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Lawsuit alleges Discord, Roblox failed to protect Galveston County girl from sexual abuse
Read full article: Lawsuit alleges Discord, Roblox failed to protect Galveston County girl from sexual abuseThe lawsuit, filed by Anapol Weiss, comes after several similar lawsuits against the platforms in the cases of a 13-year-old New Jersey boy and a Florida girl.
‘Pedo Lives Matter’: 35-year-old Spring man sentenced after distributing child pornography via chatrooms
Read full article: ‘Pedo Lives Matter’: 35-year-old Spring man sentenced after distributing child pornography via chatroomsThe investigation revealed that the man was preying on children in chatrooms such as Kik and Discord while also showing sexual interest in one of his minor female relatives.
What is the Discord app? And why parents should be aware of it
Read full article: What is the Discord app? And why parents should be aware of itIn today’s world, there are so many social media apps that are being downloaded to cellphone as a progressive way of communicating with friends, families and even strangers from miles and miles away.
TikTok is laying off dozens of workers as the tech industry continues to shed jobs in the new year
Read full article: TikTok is laying off dozens of workers as the tech industry continues to shed jobs in the new yearTikTok is laying off dozens of workers in its advertising and sales unit, becoming the latest tech company to trim jobs in the new year.
After secret documents leak, Pentagon plans tighter controls to protect classified information
Read full article: After secret documents leak, Pentagon plans tighter controls to protect classified informationThe Pentagon is announcing its plans for tightening protections of classified information following the explosive leaks of hundreds of intelligence documents that were accessed through security gaps at a Massachusetts Air National Guard base.
A 13-year-old boy was groomed publicly on Twitter and kidnapped, despite numerous chances to stop it
Read full article: A 13-year-old boy was groomed publicly on Twitter and kidnapped, despite numerous chances to stop itThe 13-year-old Utah boy hung out in the typical online spaces for someone his age: The chat app Discord. The gaming platform Roblox. And, of course, Twitter.
Leak suspect yearned to join military but then regretted it
Read full article: Leak suspect yearned to join military but then regretted itThe Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of leaking highly classified documents that have caused an international uproar had set his sights on joining the military from an early age.
Guardsman arrested in leak of classified military documents
Read full article: Guardsman arrested in leak of classified military documentsA Massachusetts Air National Guard member has been arrested in connection with the disclosure of highly classified military documents about the Ukraine war and other top national security issues.
Buffalo shooter let some people see plans just before attack
Read full article: Buffalo shooter let some people see plans just before attackShortly before police say he opened fire, the white gunman accused of killing 10 Black people at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket allowed a small group of people to see his long-simmering plans for the attack, which he had been chronicling for months in a private, online diary.
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Online bans fail to silence US extremists drawn to protests
Read full article: Online bans fail to silence US extremists drawn to protestsFor months, the nationwide protests against racial injustice and COVID-19 lockdown orders have attracted all manner of extremists using online platforms to plan, coordinate and drum up support for their activities. One of the posts about the Kenosha shooting said one of Jake's guys provided unspecified medical care while the other was escorting the kid to safety," presumably referring to Rittenhouse. To avoid the ban, some boogaloo groups relaunched pages under innocuous sounding names. An Aug. 12 report by the Tech Transparency Project found that Facebook's slow and ineffective response has allowed many boogaloo groups to avoid detection using simple re-branding techniques. It's pretty obvious that they're just saying that because they're worried they're going to be removed from the service," she said.