There are red flags in social media communication that thrives on secrecy,anonymity and fake identity.The red flags to spot are catfishing,ghosting and gaslighting.
In catfishing,the person uses a fake profile to carry on a relationship and seduce others to dupe them of money which is a love bait to scam someone.
In ghosting,the user develops a close and frequent communication with the other party,sharing the goings on in their lives and then without notice suddenly cuts off all contacts and removes all traces of oneself from the social media network.it leaves the other party confused n bewildered at what has happened to cause the sudden disappearance.
The last red flag is a psychological manipulation tool in which the user is made to doubt his decisions and breaks his self confidence on his own perceptions and blur reality and illusion until he is filled with self doubt so gas lighting is used as an emotional abuse tool
When peoples self identity is based on the online identity,the danger is damage to the mental health and rise in suicidal rates.so the young or old have to be educated on the obssession with internet addiction because it creates a withdrawal from the real world and its not just monetary scam and fraudsters that are red flags in internet communication
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