INTERPOL Pushes for « Romance Baiting » to Replace « Pig Butchering » in Scam Discourse

INTERPOL is calling for a linguistic shift that aims to put to an end to the term « pig butchering, » instead advocating for the use of « romance baiting » to refer to online scams where victims are duped into investing in bogus cryptocurrency schemes under the pretext of a romantic relationship.
« The term ‘pig butchering’ dehumanizes and shames victims of such frauds, deterring people from coming

INTERPOL is calling for a linguistic shift that aims to put to an end to the term « pig butchering, » instead advocating for the use of « romance baiting » to refer to online scams where victims are duped into investing in bogus cryptocurrency schemes under the pretext of a romantic relationship.
« The term ‘pig butchering’ dehumanizes and shames victims of such frauds, deterring people from coming