Snapchat blackmailer from Essex is jailed
A sex offender targeted nearly 600 females and some of them sent intimate pictures to him......»»
Actions needed beyond lawsuit to address social media"s influence on youth, say experts
While four Ontario school boards recently announced a $4.5-billion lawsuit against the social media giants behind Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, Brock University experts are calling for additional actions to address the influence popular o.....»»
Man pleads guilty to stealing former coworker’s identity for 30 years
Victim was jailed for 428 days after LA cops failed to detect true identity. Enlarge (credit: Malte Mueller | fStop) A high-level Iowa hospital systems administrator, Matthew Kierans, has admitted to stealing a coworker'.....»»
School board social media lawsuits: For too long, we"ve sought individual solutions to a collective problem
Four of the largest school boards in Canada are suing the companies behind popular social media apps Instagram and Facebook, Snapchat and TikTok. According to the Ontario boards, students are "experiencing an attention, learning and mental health cri.....»»
Apple won"t unlock India Prime Minister"s election opponent"s iPhone
India's Enforcement Directorate has jailed Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ahead of elections, and wants proof of alleged bribery it says is locked in his iPhone.Indian election rival Arvind Kejriwal has refused to unlock his iPhone after his.....»»
Facebook secretly spied on Snapchat usage to confuse advertisers, court docs say
Zuckerberg told execs to “figure out” how to spy on encrypted Snapchat traffic. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) Unsealed court documents have revealed more details about a secret Facebook project.....»»
Terminator-style robots more likely to be blamed for civilian deaths
Advanced killer robots are more likely to be blamed for civilian deaths than military machines, new research has revealed. The University of Essex study shows that high-tech bots will be held more responsible for fatalities in identical incidents......»»
Instagram Friends Map may clone Snapchat’s Snap Map feature [U: Meta confirms]
Update: Meta has confirmed that it’s working on this feature, but has not revealed when we can expect it to launch. There are signs that an Instagram Friends Map may be in development, seemingly replicating the Snap Map location sharing feature.....»»
Instagram Friends Map may clone Snapchat’s Snap Map feature
There are signs that an Instagram Friends Map may be in development, seemingly replicating the Snap Map location sharing feature first launched on Snapchat back in 2017 … more….....»»
Snapchat isn’t liable for connecting 12-year-old to convicted sex offenders
Section 230 shields Snapchat from minor’s claims that algorithm enabled rape. Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg) A judge has dismissed a complaint from a parent and guardian of a girl, now 15, who wa.....»»
Pair found guilty of trying to defraud Apple of more than $3 million
Two individuals hatched a scheme that involved submitting fake iPhones to Apple for repair in an attempt to get them replaced with real ones — and could be jailed for 20 years for doing so.Pair found guilty of defrauding Apple in repair schemeHaoti.....»»
US government workers jailed for stealing info databases
DHS employees given almost two years in jail for crimes of stealing and using databases with sensitive worker data......»»
Snapchat+ is reportedly introducing an AI Bitmoji pet
Snapchat is reportedly toying with a new feature that'll let you make an AI pet. Snapchat has an answer to the question, "What if Chat GPT was man's best friend?"The social media platform popular among teenagers is planning to debut a generativ.....»»
Social media platforms generate billions in annual ad revenue from US youth: Study
Social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube collectively derived nearly $11 billion in advertising revenue from U.S.-based users younger than 18 in 2022, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H......»»
Snapchat Recap 2023: how to find your year in review
2023 is nearing an end, which means it's time for Snapchat Recap! Here's how to find your 2023 year in review for Snapchat right now......»»
YouTuber gets more than just clicks for deliberately crashing plane
YouTuber and former Olympic snowboarder Trevor Jacob has been jailed for his part in a video stunt that involved crashing a plane......»»
Hookups where one partner is drunker more likely to be seen as assault, says study
A new study by Dr. Veronica Lamarche, from the University of Essex Department of Psychology, has discovered that equal consumption is more important than levels of drunkenness. This was the case even when couples had drunk to excess and was the same.....»»
Snapchat isn"t just for teens anymore. Now it needs to make some real money
When Snapchat announced last month that it had reached 5 million paying subscribers for its Snapchat+ service, it seemed like a stunning achievement. The milestone marked the halfway point to the 10 million subscriber number that CEO Evan Spiegel had.....»»
Snapchat My AI may be banned in UK over ‘worrying’ child privacy concerns
Snapchat’s My AI feature is facing the prospect of a ban in the UK, over concerns that it may be putting the privacy of children at risk. It follows separate user outrage at the ChatGPT integration being pinned to the top of their chats, and a m.....»»
Snapchat"s Bitmoji update upsets users
Snapchat's update to bitmojis is causing user backlash on social media Snapchat users are once again frustrated with an update to the social media platform. This time it involves the once delightful, now disquieting Bitmoji. Last week, Snapchat.....»»
Brothers behind massive Apple counterfeiting scam are jailed
Two brothers who conned Apple into replacing 10,000 counterfeits with real iPhones and iPads, have been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison.San Francisco's Apple Fashion Valley storeThe two brothers from San Diegoare Zhimin and Zhiting Liao, an.....»»