A PE teacher in Ocala is accused of sending “inappropriate content” to a 16-year-old over Snapchat, according to the Ocala Police Department.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

The teen was taken into custody on Thursday, and he faces a charge of written threats to kill or do bodily harm.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

A substitute teacher at a Polk County charter school is accused of using Snapchat to send explicit videos of himself to two teen students.

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.

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.

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.

A circulating post threatening a school shooting against several Central Florida schools, including Lake Mary High School, has been deemed non-credible, according to officials.

The company behind the popular social media app Snapchat announced the addition of a customizable My AI chatbot on Wednesday, according to CNN.

In just the past month there have been about 50,000 job cuts across the technology sector.

A 13-year-old boy was arrested after making school shooting threats on Snapchat, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office.

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.

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.

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.

A 12-year-old girl was arrested in Flagler County Wednesday after deputies said she sent a threat via Snapchat to conduct a mass shooting a day prior.

A 16-year-old boy was arrested Thursday after showing what deputies said appeared to be a gun in a Snapchat video, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

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

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 ad sales.

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.

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.

A man faces a charge after deputies say he threatened a Mount Dora High School student over Snapchat.

A Volusia County judge denied bond in a hearing on Wednesday for the Stetson University student accused of making explosive threats at the White House.

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

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Before the Supreme Court this week is an argument over whether public schools can discipline students over something they say off-campus.

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.

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.

PALM COAST, Fla. – A teenage girl is accused of stealing dozens of vape pens from a Flagler County smoke shop then trying to sell them on Snapchat with the help of two men. According to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, a juvenile in a mask quickly approached the counter inside Jaguar Smoke and Vape II on Tuesday and quickly grabbed a display containing approximately 65 vape pens valued at $649.35. The next day, FCSO was made aware of a person advertising the stolen merchandise for sale on Snapchat. “When (the teenage girl) was taken into custody, she was found to be in possession of 39 nicotine vapor pens that were stolen from the Jaguar Smoke and Vape II store,” deputies said. “I am happy that we were able to return some of the stolen merchandise to the owner.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A 29-year-old DeLand man was arrested after deputies said he sexually battered a 13-year-old girl he met on Snapchat. Joaquin Mendez was arrested Friday night and charged with lewd or lascivious battery of a victim under 16. According to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, the incident was reported Friday afternoon, after the girl’s mother found concerning text messages on her daughter’s phone. Mendez was arrested around 1:30 a.m. Saturday and is being held at the Volusia County Branch Jail on a $25,000 bond. “The investigation revealed the Instagram and Snapchat accounts Mendez used to contact the victim displayed images of a young man who wasn’t Mendez,” deputies added.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Three teens who were supposed to be doing virtual school were instead selling drugs over a popular social media platform, Polk County deputies said. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit received information that THC cartridges and marijuana were being sold on Snapchat to Polk County students. Undercover detectives said they were able to identify one of the teens as a 17-year-old boy from Lakeland. “The boy in the back seat sold the undercover detective 56.8 grams of high-grade marijuana for $400,” investigators said. Without the proper supervision, many of them are going to get into trouble,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said.

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A registered sex offender sent an inappropriate video to at least one girl and communicated with about a dozen more using Snapchat, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Agents said they received a tip earlier this month about a sexual video posted to Snapchat by a user claiming to be a 16-year-old boy. The investigation led authorities to 29-year-old Bobby Moffitt, who admitted to being the owner of the account even though he is a registered sex offender, records show. Agents said Moffitt was also communicating with between 10 and 20 girls who were younger than 18. Moffitt was arrested on charges of transmitting harmful material to a minor via electronic device and lewd and lascivious exposure.

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A teen shot a 17-year-old student at a Marion County high school, prompting a massive police response.

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