What is considered cyberstalking?

Well, there is a fine enough line between stalking and being romantic, if you think about it. Really, the main determiner is whether the recipient of the attention welcomes it or not.

Cyber-stalking.. well.. again, I think there’s a fine line between being curious about someone and researching them and spending too much time and energy on this activity. Like, if you’re figuring out the various sites they use, creating accounts to interact with them or to follow their lives/activity.. that’s creepy.

It’s especially creepy if it’s done in secret, like the ‘stalker’ isn’t telling anyone about what they’re doing. I’m obsessive and when someone captures my interest, I won’t lie—I research them because it’s interesting and it feels good. However, I will totally admit to other people that I’ve ‘stalked’ them or so-and-so, which to me keeps it above-board because I’m being open about it.

On a personal level, I have a stalker. I finally, within the last year, began to admit to myself that that is what she is. She’s my psycho ex that I’ve talked about here, the sociopath, and even almost 10 years later—even after completely severing contact for that entire time—she continues to find me on various sites, sends me emails and friend requests, and generally will not get the fucking hint that I want nothing to do with her and that she should buzz the hell off.

Does she have friends watching you as well? I had to take down my Facebook because my ex and his friends are following me. I started new accounts under different names, but as soon as a friended someone we had in common I was spotted.

Good luck with getting rid of her.

Oh, geez. I never thought of that. At least on FB, I’ve got things pretty locked down. I know almost everyone on my friends list, save some random people who play CityVille, and my privacy settings are such that a limited circle of people are able to view my photos and posts. She is crazy smart and perceptive, so she could very well be a member here and I don’t even know it. I try not to think about that. :\

I had my privacy settings customized, but as soon as a friended my current bf who happens to have a couple of friends that are my ex’s as well as old friends of mine, my ex was alerted. I left my ex and started dating this guy, who was sort of a friend, but not close friend. Either way we were all being watched by their mutual friends. Before I knew it I had to shut down my account make a new one, but my ex found out it was me because I had no other friends.

I had a convicted stalker publish a request for anyone with information on (my real name) to please contact her. She had already spent 5 years in a mental institution, and resumed her stalking, both cyber and in real life, shortly after being released.

@YARNLADY Whhaattt!? Egads.

My lawyer contacted the server, but they wouldn’t take it down. When she showed up at our hotel one time, the police arrested her, but there were no charges.

She has since recanted her original postings, and claims that extra-terrestrial beings posed as me and other people and tormented her.

Is she on Fluther? JK lol

stalking online… like over fluther, facebook, twitter…