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Gay Online Dating Scams Thriving in the Philippines
Dating scams are thriving everywhere on the planet and among all the fraud types, some sectors of the population are becoming particularly vulnerable. Focusing on specific populations has proven to be a successful strategy for online criminals. Such is the case of gay communities from all over the world who are being heavily targeted by Filipino scammers profiting from social media and dating apps.
The internet has been a main ground for social interaction for the gay community since the invention of the internet. Blogs and social networks have greatly contributed to this, and now dating apps such as GrindR have become the preferred way to join new people within the LGBTQD community.
Con artists in the Philippines are increasingly creating fake online profiles in all these networks and apps and tricking people on dating sites into handing over often large sums of wealth. One of the most common techniques is to build trust with the person by messaging for weeks, months or even years before making their first strike, which is com
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Qwertyman for Monday, August 5,
SOME DAYS, I swear, when I open my Facebook feed, I’m met by a flood of vexatious belief certain to trigger my worst reflexes. Much as I’m tempted to respond, I rarely do, knowing that FB comments don’t really soften hearts and minds, but only build them harder. Also, I’m not the witty sort with one-liners that will go viral; my thoughts and words like to ramble and even misplace their way, but at least you know it’s not AI or the “Forward” button at work.
Two topics did get me worked up a bit last week, and I’m going to use this column to write the kind of longish social-media comment no one will read. You’ll recognize both issues instantly if you haven’t been living under a rock.
The first was that picture of a seated gay “personality” (I’m never quite sure how persons become “personalities”) lecturing a waiter standing at parade-rest, reportedly for two hours, on gender sensitivity, all because he called her “Sir.”
There’s a part of me that understands how and why that happened. Some will ring this silly wokenes
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Love in the digital age: Filipino gay men’s online app use and perspectives on romance in a shifting socio-cultural landscape
Date of Publication
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Communication Major in Applied Media Studies
Subject Categories
Film and Media Studies
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Communication
Thesis Advisor
Jason Vincent A. Cabañes
Defense Panel Chair
Ruepert Jiel D. Cao
Defense Panel Member
Christianne F. Collantes
Jonalou S. Labor
Abstract/Summary
This thesis explored the interplay between social experiences vis-à-vis technological affordances of online apps and the perspectives of young Filipino gay men regarding digitally mediated sentimental relationships. Using in-depth interviews with young gay millennials residing in Metro Manila, this research found that an intersection of societal forces–participants' backgrounds and key influences to their idealistic ideas–were crucial to how the participants navigated online romance. The research create that participants navigated contempor