Stock In Trump’s Social Media Venture Soars 190% Following Announcement

The share price of Digital World Acquisition Corp., the company launching former President Donald Trump’s new social media and entertainment venture, rose nearly 190% following Trump’s announcement of his plans to develop…

October 21, 2021

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New Jersey actor, former gubernatorial candidate featured in “Vitriol” a movie about social media anger and abuse

Atlantic County News·Entertainment News·Featured News·New Jersey News

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Joseph Rullo, a former candidate for Governor in New Jersey has amassed a social media following of nearly half a million fans and this weekend will be talking…

October 21, 2021

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Trump Announces New Social Media Platform To Combat Big Tech ‘Tyranny’

Featured News·Politics·US and World News

Former President Donald Trump announced he is launching a new social media platform designed to compete with Big Tech. Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) announced Wednesday it was creating a new social…

October 21, 2021

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Hillsborough teen charged for selling pictures of young children on social media

Police Blotter

HILLSBOROUGH TWP., N.J. – Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Hillsborough Township Chief of Police Michael McMahon announced the arrest…

October 15, 2021

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Fresno Man Sentenced for Sexual Exploitation of Multiple Children Through Social Media Apps

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Fresno man was sentenced today to 55 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor and distribution of child [censored]ography. Jacob Blanco, 29, of Fresno, pleaded guilty…

October 13, 2021

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Man Sentenced to 55 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Multiple Children Through Social Media Apps

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A California man was sentenced today to 55 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for sexual exploitation of a minor and distribution of child [censored]ography. Jacob Blanco, 29,…

October 9, 2021

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Fresno Man Sentenced for Sexual Exploitation of Multiple Children Through Social Media Apps

Breaking News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Fresno man was sentenced today to 55 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor and distribution of child [censored]ography. Jacob Blanco, 29, of Fresno, pleaded guilty…

October 9, 2021

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Bipartisan coalition of attorneys general expresses support for Congressional hearings addressing youth social media use

Police Blotter·South Carolina News·Tech and Gaming

S COLUMBIA, S.C – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a bipartisan coalition of 52 attorneys general expressing strong support for the hearings being conducted by the U.S. Senate Committee addressing protection and safety of kids…

October 8, 2021

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Teen pleads guilty to stabbing incident that started as a social media dispute

New York News·Police Blotter

PEEKSKILL, NY – Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced that Peekskill resident Matthew Torres pled guilty to manslaughter for the stabbing death of a Peekskill teen. Torres, 18, pled guilty on…

October 7, 2021

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Four on probation charged for purporting to be gang members on social media

Georgia News·Police Blotter

ATHENS – Earlier this year, law enforcement was notified by the Henderson County Adult Probation Department that several probationers were appearing in social media videos purporting to be members of a gang in…

October 7, 2021

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Facebook Whistleblower’s Push For Stricter Social Media Regulation Is Raising Free Speech Concerns

US and World News

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified in front of a Senate Commerce subcommittee on Tuesday, urging lawmakers to pass legislation regulating Facebook and pushing for more aggressive censorship of misleading content. Haugen, who…

October 6, 2021

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Zuckerberg Apologizes After His Social Media Platforms Experience Massive Outage

Business News·Tech and Gaming

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg issued an apology late Monday after Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp all went down for several hours. “Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger are coming back online now,” Zuckerberg wrote in…

October 5, 2021

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US Authorities Seize 1.8 Million Illicit Pills Laced With Fentanyl, Point To Social Media For Rising Drug Traffic

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U.S. authorities criticized social media for an uptick in drug trafficking following a massive seizure of over a million fentanyl-laced pills and hundreds of drug dealer arrests. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)…

October 2, 2021

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Overwhelming Majority Of Voters ‘Very Nervous’ About Social Media’s Impact On Kids: POLL

Tech Industry Groups Sue Texas Over Anti-Censorship Social Media Law

Tech and Gaming·US and World News

Groups representing major tech companies filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the state of Texas over a social media law passed earlier this month that aimed to curb online censorship. The lawsuit, filed…

September 22, 2021

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Texas Governor Signs Law Preventing Social Media Companies From Banning People For Their Views

US and World News

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law Thursday preventing social media companies from banning users for their political views. The law, known as HB 20, prohibits social media platforms from banning…

September 10, 2021

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Chinese Bot Network Used Social Media To Encourage Asian American Protests, Researchers Find

US and World News

Ailan Evans on September 8, 2021 Thousands of fake pro-China accounts used dozens of social media platforms to mobilize Asian American protesters in the United States, according to a report by U.S.…

September 8, 2021

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East Harlem gang members busted after plotting their crimes on social media

Featured News·New York News·Police Blotter

Over a dozen members of the East Harlem, New York, “Chico Gang” were indicted in a joint investigation between police and prosecutors Wednesday, according to a press release from the Manhattan District…

August 19, 2021

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Illinois Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sending Threatening Communication Through Social Media

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – An Illinois man was sentenced today to 10 months in federal prison for sending a threatening message through social media to a West Virginia law enforcement officer. According to…

August 9, 2021

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New Jersey Man Sentenced to Prison after Pleading Guilty to Posting Restricted Information to Social Media

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PITTSBURGH – A resident of Paramus, New Jersey, pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court in relation to a charge of making restricted information publicly available, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman…

August 2, 2021

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