▁social ▁media ▁posts , ▁particularly ▁older ▁posts , ▁as ▁this ▁will ▁indicate ▁that ▁you ▁were ▁going ▁through ▁their ▁old ▁history . ▁A ▁sub - category ▁of ▁cre eping ▁is ▁cre eping ▁ex - part ners ' ▁social ▁media ▁posts ▁after ▁a ▁break up ▁to ▁investigate ▁if ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁new ▁partner ▁or ▁new ▁d ating ; ▁this ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁pre occupation ▁with ▁the ▁ex , ▁rum ination ▁and ▁negative ▁feelings , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁post p one ▁recovery ▁and ▁increase ▁feelings ▁of ▁loss . ▁Cat f ishing ▁has ▁become ▁more ▁pre val ent ▁since ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁social ▁media . ▁Rel ations hips ▁formed ▁with ▁cat fish ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁actions ▁such ▁as ▁supporting ▁them ▁with ▁money ▁and ▁cat fish ▁will ▁typically ▁make ▁exc uses ▁as ▁to ▁why ▁they ▁cannot ▁meet ▁up ▁or ▁be ▁viewed ▁on ▁camera . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁research ▁from ▁U CLA , ▁te en age ▁bra ins ' ▁reward ▁circ uits ▁were ▁more ▁active ▁when ▁te en ager ' s ▁photos ▁were ▁liked ▁by ▁more ▁pe ers . ▁This ▁has ▁both ▁positive ▁and ▁negative ▁features . ▁ ▁Te en agers ▁and ▁young ▁adult s ▁be friend ▁people ▁online ▁whom ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁know ▁well . ▁ ▁This ▁opens ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁a ▁child ▁being ▁influenced ▁by ▁people ▁who ▁eng age ▁in ▁risk - t aking ▁behavior . ▁When ▁children ▁have ▁several ▁hundred ▁online ▁connections ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁way ▁for ▁parents ▁to ▁know ▁who ▁they ▁are . ▁ ▁Self - presentation ▁The ▁more ▁time ▁people ▁spend ▁on ▁Facebook ,