STRATEGI PRESENTASI DIRI PELAKU CATFISHING MELALUI DATING APP (FENOMENA KOMUNIKASI ANTARPRIBADI: CARA PELAKU MELAKUKAN CATFISHING MELALUI DATING APP)

Abstract

Muhammad Sultan Adiputra Trisakti. 106119040. Self Presentation Strategy for Catfishing Actors Through Dating Apps (The Phenomenon of Interpersonal Communication: How Actors Do Catfishing Through Dating Apps). This study discusses how catfishing actors present themselves through dating apps to extort their victims. Catfishing is a fraudulent phenomenon that occurs in cyberspace, where someone uses a fake identity to attract other users into romantic relationships (Samudro, 2022). This study aims to find out how catfishing actors present themselves through dating apps based on the experiences of the perpetrators and to determine the level of lies committed by perpetrators in the catfishing phenomenon based on the level of high-stakes or low-stakes lies. This study uses two main concepts, namely Computer-mediated Communication (CMC) and the Concept of Lies, which are used to measure the level of lies perpetrated by catfishing actors. The method used in this research is to use a qualitative descriptive research method. The interpretive paradigm. In using dating apps, the perpetrator has a self-presentation strategy that is displayed on the application's homepage to attract the attention of potential victims. In addition, catfishing actors also make several other efforts to create the victim's trust in him so that he can carry out extortion in the form of money. This is evidenced by the findings obtained based on the results of interviews conducted.

Keywords: Presentation Strategy, Catfishing Actors, Catfishing, Lies.