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Judge denies bail for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs after partial conviction

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Judge blocks Georgia's social media age verification law, citing free speech concerns

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A federal judge is blocking Georgia's law requiring age verification for social media accounts.

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Georgia is the 8th state sued over age verification for children on websites

Read full article: Georgia is the 8th state sued over age verification for children on websites

Georgia's law requiring parental consent for children to use social media is being challenged in court.

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Police: Law enforcement shows up at teen’s home after he writes threat on Snapchat group

Read full article: Police: Law enforcement shows up at teen’s home after he writes threat on Snapchat group

Police officers reported Thursday that a 15-year-old boy was facing a criminal charge after he used a Snapchat group to write a threat to “shoot up” a school.

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US Marine accused of coercing Broward girl, 13, to send nude photos

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A U.S. Marine was extradited to South Florida Wednesday to face federal charges after agents said he coerced a 13-year-old Broward girl to send him numerous nude photos via Snapchat and encouraged her to harm herself.

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Details from New Mexico's lawsuit against Snap show site failed to act on reports of sextortion

Read full article: Details from New Mexico's lawsuit against Snap show site failed to act on reports of sextortion

Snapchat has failed to act on rampant reports of child grooming, sextortion and other dangers to minors on its platform.

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‘Vile and cruel’: Florida woman sexually abuses minor at foster home, deputies say

Read full article: ‘Vile and cruel’: Florida woman sexually abuses minor at foster home, deputies say

'VILE AND CRUEL': A 28-year-old Florida woman stands accused of using Snapchat to groom a foster child before the sexual abuse at a group home.

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How social media became a storefront for deadly fake pills

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Fentanyl overdoses have become a leading cause of death for minors in the last 5 years or so — and social media, where tainted, fake prescription drugs can be obtained with just a few clicks, is part of the problem.

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Broward deputies arrest 9 students over violence threats related to schools since August

Read full article: Broward deputies arrest 9 students over violence threats related to schools since August

Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies announced Wednesday that they have arrested nine Broward County Public Schools students over threats of violence last month and so far this month.

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New Mexico's attorney general files a suit saying Snapchat allows child sexual extortion

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New Mexico’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the company behind Snapchat.

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Snapchat Inc. to pay $15 million to settle discrimination and harassment lawsuit in California

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Snapchat Inc. will pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by California’s civil rights agency.

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Spain proposes law to improve online safety for children, including virtual restraining orders

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Spain’s government has proposed a law to protect children from online threats that includes virtual restraining orders for felons and a higher age for opening social media accounts.

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Instagram, YouTube the biggest likely winners of TikTok ban but smaller rivals could rise too

Read full article: Instagram, YouTube the biggest likely winners of TikTok ban but smaller rivals could rise too

While a bill to ban TikTok if it doesn't change owners has received President Joe Biden's signature, it could still be years before the popular video-sharing app is actually blocked from U.S. app stores — if it is blocked at all.

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Two tribal nations sue social media companies over Native youth suicides

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Two tribal nations are accusing social media companies of contributing to high rates of suicides that disproportionately affect Native American youth.

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4 Canadian school boards sue Snapchat, TikTok and Meta for disrupting students' education

Read full article: 4 Canadian school boards sue Snapchat, TikTok and Meta for disrupting students' education

Four of the largest school boards in the Canadian province of Ontario have launched lawsuits against TikTok, Meta and SnapChat alleging the social media platforms are disrupting student learning.

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Miami-Dade man sexually pursues minor in Florida Keys, deputies say

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A 26-year-old man used Snapchat, TikTok, and text messages to send sexual photos and videos in his attempts to set up meetings for sex with a minor in the Florida Keys, according to deputies.

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A judge has blocked enforcement of an Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media during litigation

Read full article: A judge has blocked enforcement of an Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media during litigation

A federal judge has extended his block on enforcement of an Ohio law that would require children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps while a legal challenge proceeds.

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Nevada attorney general launches go-it-alone lawsuits against social media firms in state court

Read full article: Nevada attorney general launches go-it-alone lawsuits against social media firms in state court

Nevada’s attorney general has launched a go-it-alone legal fight accusing TikTok, Snapchat and Meta of creating what one lawsuit calls “an addiction machine” that exploits children too young to have self-control.

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A judge has temporarily halted enforcement of an Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media

Read full article: A judge has temporarily halted enforcement of an Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media

A federal judge has temporarily halted enforcement of an Ohio law that would require children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps.

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A group representing TikTok, Meta and X sues Ohio over new law limiting kids' use of social media

Read full article: A group representing TikTok, Meta and X sues Ohio over new law limiting kids' use of social media

A trade group representing TikTok, Snapchat, Meta and other major tech companies has sued Ohio over a pending law that requires children to get parental consent to use social media apps.

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Social media companies made $11 billion in US ad revenue from minors, Harvard study finds

Read full article: Social media companies made $11 billion in US ad revenue from minors, Harvard study finds

A study from Harvard says social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year.

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Pew survey: YouTube tops teens' social-media diet, with roughly a sixth using it almost constantly

Read full article: Pew survey: YouTube tops teens' social-media diet, with roughly a sixth using it almost constantly

Teen usage of social media hasn’t dropped much, despite rising concerns about its effects on the mental health of adolescents.

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Georgia kids would need parental permission to join social media if Senate Republicans get their way

Read full article: Georgia kids would need parental permission to join social media if Senate Republicans get their way

Children in Georgia would need their parents' permission to create social media accounts if some top Republicans in the state get their way next year.

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Miami man accused of sexually assaulting 12-year-old girl he met on Snapchat

Read full article: Miami man accused of sexually assaulting 12-year-old girl he met on Snapchat

Police arrested a Miami man Wednesday after accusing him of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl he met through Snapchat when he was 17.

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Why social media is being blamed for fueling riots in France

Read full article: Why social media is being blamed for fueling riots in France

Social media companies are once again under scrutiny, this time in France as the country’s president blames TikTok, Snapchat and other platforms for helping fuel widespread riots over the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver.

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The Snapchat AI feature makes me want to delete the app

Read full article: The Snapchat AI feature makes me want to delete the app

I’m very much aware that I have no control over the decisions social media apps and organizations make, but it would have been nice to know that a strange little AI bot was going to show up as a Snapchat friend.

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Ohio proposal: Get parents' OK for kids to use social media

Read full article: Ohio proposal: Get parents' OK for kids to use social media

Ohio’s governor wants to require parental consent for kids under 16 to get new accounts on TikTok, Snapchat and other social media and gaming platforms.

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School lawsuits over social media harm face tough legal road

Read full article: School lawsuits over social media harm face tough legal road

Like the tobacco, oil, gun, opioid and vaping industries before them, the big U.S. social media companies are now facing lawsuits brought by public entities that seek to hold them accountable for a huge societal problem in the mental health crisis among youth.

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Seattle schools sue tech giants over social media harm

Read full article: Seattle schools sue tech giants over social media harm

The public school district in Seattle is suing the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for the mental health crisis among youth.

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Group urges feds to investigate Snapchat over fentanyl sales

Read full article: Group urges feds to investigate Snapchat over fentanyl sales

As the U.S. deals with its deadliest overdose crisis to date, a national crime-prevention group is calling on the Justice Department to clamp down on social media’s role in the spread of fentanyl, the drug largely driving a troubling spike in overdose deaths among teenagers.

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Russian court fines TikTok for not deleting LGBT content

Read full article: Russian court fines TikTok for not deleting LGBT content

A Russian court has fined TikTok for failing to delete LGBT material in what is the country’s latest crackdown on Big Tech companies.

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Snap cutting 20% of staff as ad sales continue to dry up

Read full article: Snap cutting 20% of staff as ad sales continue to dry up

The parent company of social media platform Snapchat said Wednesday that it is letting go of 20% of its staff as it reorganizes and tries to reduce costs in the face of declining sales.

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Social media offers parents more controls. But do they help?

Read full article: Social media offers parents more controls. But do they help?

As concerns about social media’s harmful effects on teens continue to rise, platforms from Snapchat to TikTok to Instagram are bolting on new features designed to make their services safer and more age appropriate.

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Parkland school shooting victims’ families listen to rapid fire, cries for help

Read full article: Parkland school shooting victims’ families listen to rapid fire, cries for help

“Shut it down!” A relative of 17-year-old Helena Ramsey shouted during the first day of the Parkland school shooting

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Florida deputies looking for teens who allegedly broke into million dollar mansion, threw party

Read full article: Florida deputies looking for teens who allegedly broke into million dollar mansion, threw party

Florida deputies are searching for teenagers who allegedly broke into an $8 million home, threw a big party and vandalized the property.

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Social media hammered by mounting questions over advertising

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Social media has had a rough 2022 with lingering questions about advertising spending and a $44 billion takeover of Twitter that may or may not be happening, depending on which Elon Musk tweet you read.

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Former camp counselor arrested on child pornography charges

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A former camp counselor from Palm Beach County has been arrested on charges of possession of child pornography and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, authorities confirmed.

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14-year-old student at Pompano Beach school arrested over social media threats

Read full article: 14-year-old student at Pompano Beach school arrested over social media threats

A 14-year-old student at Pompano Beach Middle School was arrested early Wednesday morning after threatening messages toward students at the school were posted to social media, authorities said.

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College student from South Florida arrested, threatened mass shooting at Daytona Beach university, police say

Read full article: College student from South Florida arrested, threatened mass shooting at Daytona Beach university, police say

John Hagins, a student at a Daytona Beach university made threats of committing a mass shooting a the college. Hagins has ties to South Florida.

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Senators put YouTube, TikTok, Snap on defensive on kids' use

Read full article: Senators put YouTube, TikTok, Snap on defensive on kids' use

Senators have put executives of YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on the defensive.

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Davie police search for missing 12-year-old girl

Read full article: Davie police search for missing 12-year-old girl

Davie police are searching for a 12-year-old girl who they said may have been communicating with someone via Snapchat shortly before she disappeared.

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Padre, hijo y cómplices extorsionaron por 10 años a desarrollador inmobiliario, comparecen ante juez

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Brianna joined the News 6 and ClickOrlando.com team in 2016. You can catch Brianna breaking down exclusive ClickOrlando.com stories every weekday morning on News 6 at Nine and watch her on “ClickO on the Go” by following News 6 on Snapchat and Instagram.

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Twitter without Trump tumbles along with other tech shares

Read full article: Twitter without Trump tumbles along with other tech shares

FILE - This April 26, 2017, file photo shows the Twitter app icon on a mobile phone in Philadelphia. Twitter is launching tweets that disappear in 24 hours called Fleets globally, echoing social media sites like Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram that already have disappearing posts. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)Shares of social media and other tech companies slid Monday, hit by fallout from the siege on the U.S. Capitol by supporter of President Donald Trump. Trump supporters have argued that the actions of the technology companies is a violation of free speech and Trump has long tried to repeal Section 230. Though Trump's tenure ends in nine days, power in the Senate has flipped to the Democrats who have long begrudged the oversized influence of social media.

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Twitter launches disappearing tweets that vanish in a day

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Twitter is launching tweets that disappear in 24 hours called “Fleets” globally, echoing social media sites like Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram that already have disappearing posts. Twitter tested the feature in Brazil, Italy, India, and South Korea, before rolling it out globally. Fleets are a “lower pressure” way to communicate “fleeting thoughts” as opposed to permanent tweets, Twitter executives Joshua Harris, design director, and Sam Haveson, product manager, said in a blog post. The news comes the same day Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced questions from a Senate Judiciary Committee about how they handled disinformation surrounding the presidential election. Such features are increasingly popular with social media users looking for smaller groups and and more private chats.

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South Carolina boy drives 200 miles to live with stranger he met on Snapchat

Read full article: South Carolina boy drives 200 miles to live with stranger he met on Snapchat

An 11-year-old South Carolina boy drove his brother's car 200 miles to meet a man he met on Snapchat. (CNN) - An 11-year-old boy drove 200 miles across South Carolina to meet a stranger he knew only on Snapchat, the Charleston Police Department said. The child drove from the northwest town of Simpsonville to Charleston. He told the officer early Monday morning he had taken his brother's car to go to Charleston where he wanted to live with "an unknown male he met on Snapchat," police said. Police have launched an investigation into the unknown male, Charleston spokesman Charles Francis told CNN affiliate WCSC.

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Boy, 11, drives 3 hours to meet man he met on Snapchat

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CHARLESTON, S.C. - Police say an 11-year-old boy took his brother's car and drove alone for three hours to meet someone he met on Snapchat. Charleston (S.C.) Police spokesman Charles Francis says the boy pulled up to an officer around 12:30 a.m. Monday and said he was lost. Francis says the boy told the officer he was heading to Charleston from 200 miles away in Simpsonville to live with a man he met on Snapchat. But the tablet computer lost the GPS signal and the man's address and he couldn't get it back because the Snapchat message had disappeared. Francis says the tablet computer is being analyzed as the investigation continues.

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Restaurant chain revives famous 'lost murals' through Snapchat AR

Read full article: Restaurant chain revives famous 'lost murals' through Snapchat AR

For National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is underway now through mid-October, the chain restaurant El Pollo Loco -- which has locations in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Utah and Louisiana -- is using augmented reality to bring back some of Los Angeles lost murals, as theyre called. (We are) working with our communities to ensure the legacy of our city's great murals endures through digitally restoring lost murals and donating our storefronts as permanent canvases.So what does that mean, exactly? The website provides a list of where exactly these murals are located in L.A. The campaign is expected to last throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, which ends Oct. 15. [READ NEXT: 5 Instant Pot dishes to make for Hispanic Heritage Month | 10 Spanish-speaking TV shows you should be streaming on Netflix | How did Hispanic Heritage Month come to be? ]

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One Colorado school shooting suspect claims he was forced to do it

Read full article: One Colorado school shooting suspect claims he was forced to do it

In the message, McKinney allegedly told him not to come to school. The two suspects are accused of carrying out a mass shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch near Denver in May, killing Kendrick Ray Castillo, 18, and wounding eight others. Following the shooting, Erickson told investigators that McKinney made him do it and tasked him with guarding an exit and telling everyone not to move. Erickson took the two handguns used in the shooting from his parents, according to a law enforcement source. The two students used the middle school entrance because they knew they would be able to get the guns into the school, the affidavit states.

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Snapchat unveils redesigned Spectacles sunglasses

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(CNN) - Snap isn't giving up on its smart sunglasses.On Tuesday, the Snapchat parent company announced Spectacles 3, the latest version of its video-recording sunglasses now with new 3D effects and an eye-popping price tag. In a video teased on social media, Snapchat teased the new special effects users can add to their "Snaps" with Spectacles. Snap said Spectacles 3 is a limited-edition product, and it will produce less of the new sunglasses than it has in the past. Google is now focusing on offering augmented reality glasses for businesses and Apple is rumored to be developing AR glasses. "The high price and clunky user interface will make most Snapchat users simply look the other way," she said.

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Snapchat tops 200 million daily users for first time

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Snapchat added 13 million daily users in the three months ending in June, ending a long period of lackluster growth and pushing the company's total audience above 200 million daily users for the first time. It's now just short of its initial public offering price. The social media company has been working to right the ship for most of the two years since its initial public offering. In the quarter ending in June, it appears to have moved in that direction. Revenue hit $388 million, up 48% from a year earlier and well above analysts' projections of $360 million.

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Parents, are you doing enough to keep your kids safe online?

Read full article: Parents, are you doing enough to keep your kids safe online?

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat … it can be tough to keep all the social media channels straight.

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