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Inside Teen Life on Snapchat: Friendship, Flirting, and the Rise of Tech-Facilitated Abuse

CoE-EDP, VisionRI | Updated: 04-01-2026 09:25 IST | Created: 04-01-2026 09:25 IST Researchers from University College London’s Centre for Multidisciplinary and Intercultural Inquiry and Institute of Education, together with scholars from Western University in Canada and Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, set out to understand how Snapchat shapes teenage relationships, intimacy, and harm. Their study focuses on British teens aged 13 to 18 and was conducted after COVID-19 lockdowns, when young people spent more time online. Rather than treating Snapchat as simply a risky app, the researchers show how it has become a core part of teenage social life, influencing how young people make friends, flirt, explore sexuality, and experience abuse. Everyday Connection and New Friendships For most participants, Snapchat was an essential communication tool. Teens described using it constantly to message friends, share jokes, send photos, and feel close to others, especially during lockdown when face-to-face contact was limited. The app’s disappearing messages and casual photo-sharing felt less pressured than other platforms, making it easier to be spontaneous and “real.” At the same time, Snapchat encouraged teens to connect with people they did not fully know. The “Quick Add” feature suggested new contacts based on mutual friends, and many

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Georgia man arrested for asking Galliano teen for sexual photos on Snapchat, police say

LAFOURCHE PARISH (WVUE) - A Georgia man has been arrested for asking a Lafourche Parish teenage girl for sexual photos and videos, police say. Robert Itter, 69, of Rossville, Georgia, faces multiple sex offenses following the investigation. He was booked on two counts of computer-aided solicitation for sexual purposes, 12 counts of pornography involving juveniles, and 13 counts of indecent behavior with juveniles. Bail is set at $150,000. Detectives began an investigation earlier this year after learning a 15-year-old girl from Galliano had been messaging adult men on Snapchat. They learned she had also sent and received sexual messages, photos and videos. After a thorough investigation, which involved downloading information from the girl’s cell phone and getting search warrants for Snapchat and email accounts, detectives identified Itter as a suspect. Detectives learned that sexual content was allegedly sent and received after the girl told Itter her age. Detectives got a warrant for Itter’s arrest and additional search warrants for his home. With the help of the Walker County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia, Itter was arrested on December 8, 2025. He was brought to Louisiana and taken to the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex on Jan. 2. See a spelling or grammar

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Kean Tops Men’s Basketball to Open 2026 in 74-69 Outcome – Ithaca College Athletics

HOBOKEN, N.J. – The Ithaca College men's basketball team began the 2026 portion of its season on January 2 against Kean University in Hoboken, N.J. and fell to the Cougars, 74-69. Ithaca is now 2-7 on the season. The game began with numerous Bomber scoring opportunities while Kean's Breslin Crump netted the first basket of the game with a 3-pointer a minute and a half in. Back-to-back layups from Jaylon O'Neal kicked off Ithaca's scoring. O'Neal was followed up by Yoav Regev, making a layup of his own, as the Bombers took their first lead of the game, 6-5, with 16:08 remaining. Out of a timeout, Ithaca's solid ball movement led to its first successful 3-pointer of the game from Cole Wissink. Nick Lemmond, Chris Leysath, and Evan Cabral all netted unanswered shots to give the Bombers a 14-0 run as they attempted to pull away from Kean with an early 16-5 lead. The Cougars' Kereem Irby put an end to the Bombers' run as he put in a layup with just under 14 minutes remaining.   » Read More

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Mother and toddler missing from Champlin, authorities worried for their safety – KSTP

UPDATE: The Champlin Police Department has canceled the alert for Maige Yang and De’Ali Delgado, stating that they were found and interviewed by authorities. KSTP’s initial story on their disappearance can be read below. The Champlin police are asking for help to find a 23-year-old mother and her young daughter. A Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) missing person alert says that the pair were last seen on Dec. 28 and last communicated with family on Dec. 30. Maige Yang and her one-and-a-half-year-old daughter De’Ali Delgado are believed to be in the Glendale, Arizona, area. Law enforcement says they are very concerned about their safety based on communications provided by the family. Yang, who is five feet tall and 90 pounds, was thought to last be wearing a black jacket, green sweatpants and a green t-shirt. Both have brown hair and brown eyes. If anyone has information on their whereabouts, call the Hennepin County Dispatch at 952-258-5321. For Related Stories: BCA  Champlin  Missing Adult  Missing Child  » Read More

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Fireworks cause blaze in Cobb County

Posted By: Larry Felton Johnson January 3, 2026 By Mark Woolsey Cobb County firefighters quickly extinguished a blaze they say was caused by spent fireworks early on New Year’s Day. Fire Lt. Stephen Bennett says a neighbor called 9-1-1 to report the blaze on Silver Leaf Drive at roughly 5 a.m. Thursday. Bennett says arriving crews found the blaze had spread up the roof line and was heading toward the home’s chimney. After they extinguished the exterior blaze, crews went inside and found some hot spots and damage near the chimney. “The homeowner stated they had been shooting fireworks during the night and placed the spent ones in a garbage can, and the garbage can is where the fire started,” Bennett told the Courier. No injuries were reported.

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21 former Dodgers still available in free agency as offseason reaches 2026 – Chat Sports

Here we are in 2026. The Los Angeles Dodgers still feel like an unstoppable baseball corporation masquerading as a baseball team, and yet the rumor mill keeps pulling us back into the past. Yes, nostalgia season is in full bloom, and suddenly half the remaining free-agent market looks like a Dodger Stadium alumni mixer. Let’s take a look at a few of the familiar faces still out there — and explore whether any of them should actually return to Chavez Ravine.21 former Dodgers still available in free agency as offseason reaches 2026Kiké HernándezLet’s just say it now: it would somehow be shocking if Kiké didn’t walk back into the Dodgers clubhouse at some point before Opening Day.  » Read More

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