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☆ Australia tables bill to limit under-16s from using social media with tech companies facing huge fines
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Brisbane, Australia CNN —The Australian government is threatening multimillion dollar fines for social media companies that breach a proposed ban on children under 16 from using their service. “The legislation places the onus on social media platforms, not parents or children, to ensure protections are in place,” Rowland said. Many parents and pro-ban campaigners have lauded the bill as a long overdue measure to impose accountability on tech companies for tools Australian children use online. Both sides agree about the risks of children spending too much time online, and the need for tech companies to do more to safeguard their products. The Australia government’s also commissioned the UK consortium Age Check Certification Scheme to trial age verification technology, to aid efforts to keep children off social media platforms.

Persons: Michelle Rowland, ” “, ” Rowland, we’ve, ”, “, Australia government’s, it’s Organizations: Australia CNN, Communications, Albanese Government Locations: Brisbane, Australia

☆ Netflix's Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight showed that getting attention is what Jake Paul does best
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementAround 60 million people watched Jake Paul fight Mike Tyson on Netflix on Friday night. On Friday night, 60 million people watched live on Netflix as Jake Paul beat Mike Tyson in eight rounds of a boxing match. AdvertisementI've underestimated Jake Paul before, and I've learned my lesson. In a way, Paul vs. Tyson was simply the ultimate content "collab." It's unclear where Jake Paul goes from here, or where boxing goes.

Persons: Jake Paul, Mike Tyson, Jake Paul's, Mike wallop Paul, Paul, I'm, I've, Paul hadn't, influencers, Tyson, Beyoncé, they'll Organizations: Netflix, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook

☆ Former Missouri police officer Julian Alcala accused of stealing nude photo’s from women’s phones
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Images of the nude photos were found on the men’s phones and on Alcala’s iCloud account, according to the indictments. While the indictments don’t specify how the men came under suspicion, the attorney for one of Alcala’s alleged victims has said she reported an incident to the FBI, and one of McKnight’s alleged victims has said she reported him to his supervisor. Seven of the counts specify he took photographs of nude images he found on the victims’ phones, which were found on McKnight’s cell phone. In two of the incidents, McKnight took the alleged victims’ phones after arresting them, the indictment says. One of the former state trooper’s alleged victims described her experience as “really violating” in an interview with KFVS.

Persons: CNN —, Julian Alcala, St . Louis, David McKnight, Louis, McKnight, Alcala’s, McKnight’s, Alcala, Pleban, Scott Rosenblum, Alcala “, ”, Alcala ”, “, Bevis Schock, ” Alcala, Florissant, ’ McKnight, ” McKnight, KFVS, Emily Northern, ” Northern, I’ve Organizations: CNN, Patrol, FBI, Alcala, J.C, KSDK, Florissant, Highway Patrol, Florissant Police, Missouri, KFVS, “ Employees Locations: Missouri, Florissant, St ., Missouri’s Cape Girardeau, St, New Madrid, Scott

☆ My friend group suddenly ghosted me without explanation, and I blamed myself. I'm still learning to trust people again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Pranjali Hasotkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I'm still healing and learning to trust people again. Slowly, I learned that quiet quitting friendships is common. AdvertisementI found the concept of quiet quitting friendshipsWhile doomscrolling through TikTok, I came across the term "quiet quitting" friendships. Understanding this term felt like a personal win, as my feelings were justifiable. I'm still healing and learning to trust people again.

Persons: —, It's Organizations: Service Locations: TikTok

☆ AI means anyone can be a victim of deepfake porn. Here’s how to protect yourself
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —“All we have to have is just a human form to be a victim.” That’s how lawyer Carrie Goldberg describes the risk of deepfake porn in the age of artificial intelligence. In the past year, targets of AI-generated, nonconsensual pornographic images have ranged from prominent women like Taylor Swift and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to high school girls. Goldberg said that for people targeted by AI-generated sexual images, the first step — however counterintuitive — should be to screenshot them. The fight to address nonconsensual explicit images and deepfakes has received rare bipartisan support. (AI-generated sexual images of children typically fall under child sexual abuse material laws.)

Persons: ”, Carrie Goldberg, they’ve, Taylor Swift, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Goldberg, C.A, Clare Duffy, ” Goldberg, deepfakes, Republican Sen, Ted Cruz, —, Democratic Sen, Amy Klobuchar, “ There’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Nonprofit, Capitol, Republican, Democratic Locations: New York, Alexandria, York

☆ Delphi murders: Richard Allen is found guilty in double murder trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The Indiana man charged in the 2017 killing of two middle school girls was convicted of murder Monday, NBC affiliate WTHR of Indianapolis reports. The jury’s decision came after a four-week trial in which Richard Allen, 52, pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the Feb. 13, 2017 slayings of close friends Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German, 14. “Richard Allen is the ‘bridge guy.’ He kidnapped them and later murdered them. After his arrest, Allen was held in solitary confinement in a maximum security prison while awaiting trial. “How much can one human endure?”Officers escort Richard Matthew Allen following a hearing on Nov. 22, 2022, in Delphi, Ind.

Persons: Richard Allen, Abigail Williams, Allen, Nick McLeland, ” McLeland, “ Richard Allen, ’, Libby, Brad Rozzi, Rozzi, Allen's, ” Rozzi, Richard Matthew Allen, Darron Cummings, WTHR, wasn't, he’d Organizations: NBC, Liberty, NBC Chicago, ”, Authorities Locations: Indiana, Indianapolis, Delphi, Carroll County, Ind

☆ How making money as an influencer has changed in a decade
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Making money as an influencer has changed a lot in 10 years, with multiple potential income streams. Ten years ago, one estimate from the influencer marketing agency Billion Dollar Boy placed the industry's value at just $200 million. Making money as an influencer has changed a lot since then, both in terms of how much individual creators can make and how. Related storiesLiam Parkinson, the cofounder of Inflverse, a financial management platform for creator agencies, made a name for himself as a content creator on YouTube. AdvertisementThere's also a push for authenticity in creator marketing, with audiences getting tired of relentless ads.

Persons: —, It's, Nirozen Thav, Liam Parkinson, Parkinson, Katya Varbanova, Varbanova, Jacob Lucas, Lucas, Savannah Britt, Britt, There's, Dominic Smales, isn't, Logan Paul Organizations: Forbes, Service, YouTube, BI, Brittprint Agency, Brands, Gleam Futures, GloMotion Studios, Inflverse, D'Amelio Locations: Feastables

“Our Executive Slaves will come get you in a Brown Van,” the message read, “be prepared to be searched down once you’ve enter the plantation.”A text message received by Monét Miller. But that day, with the climate and everything going on, I genuinely felt scared.”Black social media users across the country said they have received text messages similar to Miller’s. Various Clemson University students reported receiving the text messages, prompting a public statement from the school. It is unclear who is behind the mass text messages, what motivated them or how they obtained phone numbers for swaths of Black people. Although college students seem to be the most targeted with the texts, Black people of varying ages have reported receiving the messages.

Persons: Monèt Miller, Donald Trump, “, Monét Miller, Monet Miller Miller, ” Miller, Domonique, ” Valles, “ TextNow, ”, Brian Hughes, Trump, ” Hughes, Corryn Freeman, ” Freeman, John Anthony, ” Anthony, ‘ let’s, Miller Organizations: White, Ohio State University, Clemson University, University of Southern, Missouri State University, NBC News, Kappa Alpha Psi, FBI, U.S . Department of Justice, & Safety, Police, “, NAACP, Democrats weren’t, Black Republican, Federal Communications Commission Locations: Atlanta , Georgia, Brown, South Carolina, University of Southern California, Domonique Valles, Virginia, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Illinois, Trump

☆ I'm a stay-at-home dad because I'm the more natural nurturer in my marriage. Our conservative community doesn't agree with our decision.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Eli Milliman became a stay-at-home dad when his wife started a full-time job and excelled in it. AdvertisementThis as-told-to-me essay is based on a conversation with Eli Milliman, a 46-year-old stay-at-home dad in Florence, Alabama. My wife, Shannon, and I grew up together in a conservative Christian community in Utah. I told her I didn't take pride in the idea that I must be the breadwinner because I'm the man. My parents even had concerns and questioned our decision to have me be a stay-at-home dad.

Persons: Eli Milliman, —, Shannon, I've, they're, we've Organizations: Service, Kroger Corporation Locations: Florence , Alabama, Utah, Oregon, Alabama

☆ As Americans head to the polls, social media companies are in the spotlight
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +15 min

Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesWith Americans heading to the polls on Election Day, social media companies like Meta , TikTok, X and YouTube are under intense pressure to handle what's expected to be a flood of disinformation, heightened by the rise of artificial intelligence. The video amassed hundreds of thousands of views within hours after it was posted on Elon Musk's social media platform X. And TikTok failed to catch ads containing false election information despite its ban on political advertising, according to an October report from Global Witness. On Facebook and Instagram, Meta said it's adding fact-check labels to election content that's been debunked. In sharing dozens of posts a day on X, Musk regularly amplifies false election information to his more than 200 million followers.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald J, Beata Zawrzel, It's, Hillary Clinton, Meta, it's, aren't, Mark Zuckerberg, Celal, that's, Adam Mosseri, Mosseri, we've, National Intelligence Avril Haines, TikTok, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Tesla, Elon Musk, Carlos Barria Carlos Barria, Reuters X, Musk, Trump, YouTube Omar Marques, Evan Spiegel, Joe Scarnici, Brendan Mcdermid Organizations: Trump, Twitter, Nurphoto, Meta, YouTube, Russian, Democratic, Infrastructure Security Agency, FBI, National Intelligence, Elon, stoke, CNBC, NBC News, Global, Washington DC, Anadolu, Getty, Reuters, USA, Associated Press, Facebook, Instagram, Election, Democracy Works, TikTok's, AP, Republican, U.S, Madison, REUTERS, Lightrocket, Google, Snap Inc, Barker, Vote.org, NBC, Poynter Institute, Traders, New York Stock Exchange Locations: Russia, Iran, China, Pennsylvania, CISA, North Carolina, Dirksen, Washington, United States, U.S, PolitiFact, New York, Santa Monica , California, New York City

☆ France holds trial over the beheading of a teacher who showed prophet cartoons to his class
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Paty’s shocking death left an imprint on France, and several schools are now named after him. He referred to the teacher as a “thug” multiple times and sought to pressure the school administration via social media. Anzorov lived 100 kilometers (60 miles) from Paty’s school and did not know the teacher. Boudaoud also drove Anzorov to Paty’s school. On Oct. 13, 2023, another teacher in France was killed by a radical Islamist from Russia, originally from Ingushetia, a region bordering Chechnya.

Persons: Samuel Paty, Paty, Abdoullakh Anzorov, Charlie Hebdo, Prophet Muhammad, Chnina, Chnina’s, Paty snowballed, Anzorov, Sefrioui, Cheikh Yassine, ”, Naim Boudaoud, Azim Epsirkhanov, Boudaoud, Samuel Paty ., emojis, teacher’s Organizations: Islamic, Education, National Education Ministry, Police Locations: Paris, France, Conflans, Syria, Russia, Ingushetia, Chechnya

☆ Meta's Threads has 275 million users. It sure doesn't feel that way.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Snapchat says it averages 850 million monthly users. Meanwhile, Twitter's current owner, Elon Musk, says his service has 600 million monthly users. Back in April, Meta said Threads had 150 million monthly users. Some of them click on Threads posts they see there, and become Threads users that way. Threads doesn't seem like it's ever going to be that, and Meta doesn't seem very interested in trying to make that.

Persons: —, Mark Zuckerberg, Snapchat, Twitter, Elon Musk, Meta, It's, You'll, Katie Notopoulos, Adam Mosseri's Organizations: Service, Twitter, US Securities and Exchange Commission, Meta Locations: Japan, Taiwan, Instagram

☆ Delphi murders: Suspect's confessions, denials in spotlight during trial's second week
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Allen’s contradictory statements were in the spotlight during the second week of his trial in a Carroll County courtroom. In the interview, Allen — then a CVS clerk — provided an account of what he’d done that Feb. 13. Once at Westville Correctional Facility, Allen told prison officials and officers — including the warden — that he killed the girls, prosecutors have said. A week later, Wala said, Allen told her he wanted to sign a confession, prompting the psychologist to tell him to speak with his attorneys. A day later, on May 10, Allen called his wife with the psychologist present and told her that he’d killed the girls, Wala testified.

Persons: Richard Allen, Abigail Williams, Allen, they've, he'd, Allen —, —, Abby, Libby, didn’t, I’ve, ” “, ”, He’d, “, it’s, ” Allen, Monica Wala, Michael Conroy, Wala, he’d, Stacy Diener, WTHR Organizations: Liberty, Prosecutors, NBC Chicago, Westville Correctional, NBC Locations: Indiana, Delphi, Carroll, Monon, Westville, Ind, Indianapolis

☆ Nearly 200,000 people are on the waitlist to try out a new Gen Z messaging app that launches next week
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Daze, a messaging app aimed at middle and high schoolers, has 187,000 people on its waitlist. Daze CEO Willem Simons told BI that middle and high schoolers are increasingly looking to interact creatively. AdvertisementAn upcoming messaging app for Gen Z looks a lot different than your typical iPhone or WhatsApp conversation. Simons told BI that the app is aimed at middle schoolers and high schoolers. The 27-year-old, who has cofounded other startups, including the messaging app Muze, said he grew up in a somewhat rural environment and couldn't always be in person with friends.

Persons: Willem Simons, —, It's, Simons, it's Organizations: Service, Facebook, Business, Apple Locations: Emarketer

☆ Snap surges 10% as it gets a major boost from AI and paid subscribers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Snap's revenue growth was attributed to AI features and growth in Snapchat+ users. Spiegel said Snap has also introduced AI tools for creators, which it has been pushing to onboard onto the platform recently. However, Snap projected that the current quarter will only see the number of users grow by 8 million to 451 million. Related storiesPaid subscribers and AI are boosting SnapThe CEO also attributed the revenue growth to paid subscriptions. Snap's 443 million user base is small compared to Meta's 3.3 billion users, and TikTok's more than 1 billion users, both of which it directly competes with for ad revenue.

Persons: —, Evan Spiegel, Spiegel, James Heaney Organizations: Service, Google, Jefferies

☆ Millennials Are Staring Down 40 and It's Making Them Terrified
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

The modern 40 means having toddlers running around, buying your first home, and, at last, catching up on retirement savings. "By the time you're 40, 45, you can't sing, and you can't play guitar; maybe it's time to give up on your aspirations of being a rock star." At work, you realize you're protected from age discrimination, which you feel like you're still much too young for. When we're young, we're happy — and then that declines, bottoming out in middle age, about 40 to 50. The question isn't just whether my 40 will look like my parents' 40 — it's also whether it will look like the 40 of everyone from my high school.

Persons: you've, touchpoints, Carol Graham, they're, Hannes Schwandt, Millennials, they'd, that's, Jean Twenge, Gen X, Silents, Graham, Justin Balik, it's, Oz, Kelly, She's, —, It's, They're, We're, Instagram, Gen Zers, Lindsey Anderson, Anderson, midlife, Gen, Emily Stewart Organizations: AARP, Brookings Institution, grays, Northwestern University, Facebook, University of Maryland, Business Locations: midlife, Schwandt, New Jersey, Massachusetts, I'm

AdvertisementFor more than a decade, Big Tech companies doled out lavish perks to hire and retain a limited supply of technical talent — and some workers pushed the limits of these benefits. AdvertisementBusiness Insider interviewed tech workers and industry experts about Grubgate and the evolving relationship between Big Tech companies and staff. They also described how layoffs, efficiency drives, and tougher policy enforcement have shifted the culture at once easygoing tech companies. According to job marketplace Trueup, at least 650,000 tech workers have been cut since the start of 2023. Alongside industrywide layoffs that began in 2022, many tech companies also trimmed back the benefits on offer.

Persons: —, Meta, grifting, that's, Allison Shrivastava, it's, Googler, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuck, Patrick Mork, Wall, Mork, Dilip Rao, he's, Bruce Daisley, Daisley Organizations: Big Tech, Service, Google, Meta, US Meta, Snap, Nintendo, Twitter, YouTube Locations: Silicon Valley, Mountain View, Tupperware, US, Meta

☆ ‘There are no guardrails.’ This mom believes an AI chatbot is responsible for her son’s suicide
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Globally: The International Association for Suicide Prevention and Befrienders Worldwide have contact information for crisis centers around the world. Garcia believes Character.AI is responsible for the death of her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer III, who died by suicide in February, according to a lawsuit she filed against the company last week. When Garcia first heard he was interacting with an AI chatbot, she said she thought it was something like a video game. However, within months of starting to use the platform, Setzer became “noticeably withdrawn, spent more and more time alone in his bedroom, and began suffering from low self-esteem. “There were no suicide pop-up boxes that said, ‘If you need help, please call the suicide crisis hotline.’ None of that,” she said.

Persons: Megan Garcia, Garcia, Character.AI, Sewell Setzer III, Setzer, “, ” Garcia, ” –, Character.AI's chatbots, chatbot Setzer, she, ” “, ”, Gabby Jones, I’m, That’s, ” Setzer, Matthew Bergman, Bergman, Sewell, Noam Shazeer, Daniel De Freitas, weren’t Organizations: New, New York CNN, International Association for Suicide Prevention, Befrienders, CNN, Trust, Safety, Prevention, Junior Varsity, Bloomberg, Getty, Character.AI, Social Media, Law Center, Meta, Google, Apple Locations: New York, Florida, Brooklyn , New York

☆ Snap shares jump 10% on profit beat, stock buyback
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The head of Snapchat operator Snap, Evan Spiegel, presents the new generation of Spectacles in Los Angeles on Sept. 17, 2024. Snap said its adjusted earnings for the fourth quarter will be between $210 million and $260 million. Shortly after Snap announced the new Spectacles, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed his company's experimental AR glasses called Orion. In a letter to investors, Snap discussed the importance developers play for the company's Spectacles and AR initiatives. Prior to the after-hours pop, Snap shares were down 36% for the year compared to the Nasdaq's 25% gain.

Persons: Evan Spiegel, Mark Zuckerberg, Snap Organizations: LSEG Revenue, LSEG Global, Global, StreetAccount, Snap Locations: Los Angeles

Gun violence in Philadelphia has become a national news story, but 22-year-old resident Isaiah Stanton knows about the gun crisis there firsthand. Gun violence remains the leading cause of death for kids and teens in the U.S.Karise and Jerel Crew. But he is also hesitant to declare that gun violence will or can end overnight. Kyle Mazza / Anadolu via Getty Images file“I lost my nephew to gun violence, two years ago now,” he said. The relationship between gun violence and the Black community is troubled, with disproportionate numbers of police shootings and community shootings leaving lasting consequences around the country.

Persons: Isaiah Stanton, Ronald Wimberley, Wimberely, Naomi, ” Stanton, “, ” Ronald Wimberly's, Kimberly Jones, Ronald, Stanton, ”, ” Isaiah Stanton, Jerel, Karise Crew, we’re, ” Karise, Crews, Jeffery Young Jr, Young, Kyle Mazza, ” Young, Ronald ., Kimberly Jones Stanton, he’s Organizations: Citizen, NBC, Karise, Department of Justice, Johns Hopkins Center for Gun, Solutions, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City Council, Trump, Getty, City Council Locations: Philadelphia, U.S, “, Pennsylvania, Philly, Anadolu

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is seizing on racist comments made by an ally of Donald Trump this weekend about Puerto Ricans to launch a new digital ad targeting Latino voters that argues they “deserve better” than what the former president has to offer. Beyond Pennsylvania, there are sizable Puerto Rican populations in North Carolina, Wisconsin and Michigan as well, where the race could be determined by mere margins. The Trump campaign attempted to distance itself from the remarks and some high-profile Republicans quickly rebuked them. Before Trump's event, Harris had rolled out her economic proposals for the Puerto Rican community during stops in Philadelphia, including at one Puerto Rican restaurant. The Harris campaign posted a video summarizing the policy, which was later shared on Instagram by Puerto Rican superstars like Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin and Luis Fonzi.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Kamala Harris ’, Donald Trump, Tony Hinchcliffe, Harris, Puerto Rico ”, Hurricane Maria, “, ” Harris, Trump, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Luis Fonzi Organizations: Puerto Ricans, YouTube, Hulu, NBC News ., El Nuevo Dia, Trump, Puerto, Puerto Rican Locations: Puerto, Puerto Rico, Trump’s, NBC News . Pennsylvania, U.S, Pennsylvania, North Carolina , Wisconsin, Michigan, El Nuevo, Puerto Rican, Philadelphia, Instagram

Earnings season is in full swing, and some names reporting this week are positioned for major moves. So far, 37% of those in the broad market index have reported this quarter, resulting in what has been a mixed reporting period. According to LSEG, earnings have come in 6.1% above expectations, while revenue is 1.5% higher, as of Monday. Last week, the stock advanced more than 1% on Wednesday due to JMP Securities upgrading it to market outperform from market perform. The financial services provider has jumped around 52% over the past three months and more than 41% over the past month.

Persons: Andrew Boone, Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn, Einhorn, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump Organizations: Dow Jones, Apple, CNBC Pro, Securities, Robin Hood Investors Conference, U.S, Technologies

☆ Delphi murders: What happened this week in Richard Allen's trial?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

At trial Thursday, defense lawyer Andrew Baldwin asked the clerk, Kathy Shank, if his client was trying to "assist" the investigation. And he said the information Allen provided to authorities days later was marked as cleared when it shouldn’t have been. Allen provided a similar account, according to former Delphi Police Chief Steve Mullin, who conducted the interview, though Allen said he’d arrived at the trail at noon and left at 1:30 p.m. When Mullin showed Allen a photo of the “bridge guy,” the former chief testified, Allen responded: “If the picture was taken with the girl’s camera, there was no way it could be him,” Mullin testified. In his testimony, Liggett said it was the discovery of that bullet along with witness accounts that prompted Allen’s arrest.

Persons: Richard Allen, He’d, Abigail Williams, Allen, ”, they’ve, Andrew Baldwin, Kathy Shank, Dan Dulin, Dulin, Shank, Richard Allen Whiteman, Tony Liggett, who’d, Railly Voorhies, Voorhes, “, Voorhies, she’d, Jennifer Auger, ” Liggett, Allen “, Shanks, Steve Mullin, he’d, Mullin, ” Mullin, Sig Sauer, Liggett Organizations: Liberty, NBC Chicago Lawyers, CVS, NBC, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Department of Children’s Services, Carroll County Sheriff, Liggett, Delphi Police, Authorities Locations: Indiana, Carroll, Indianapolis, Carroll County

☆ Man sentenced to life after ‘catfishing’ at least 70 minors and driving a 12-year-old to take her own life
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Abel Alvarado | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A man in Northern Ireland has been sentenced to life for several crimes, including manslaughter, after using social media sites to blackmail and sexually abuse at least 70 minors in several countries. Catfishing – often used on social media - is when a person uses false information and images to create a fake identity online with the intention of tricking, harassing, or scamming another person. According to authorities, McCartney pretended to be a young girl, befriended victims on social media and manipulated them into sending him nude images of themselves. “All McCartney’s victims were young, innocent children” as young as 10 years old and “struggling with identity and body image issues and had reached out for help on social media,” Kierans said. CNN affiliate Virgin Media News reported that McCartney mainly used the popular social media app Snapchat to target his victims.

Persons: Alexander McCartney, “, Catfishing, McCartney, McCartney –, New Zealand –, Catherine Kierans, ”, ” Kierans, Snapchat Organizations: CNN, Belfast Crown, Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service, New Zealand, Virgin Media News Locations: Northern Ireland, United States, Northern, Ireland, Great Britain, New

☆ Norway wants to ban under-15s from social media, and expects an 'uphill battle'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementNorway wants to stop children under 15 from using social media, proposing one of the world's toughest bans. The Scandinavian nation already restricts social media more than most, with a ban for under-13s. The Norwegian prime minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, told the Norwegian tabloid VG that new regulation would indeed be "an uphill battle." The Norwegian Media Authority in August estimated that 53% of nine-year-olds, 58% of 10-year-olds, and 72% of 11-year-olds use social media. Anglero said it's common for Oslo families to use social media, whether to coordinate children's sports teams or just to chat.

Persons: —, Jonas Gahr Støre, Nick Clegg, Meta, Clegg, Elon Musk, Evan Spiegel, Spiegel, Norway's, Andrew Harnik, Kjersti Toppe, Thomas Anglero, Anglero, Lina Ghazal, Ghazal, Anthony Albanese, Toppe Organizations: Service, Social, Facebook, Elon, Norwegian Media Authority, VG, BI, Guardian, Støre Locations: Norway, Norwegian, Oslo, Verifymy, France

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