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Girls Sue Elite Private School Over Explicit Photos

Lawsuit alleges Brooklyn school ignored warnings on predatory teacher, an ex- Jeopardy! champ

(Newser) - Two teens who say a Brooklyn teacher coerced them into sending nude photos are now suing him and the elite private school that employed him, accusing Saint Ann's School of ignoring warnings and failing to protect them or stop the spread of explicit images. The federal lawsuit, filed Thursday...

TikTok Settles Ahead of Looming Youth Addiction Trial

Meta, YouTube are in the hot seat at trial amid accusations they deliberately harm kids

(Newser) - TikTok agreed to settle a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial kicked off, the plaintiff's attorneys confirmed. The social video platform was one of three companies—along with Meta's Instagram and Google's YouTube—facing claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children. A...

Why the Internet Is Nostalgic for 2016

Nostalgia for a decade ago is flooding social media

(Newser) - Despite the Snapchat dog filters and Vine clips, you didn't accidentally sleep through a decade. NBC News reports that 2016 nostalgia is surging in early 2026, with Instagram users reviving heavily filtered photos and videos from 10 years ago to celebrate what many remember as a more carefree moment...

Snap Avoids First Big Tech Addiction Trial

Company settles suit, leaving Meta, YouTube, TikTok to defend against alleged harms

(Newser) - Snap has avoided the witness stand in the first in a series of trials over alleged social media addiction. The company has struck a deal to resolve a high-stakes lawsuit that claimed its products were intentionally designed to keep teens endlessly engaged, days before the case moved to trial, per...

World Watches as Australia Boots Kids Off Social Media

Rahm Emanuel wants the US to follow suit

(Newser) - Tuesday's the day many Australian youth have been dreading. The country's unprecedented social media ban for under-16s goes into effect, with more than 1 million accounts set to be deactivated, per NBC News . The ban, the first of its kind, is an experiment of sorts, closely watched by...

Meta Tells Aussie Kids to Get Their Stuff Before They're Banned

Those under the age of 16 are told to start downloading files before Dec. 10 social media ban

(Newser) - Technology giant Meta on Thursday began sending thousands of young Australians a two-week warning to downland their digital histories and delete their accounts from Facebook, Instagram, and Threads before a world-first social media ban on accounts of children younger than 16 takes effect. The Australian government recently announced that the...

Huge Outage Affects Major Websites, Apps

Amazon Web Services traces issue to Virginia

(Newser) - A major Amazon Web Services outage disrupted thousands of websites, retailers, and online platforms early Monday, including Amazon.com, Prime Video, and major gaming and social media sites. AWS, the world's largest cloud computing platform, first flagged an "operational issue" affecting 14 different services in its US-EAST-1 region...

Australia Prepares for Social Media Ban on Under-16s

Government offers tips to wean kids off social media before ban kicks in

(Newser) - The Australian government has begun a public education campaign with tips on how to wean children off social media ahead of a world-first national 16-year age limit taking effect in December. Australian eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said Friday that information on her agency's website, esafety.gov.au , explained...

Snapchat Treated Women Like 'Second-Class Citizens': Lawsuit

And it will pay $15M in sex discrimination lawsuit

(Newser) - Snapchat Inc. will pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by California's civil rights agency. The suit claimed the company discriminated against female employees, failed to prevent workplace sexual harassment, and retaliated against women who complained, the AP reports. The settlement with Snapchat Inc., which owns the popular...

Canadian Schools Sue Social Media Giants

Lawsuits say apps are wreaking havoc with students' education

(Newser) - Four of the largest school boards in the Canadian province of Ontario launched lawsuits Thursday against TikTok, Meta, and Snapchat, alleging the social media platforms are disrupting student learning. The lawsuits claim platforms like Facebook and Instagram are "designed for compulsive use, have rewired the way children think, behave,...

6 Teens Charged Over 'Vile' Group Chat

It allegedly included a mock slave auction of other middle-schoolers

(Newser) - Six teenagers in Massachusetts are facing charges after allegedly participating in "a hateful, racist online chat" that included a mock slave auction of two other students. In the early hours of Feb. 9, the eighth-graders in the Springfield suburb of Southwick joined a group on Snapchat, where they allegedly...

Snapchat Owner Is Decimating Workforce

Snap Inc. is laying off around 10% employees worldwide

(Newser) - The owner of Snapchat is cutting approximately 10% of its worldwide workforce, or about 530 employees, the latest tech company to announce layoffs. Snap Inc. said in a regulatory filing that it currently estimates $55 million to $75 million in charges, mostly for severance and related costs. It expects the...

Snapchat Offers Desktop Version
App Launches
Web Version
Jul 18, 2022 6:55 PM CDT

App Launches Web Version

Only subscribers can use Snapchat on their desktop to start

(Newser) - A popular messaging app announced Monday that it's going in what might seem like reverse. Snapchat has launched a web version, which will allow users to send snaps and hold video calls on their desktops, TechCrunch reports. For now, only Snapchat+ subscribers, who pay $3.99 a month, can...

Secret Service Director Leaves for Snapchat

James Murray quits as agency becomes snagged in Jan. 6 investigation

(Newser) - James Murray, director of the Secret Service since 2019, is leaving the government for social media. His new job is in security for Snapchat, the Washington Post reports. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas praised Murray as an adviser, and the agency issued a statement saying Murray "helped the agency...

Teen Brand Quits Social Media: 'Something Has to Change'

Lush will shutter IG, FB, TikTok, Snapchat on Black Friday, won't come back til user safety is improved

(Newser) - While most brands are revving up their social media for Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the rest of the holiday shopping season, one teen favorite just made a shocking announcement: It's shuttering its social media entirely on the day after Thanksgiving. At least for now, says Lush Cosmetics—known...

SCOTUS: Cheerleader's Profane Post Is Free Speech
SCOTUS:
Cheerleader's
Profane Post Is
Free Speech
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Jun 23, 2021 11:43 AM CDT

SCOTUS: Cheerleader's Profane Post Is Free Speech

Ruling in favor of Brandi Levy could have 'significant ramifications'

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a cheerleader suspended from her high school team for using a vulgar word on Snapchat, thereby extending its protection of student speech to social media, the Wall Street Journal reports. "F--- school f--- softball f--- cheer f--- everything," a 14-year-old...

Teen Arrested For Targeting Classmate in Racist Post

Connecticut high schooler has some supporters, though

(Newser) - A white Connecticut teen has been arrested for a racist social media post about a Black classmate, a move supporters of civil rights are applauding. However, some free speech proponents, including the ACLU, have questioned the move as a potential infringement of the boy's First Amendment rights. Per the...

Teen Cheerleader's Profanity Is a Supreme Court Case
Teen Vented on Snapchat,
Now Is at the Supreme Court
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Apr 26, 2021 10:35 AM CDT

Teen Vented on Snapchat, Now Is at the Supreme Court

Brandi Levy's profanity about cheerleading is seen as huge free-speech case

(Newser) - On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case relatable to anyone who's ever vented some choice words on a bad day. What sets this one apart? It involves a young cheerleader's profanity—and it just happens to be "the most momentous case in more...

'Shattered:' TV Host's Son Dies of Drugs Ordered on Snapchat

Dr. Laura Berman hopes speaking out will prevent another child's death

(Newser) - Sex and relationship therapist Dr. Laura Berman, an OWN TV host , says she discovered her 16-year-old son's lifeless body Sunday following an overdose with drugs he purchased on Snapchat. "My beautiful boy is gone. 16 years old. Sheltering at home," Berman writes of Samuel Berman Chapman on...

Suicide Video Prompts a TikTok Move
Suicide Video
Prompts a TikTok Move
Sep 23, 2020 2:41 PM CDT

Suicide Video Prompts a TikTok Move

Company suggests tech 'partnership' could help tamp down on harmful content

(Newser) - TikTok says "groups operating on the dark web" engaged in a "coordinated effort" to share a graphic suicide video across its platform. Now it's asking other social media giants for help. The video of a US man shooting himself was live-streamed on Facebook in late August before...

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