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Nov 28 2023
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Fargo couple arrested for allegedly sharing child pornography on Snapchat
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - A husband and wife are both facing felony charges after allegedly sharing photos containing child pornography on Snapchat, discussing the photos, and talking about performing sexual acts on children. Tracy Thomas and Cameron Thomas are each charged with one count of promoting or directing an obscene sexual performance by a minor and one count of possession of
Valley News Live
Nov 09 2023
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18-year-old sentenced to prison for Snapchat threats that closed public pool
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (WIBW) - An 18-year-old who caused a public pool in Leavenworth to temporarily close this summer has been sentenced to prison for threats he made. The Leavenworth County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Nov. 8, that Landen W. Burgess, 18, has been sentenced to 29 months - more than 2 years - in prison for an incident that happened over the summer. Burgess’
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Oct 30 2023
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Indianapolis Halloween party promoted through Snapchat before deadly shooting
A Halloween party on the northeast side of Indianapolis that ended in deadly gunfire early Sunday was promoted through the social media app Snapchat, according to investigators. A 16-year-old girl was killed and nine other people, including five juveniles, were injured in the shooting at a business park in the 5100 block of East 65th Street. The gunfire occurred inside a hair salon as well as
IndyStar
Sep 18 2023
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Twin Cities Men Illegally Sold Machineguns On Snapchat: Feds
Rafael Carter Wesley, 19, Kyrees Darious Johnson, 23, and Avont Akira Drayton, 22, each face one count of unlawful possession of machine guns. In March 2023, authorities began investigating a Snapchat group — called "BLICCS&STICCS3" — that they suspected of trafficking machineguns, firearms, and drugs in the Twin Cities metro area. Screenshots and videos showed people in the group selling
Patch.com
Sep 18 2023
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Teen charged with making gun threat on Snapchat outside Edina schools
CBS News (Online)
Sep 22 2023
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Alabama School District Promises ‘Disciplinary Action’ For Students’ Racist Snapchat Messages
Once again, Snapchat has become the platform of proof that anyone under the impression that racism is going to die out with older generations of white people is in for a rude awakening. It appears that white kids still view Snapchat as the perfect gathering space for Caucasian teens in predominately Caucasian school districts who stage mock slave auctions and George Floyd reenactments, use
News One
Sep 18 2023
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Twin Cities Men Operated Illegal Machine Gun Trafficking Network on SnapChat
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Three local men have been arrested following the disruption of an online machinegun distribution network. Rafael Carter Wesley, 19, Kyrees Darious Johnson, 22, and Avont Akira Drayton, 21, face charges of unlawful possession of machineguns. According to U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger, law enforcement detected a Snapchat group named “BLICCS&STICCS3,” which was suspected of
Shore News Network
Sep 17 2023
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3 Minnesota men operated machine gun distribution ring using Snapchat: Charges
Three men from the Twin Cities have been charged, accused of operating a machine gun distribution ring using Snapchat, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. A press release on Friday said law enforcement disrupted a social media-based machinegun distribution ring that resulted in charges against three men: Rafael Carter Wesley, 19; Kyrees Darious Johnson, 22; and Avont Akira Drayton, 21.
Fox9
Sep 18 2023
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Boy, 17, charged after posting Snapchat video of himself with gun outside Edina High School
EDINA, Minn. — Police say a Minneapolis boy's social media account made him easy to track down after some troubling threats. Edina High School and Valley View Middle School switched to online learning Friday because a 17-year-old posted a video of himself on Snapchat in the schools' parking lot holding a gun. Investigators say that Snapchat account was registered to an email address, which was
CBS News (Online)
Mar 14 2023
Analysis
Snapchat tried to make a safe AI. It chats with me about booze and sex.
Snapchat recently launched an artificial intelligence chatbot that tries to act like a friend. It built in some guardrails to make it safer for teens than other AI bots built on the tech that powers the buzzy ChatGPT.
Washington Post