a typical pattern with someone professing their love for you before requesting money to help them with emergency weeks or months later. However, a new type of romance scam known as “pig butchering” is beginning to get more attention. Learn about …
Man Steals Millions through Online Dating Scam; Sentenced to Prison A recent sentencing hearing in Boston federal court saw a Massachusetts man sentenced to four and a half years in prison for his role in coordinating an online dating scam that led to stealing over $8 million from hundreds of different victims. A look into …
AI is Changing How People Date Online We’ve all heard about ways in which artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way that we function within society. Most recently, you’ve probably heard the news about a wide variety of uses for ChatGPT, an AI that creates text based on prompts. However, AI is quietly finding its …