Technology
Families sue Meta, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube over deaths of 4 teens
[ad_1] The families of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube, alleging that using the social media platforms…
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Technology
U.K. announces plan to ban social media for children under 16
[ad_1] London — The United Kingdom is the latest country to announce plans to ban children under 16 from using social media apps. Prime Minister…
Technology
As it preps Specs for the masses, Snap’s Q4 shows revenue growth but fewer daily users | TechCrunch
[ad_1] Snap is on a mission to diversify its revenue sources — moving from a business model in which it largely chases ad revenue…
Gadgets
Snapchat owner settles social media addiction lawsuit days before trial – Tech Digest
[ad_1] Share Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, has reached a settlement in a high-profile social media addiction lawsuit just days before it…
Atlanta, Georgia Local News
The Snapchat Clue
[ad_1] The Snapchat Clue – CBS News Watch CBS News When his parents disappear, Chandler Halderson’s social media helps investigators unravel the case. “48…
Technology
Australia’s new social media ban for kids started with a mom saying, “Do something!”
[ad_1] With the world’s first social media ban for teenagers under 16 now in effect in Australia, its initial political architect is celebrating a…
Minneapolis, Minnesota Local News
Two teenagers, 21-year-old charged, held on $2M bond in ‘brutal’ Fruita murder
[ad_1] Between the late evening hours Friday night and early morning Saturday, two teenagers and their 21-year-old friend allegedly conspired and carried out a…
Atlanta, Georgia Local News
Meta gives Australian kids 2-week warning to delete accounts as world-first social media age restrictions loom
[ad_1] Melbourne, Australia — Technology giant Meta on Thursday began sending thousands of young Australians a two-week warning to downland their digital histories and delete…
Gadgets
Snap and Perplexity sign $400 million deal to put AI search directly in Snapchat
[ad_1] Snap and Perplexity AI have struck a $400 million deal that will bring the AI search engine directly to Snapchat sometime in “early…
Video Gaming
Turning the Moon into The Moon Man’s Playground with Snapchat for The Outer Worlds 2 – Xbox Wire
[ad_1] Summary Fans can unlock a Snapchat AR Lens that uses celestial tracking and transforms everyday phones into portable The Moon Man spotters. We’ve…
Business
An AWS Outage Took Down Snapchat, Fortnite, and ChatGPT, and Showed How Fragile Everything Really Is
[ad_1] While most of the U.S. was sleeping, Amazon Web Services (AWS) suffered a major disruption at one of its largest locations. If you…
Minneapolis, Minnesota Local News
Ralston Valley student arrested in Snapchat threat reported hours after Evergreen shooting
[ad_1] A Ralston Valley High School student was arrested in connection with a threatening Snapchat photo reported to police the same day a gunman…
Denver, Colorado Local News
Student arrested in connection with social media threat directed toward Ralston Valley High School in Arvada
[ad_1] ARVADA, Colo. — A student was arrested Tuesday in connection with a social media threat directed toward Ralston Valley High School in Arvada.…
Gadgets
Snapchat introduces a paid storage option for all the Memories hoarders out there
[ad_1] Snap is imposing a new storage limit on Snapchat‘s Memories feature, which has racked up impressive numbers since its introduction in 2016. According…
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Snapchat rolls out Group Streaks and ‘Infinite Retention’ for chats
[ad_1] Snapchat has introduced a couple of new features it says are “highly requested” by its users. The first is “Infinite Retention,” which as…
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New Mexico sues Snap over its alleged failure to protect kids from sextortion schemes
[ad_1] New Mexico’s attorney general has against , accusing the company of failing to protect children from sextortion, sexual exploitation and other harms on…
Gadgets
NBC Sent 27 Creators to Paris. It Only Needed Snoop and Olympic Athletes
[ad_1] In mid-June, when NBCUniversal announced it was partnering with Meta, Overtime, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube to send 27 influencers to the 2024 Paris…
Sacramento, California Local News
Snapchat is rolling out new safety tools aimed at protecting teens from sextortion
[ad_1] Snapchat is working to make it harder for teenagers to be contacted on the app by people they don’t know, its latest effort…
San Francisco, California Local News
Snapchat to pay $15M to settle discrimination, harassment lawsuit in California
[ad_1] SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Snapchat Inc. will pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by California’s civil rights agency that claimed the…
Boston, Massachusetts Local News
Authorities: Car meetup gatherings can be difficult to control
[ad_1] Spontaneous “meetup” and “pop-up” gatherings in outdoor commercial areas and parking lots have dogged area police for the past several years. Seven people…