Use WeChat platform to protect rights

When it is determined that you have been deceived, use WeChat's "WeChat Rights Protection" function to recover the losses as soon as possible. The specific steps are as follows: First, on the friend interface of your transfer, click the "Complaint" button in the upper right corner, click on it, and select "There is fraudulent money fraud". Then select the method and reason for defrauding money, chat evidence, picture evidence, and the content of the complaint, and submit it to the WeChat team for processing. Take as many screenshots as possible of the chat content with the other party, and save the screenshots. The more evidence you have, the more sufficient the cheated money will be The greater the possibility of recovery, and the preparation for the next step to provide evidence to the public security organs.

Tinder has announced a new feature designed to reduce the risk of catfishing on the app

"ID Verification is complex and nuanced, which is why we are taking a test-and-learn approach to the rollout," said Rory Kozoll, Head of Trust & Safety Product at Tinder. “We know one of the most valuable things Tinder can do to make members feel safe is to give them more confidence that their matches are authentic and more control over who they interact with." 
"And we hope all our members worldwide will see the benefits of interacting with people who have gone through our ID verification process," Kozoll added.  "We look forward to a day when as many people as possible are verified on Tinder."

                 
Report catfishing illegal on Instagram

Catfishing is not technically illegal on Instagram. However, there are a few things you can do to protect yourself from being catfished. First, make sure you only follow people you know and trust. Secondly, be careful about what information you share online. Finally, if you think you’re being catfished, report it to Instagram.


REDBOOK announced the addition of the "Community Business Convention"

Reported on May 7: Following the previous release of the "Community Convention", REDBOOK announced the addition of the "Community Business Convention", which for the first time systematically expressed the community's business norms and propositions, and advocated that brands and businesses practice "sincere management and intentional creation". values and develop creative business activities.
The "Community Business Convention" shows that Xiaohongshu clarifies the rights and responsibilities of businesses and brands in terms of protecting creative assets, operating through professional accounts to gain platform empowerment, and opposing "false propaganda to guide sales".
In the convention, REDBOOK clearly opposes "false propaganda" and obtaining traffic by selling anxiety from the perspective of marketing, so that merchants and brands created with heart can gain users.

WhatsApp catfish-exposing 'reverse image search'

Catfishing could become a thing of the past as WhatsApp is reportedly creating a reverse image searching ability for the app.
The new 'Search by Image' feature is not available yet as it is still being tested but people who sign up to be a WhatsApp beta tester may eventually get access to it.
The feature will allow users to click on images they are sent over WhatsApp and search them in Google to verify their source.
This could help to reduce the spread of fake news as well as making it harder for people to catfish others by using images that are not of them.
WhatsApp beta for Android 2.19.73 is said to be the version of the messaging tool being tested for its ability to carry out reverse Google image searches directly from the app.
The app uses Google Custom Search to give it search engine capabilities.
                   
Facebook wants to crackdown on catfishing

The social network is testing a new feature in India that could stop someone from stealing another person's identity. The tool gives users more say over who can download and share their profile pictures.