ICYMI | RIP to MTV's Catfish: Caught, But Never Forgotten

Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay pour one out for MTV’s Catfish, which
was recently cancelled by MTV after 9 seasons and 12 years. Back in
2010, Nev Schulman was the subject of the Catfish documentary,
which revealed the heartbreaking truth about a woman he fell in
love with online. The documentary helped coin the internet
phenomenon of people creating fake personas to manipulate, extort,
or trick others online. However, instead of scamming for money, the
protagonists of MTV’s Catfish were coerced into emotional
relationships that turned their rom-coms into horror films. With
Catfish leaving the airwaves, what has changed about the show (and
the internet) since its inception? And why couldn’t the show keep
up with a scam culture that is more advanced than ever before? Get
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