Some of them use Instagram for their businesses; some for sharing photos of their kids; and some for distributing memes about hungover mornings and overeating.

And then there are those who use Instagram as a supplemental match-making tool.

Anthea Fisher, 22, a project manager in finance, began a relationship on Instagram with someone she had known peripherally.

It is a type of mental assault on the victim that is premeditated and malicious with the sole purpose of distressing the victim.Cyberstalking is a legally recognized crime in almost every country now and several countries have special laws for cyberstalking cases.However, even if your country does not have a special cyberstalking law, if you are a victim, you must contact the police immediately for help.Typically, stalking may include harassing and intimidating the victim and general obsessive behavior.

Cases of stalking are rare in the world of online dating but nevertheless, before you arrange a meeting with an online date, make sure you know them well enough and read our tips for staying safe when meeting someone for the first time. When an individual or a group uses the internet and other electronic means to harass another individual, a group or an organization, it is known as cyberstalking.While physical stalking has of course been around for several years, cyberstalking is a fairly recent phenomenon and is growing in recurrence with the increased availability of computers and internet across the world.