The owner of Snapchat is cutting about 10% of its worldwide workforce, or about 530 employees, the latest tech company to announce layoffs. Snap said in a regulatory filing that it currently estimates 55 million dollars (£44 million) to 75 million dollars (£60 million) in charges, mostly for severance and related costs. It expects the […]
The heads of the world’s leading social media companies testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, facing a combative, angry group of lawmakers whose patience with the risks to young people posed by the platforms appeared to have run out. Here are some of the highlights. Fiery rhetoric from senators Texas Republican Sen. Ted […]
The heads of the world’s leading social media companies testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, facing a combative, angry group of lawmakers whose patience with the risks to young people posed by the platforms appeared to have run out. Here are some of the highlights. Fiery rhetoric from Senators Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, […]
A 33-year-old Mansfield man accused of using Snapchat to send sexually graphic messages and videos to a 14-year-old boy has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison federal prosecutors said. Juan Aguilera Duran was charged via criminal complaint in May 2023 and was indicted in August 2023. He pleaded guilty to receipt of […]
A teacher at Ronald W. Reagan Doral High School was jailed Monday after authorities say students saw an explicit video that he publicly posted to Snapchat while on school grounds. Wesly Alvarez, 45, was charged with computer pornography, records show. As of Tuesday, he remained at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $7,500 […]
A 20-year-old man accused of selling explicit images of children online and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old now faces charges, according to California officials. And police fear there might be more victims. Victor Manuel Avalos, Jr. of Oxnard is accused of going online and obtaining child pornography before posting it under a “menu” on Snapchat for […]
A man is accused of traveling with an 11-year-old from New Jersey to his home in Bear, Delaware, to sexually abuse the victim he met and coerced online. Using Roblox, TikTok, Snapchat and Discord, 27-year-old Darius Matylewich persuaded the 11-year-old to send sexually explicit content that he recorded and saved to a “hidden” Apple Photos […]