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Judge allows lawsuit against Snapchat from dead kids' families to move forward
Relatives of over 60 young people who died from fentanyl overdoses sued the company, saying it provided a defective product that facilitates the trade of illegal drugs.
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Man Arrested For Possession of Child Porn on Snapchat in South Florida
Police arrested a 20-year-old for possession of child pornography in Pompano Beach after several cyber tips from Snapchat.
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Snapchat to Release Free AI Chatbot for All Users
Snap is officially rolling out its free AI chatbot for all Snapchat users, becoming the latest company to dabble in artificial intelligence tools.
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Snap Stock Surges on Report That Biden May Ban TikTok
Shares in U.S. social media firms Snap and Meta jumped after a report indicated that the Biden Administration could ban TikTok.
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New Twist in Snapchat Blackmail Sextortion Scheme Targeting Teens
The I-Team’s Sarah Wallace has the latest on a frightening social media extortion scheme, involving a teenager targeted through Snapchat. The young man’s family reached out after seeing a nearly identical story — but this time, there’s a “real-time” twist.
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Teen Extorted in Snapchat Catfishing Scheme Involving Explicit Photos, Family Says
A New York teen said a girl who added him on Snapchat sent explicit photos and asked him to send some back — but those pics fell right into the trap of an extortionist posing as the “girl,” who demanded hundreds of dollars to prevent them from being shared
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Teens Extorted in Snapchat Catfishing Scheme
In the scheme, the teens are being enticed to send explicit photos through social media, and then are blackmailed. Law enforcement is now issuing a warning to families in Poughkeepsie. The I-Team’s Sarah Wallace reports.