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Is it time to make catfishing a crime?

It’s time to get tough on online dating scams.   That’s the view of Anna Rowe of catchthec...

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08.14 23 Mar 2022


Is it time to make catfishing a crime?


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08.14 23 Mar 2022


It’s time to get tough on online dating scams.   That’s the view of Anna Rowe of catchthecatfish.com.   Anna started a petition to make catfishing a crime in the UK after discovering her partner of 14 months had used a fake Tinder profile to meet her and was actually married all along.

So, should catfishing be criminalised here in Ireland too? We spoke to Alexandra Ryan, CEO and founder of Goss.ie for more on this.

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