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File photo. A Connecticut State Police trooper was reprimanded for violating agency policy with Facebook posts targeting state Attorney General William Tong, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and state policies on illegal immigration.Hearst Connecticut MediaA Connecticut State Police trooper was reprimanded for Facebook posts targeting state Attorney General William Tong, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and illegal immigration, according to an internal affairs report. The report says Trooper First Class John Myer violated the agency's personal social media policy, which says employees "should exercise caution" when posting "and should consider whether personal thoughts he or she publish (sic) may be misunderstood as expressing specific opinions of the agency." Article continues below this ad Myer, who could not be reached Wednesday, posted on his Facebook page on March 10, 2025:  “President Trump. When are you going to act on Connecticut’s Trust Act? When will you go after Attorney General Tong? How about drivers licenses to Illegals, given in all languages? What about our safe haven cities? Please help! CT spent 1.3 Billion on Illegals.  » Read More

MONTVALE, N.J.—An attorney for Mayor Michael Ghassali filed a motion May 21 to dismiss a First Amendment lawsuit against him by a Park Ridge resident who alleges the mayor restricted his right to free expression on an official government social media page. The attorney’s motion said legal documents seeking dismissal of the lawsuit will be filed in Superior Court on Thursday, July 2, and oral argument has been requested on the motion. Christopher Botta, of Botta McCaskey LLC, Ramsey, attorney for Ghassali, states that the mayor’s Facebook page is not an official government page, but rather his personal page, which provides a variety of updates on community news and events. Botta also notes that the borough has its own official Facebook page. Park Ridge resident Howard Fredrics, chairman of PKRG-TV, which serves the Borough of Park Ridge, filed a lawsuit March 3 in Superior Court against Ghassali, alleging that Ghassali’s blocking of him from the Facebook page violated his First Amendment rights. (See “Park Ridge resident sues Montvale mayor over Facebook blocking,” by Michael Olohan,  » Read More

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The Miami Hurricanes baseball team earned a bid to the 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament on Monday afternoon, securing the program’s 51st NCAA Tournament appearance. Miami was selected as the No. 2 seed in the Gainesville Regional and will join No. 1 seed Florida, No. 3 seed Troy and No. 4 seed Rider at Condron Family Ballpark in Gainesville, Fla. The Hurricanes will open regional play against Troy on Friday at 6 p.m., with live coverage on ESPN+ and WVUM 90.5 FM. The Hurricanes continue to rank third in NCAA Division I baseball history with 51 all-time NCAA Tournament appearances. To stay up to date with the University of Miami baseball team, be sure to follow @canesbaseball on Instagram, X and Facebook. JD ARTEAGA | NCAA SELECTION SHOW PRESS CONFERENCE  » Read More

A Michigan man was sentenced to life in prison after he shot and killed a Facebook marketplace seller during an argument regarding whether a ...  » Read More

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QUEZON CITY – The Social Security System (SSS) reaffirmed its commitment to faster and more responsive public service as it joins the Anti-Red Tape Authority (Arta) in celebrating its 8th anniversary on Friday, May 22. SSS president and chief executive officer (CEO) Robert Joseph M. de Claro said the agency continues to strengthen frontline services, simplify processes, and modernize systems to better respond to member concerns, in line with the shared goal of improving government service delivery for Filipinos. “As one of the country’s largest public service institutions, SSS recognizes that every transaction affects the daily lives of our members. We continue to improve our systems, processes, and frontline services because faster and more responsive government service is not only an operational goal, but a public responsibility,” de Claro said. “The agency’s strong financial performance in 2025 has strengthened its capacity to expand member assistance programs and accelerate reforms aimed at improving service delivery”, de Claro added. In 2025, SSS posted a net income of P142.97 billion while its Reserve Fund surpassed the P1 trillion mark for the first time in the institution’s history,  » Read More

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia is mulling over possible legal action against Facebook for its “lack of cooperation” towards efforts to address online scams on the platform, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil on May 24. Datuk Fahmi said he will leave it to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to get in touch with the social media giant on the matter. “In my opinion, legal action may have to be taken, but I leave it to the MCMC on this, and give them (Facebook) a last opportunity to prove that they do want to cooperate with the government,” he told reporters after attending a multi-agency retreat on anti-scam measures on May 24. Mr Fahmi said that 271,472 takedown requests for harmful content across all online platforms were made between Jan 1 and May 23 in 2026. Of this number, 91 per cent of the requests comprised scams and online gambling-related content. According to the minister, 81 per cent of the online gambling content and 58 per cent of the online scam content was on Facebook.  » Read More

Warn those who 'share' or 'like' it may face legal action PUBLISHED : 24 May 2026 at 19:10 (Photo: 123rf) Cyber police are investigating the source of a URL linked to a social media livestream featuring obscene content, while warning that people who like or share such material could also face legal action. The sex livestream was widespread, worming its way into many popular pages. Watchers included Drama-addict and the Disease Control Department. Pol Maj Gen Chatchaphanthakan Klaiklueng, deputy commissioner of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), said on Sunday that officers had been ordered to examine the URL involved in the explicit livestream on Facebook on Saturday night, to determine who owned the page and identify the individuals appearing in it. He said that if the page owner or the people featured in the broadcast are Thai nationals or are in Thailand they would face prosecution under the Computer Crime Act for importing false and obscene information into a computer system. Authorities would pursue the case to the fullest extent of the law,  » Read More

Pictured are (back row from left) Jozet Stinson, DJ Helton, Peighten Burden, Wyatt Davis, Carter Oglesbee, Lexy Tilton, McKayla Bradley, Mariah Burns (front row, from left) Makenzie Firebaugh, Jaylin Hendrickson, Kaylee Newman, Allison Stansbery, Evalyn Hernandez-Retterer, Mali Peoples, and Ella Blair. ODOT announces winning designs from districtwide program LIMA, Ohio (Friday, May 22, 2026) - The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1 is excited to reveal this year's winners of the annual Paint-the-Plow contest. Voting closed at 3 p.m. on May 20. Upper Scioto Valley High School art students' plow featuring the Declaration of Independence earned the most votes in both the ODOT's Choice award and the People's Choice award. The artwork earned 1,515 votes on Facebook in total likes, shares, and comments, taking home the People's Choice Award and it received the most votes from ODOT personnel during the annual roadeo held on May 12. People's Choice Winners (as voted on the Facebook page) First place: Upper Scioto Valley High School - Declaration of Independence with 1,515 votes.  » Read More

At first social media felt like connection. We shared with friends, family, old classmates, made new friends, shared projects and mile stones, dumb jokes, and gossip.  Even better was reconnecting with people we had not seen in decades around our digital campfire. Popularity required the platforms to become enormous.  There were servers to be paid for, the investors expected returns, and staff needed to be paid. So the creators had the machine measure attention, note reaction, and examine how long  and what we looked at.  Our own content became the platform’s data for engagement monetization. And the platforms evolved and evolved and evolved, not because some evil genius wanted the destruction of civilization, but because the systems naturally optimized toward whatever kept people staring at the screen longest.  And demolition is profitable only for a few. And the crazy thing is that fear, anger, identity, validation, outrage, nostalgia, desire, or really anything that gets a rise out of you has become the true currency of attention. Our feed stopped feeling like connection when we didn’t provide acceptable or enough content,  » Read More