The appropriation of information and
communication technologies has led Internet users in
general and particularly those living in the city of
Kinshasa to deliberately live a paradox. This forces them
to breathe in a digital universe that is both satisfying and
disturbing. Through the analysis of a case of usurpation
of the digital identity of a victim on the social network
Facebook, we demonstrate how the situation of paradox
in the use of digital technologies can push users, through
bricolage, to an evolving spring of use and creativity