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Snapchat Logo (Unsplash) A 35-year-old Florida man is facing decades in prison after a cyber tip involving his social media activity led state agents to a stash of illegal materials depicting the sexual abuse of both children and animals. Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the charges against Brent Wells, of Oxford, who now faces 14 felony counts following an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). The probe began on December 3, 2025, after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) flagged suspicious activity on Wells’ Snapchat account. According to investigators, the tip indicated that sexual abuse materials were being uploaded to the platform. READ: 43 Children Rescued In ‘Northern Lights’ Mission Across Florida, Louisiana, And Mississippi Agents arrested Wells two days later on December 5. Following the arrest, authorities executed a search warrant on Wells’ cell phone, where they allegedly discovered additional files confirming the possession of illicit content. “Trading in this offensive and disgusting material revictimizes the children who were forced to participate in its production and exploits helpless animals who are unable to speak for themselves,” Uthmeier said in a statement. “We have zero tolerance for this depraved behavior in Florida. Our prosecutors

West Des Moines man sentenced to 35 years for exploiting minors online COMPLAINT, HIS PRELIMINARY HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 29TH. NEW AT SIX A WEST DES MOINES MAN WILL SERVE 35 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO SEXUALLY EXPLOIT MINORS AND FOR POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. FEDERAL AUTHORITIES SAY 28 YEAR OLD NICHOLAS STANLEY USED SNAPCHAT AND INSTAGRAM TO EXPLOIT MULTIPLE MINORS OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS. HE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED SEXUALLY EXPLICIT IMAGES AND VIDEOS, AND THREATENED TO MAKE THAT CONTENT PUBLIC IF THE MINORS STOPPED SENDING HIM THOSE IMAGES. STANLEY WAS ALSO ORDERED TO PAY $50,000. HE WILL SERVE T West Des Moines man sentenced to 35 years for exploiting minors online Updated: 9:48 PM CST Dec 18, 2025 Editorial Standards ⓘ A West Des Moines man has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for using social media to sexually exploit minors and for possessing child pornography. Federal authorities said 28-year-old Nicklas Stanley used Snapchat and Instagram over several years to exploit multiple minors, requesting and receiving sexually explicit images and videos and threatening to make the content public if the victims stopped complying.In addition to the prison sentence, Stanley was also ordered

Since 2013, Billboard has been using YouTube streams as one of the factors that help decide the magazine's charts. In Wednesday YouTube announced that it would no longer provide data to Billboard because of the "outdated" way that the magazine gives greater weight to paid-subscriber streams than to ad-supported ones. As of Jan. 16, YouTube will stop delivering data to Billboard. In a blog post yesterday, the veteran music executive Lyor Cohen, currently global head of music for YouTube, wrote: Billboard uses an outdated formula that weights subscription-supported streams higher than ad-supported. This doesn't reflect how fans engage with music today and ignores the massive engagement from fans who don’t have a subscription. Streaming is the primary way people experience music, making up 84% of U.S. recorded music revenue. We’re simply asking that every stream is counted fairly and equally, whether it is subscription-based or ad-supported — because every fan matters and every play should count. A day before that announcement, Billboard announced a change in its chart tabulation, which leans more heavily toward streaming but which put even more weight on paid streams as opposed to ad-supported ones. (Billboard first began weighing paid streams more heavily in 2018.) It

T.A.T.u’s 2002 anthem “All The Things She Said” served as one of the best needle drops on television this year, soundtracking a pivotal moment in last week’s episode of Heated Rivalry , and now its streams are skyrocketing. According to data Spotify shared with The Hollywood Reporter, the song’s streams on the platform have more than doubled, rising 135 percent in the U.S. since the fourth episode’s release on Dec. 12. “All The Things She Said” currently has over 700 million total streams on Spotify. Discoveries of the song have jumped by 200 percent, Spotify said, with Gen Z accounting for 60 percent of those discoveries. If you’re on Heated Rivalry TikTok, the algorithm has likely served up an edit to the song or a clip from the pivotal scene in the show. The show’s fourth episode used both t.A.T.u and British artist Harrison’s versions of the song. Aside from the song itelf, Spotify says the audiobook for Heated Rivalry, the Rachel Reid novel the show is based on, has also seen a massive increase in the lead up and airing of the Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie-fronted series. Audiobook streams on Spotify of the book have increased by 1,500

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"Chuwi has an exciting vision and unique sound, and we're committed to supporting them," says executive George Prajin. Double P Management has signed Puerto Rican indie band Chuwi after a breakout year for the rising four-piece, Billboard can exclusively announce. Co-founded by Mexican superstar Peso Pluma and industry executive George Prajin, the management firm is broadening its roster with this addition. “At Double P Management, our priority is helping artists grow authentically while giving them the tools and freedom to fully express who they are,” stated Prajin in a press release. “Chuwi has an exciting vision and unique sound, and we’re committed to supporting them as they enter this next phase of their global journey.” Related The announcement follows a landmark year for Chuwi, which is comprised of Willy Aldarondo, Lorén Aldarondo, Wester J. Aldarondo, and Adrián López. This summer, the band performed alongside global superstar Bad Bunny during his sold-out residency at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot. They also featured on his Billboard 200 No. 1-charting album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, with the breezy fan-favorite “Weltita,” a buoyant pop track that peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 8 on the Hot

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This week's ThreatsDay Bulletin tracks how attackers keep reshaping old tools and finding new angles in familiar systems. Small changes in tactics are stacking up fast, and each one hints at where the next big breach could come from. From shifting infrastructures to clever social hooks, the week's activity shows just how fluid the threat landscape has become. Here's the full rundown of what moved in the cyber world this week. International scam ring busted Authorities from the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, and Ukraine, along with Eurojust, took action against a criminal network operating call centers in Dnipro, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Kyiv that scammed more than 400 victims across Europe out of more than €10 million ($11.7 million). "The criminal group established a professional organisation with employees who received a percentage of the proceeds for each completed scam," Eurojust said. "The fraudsters used various scams, such as posing as police officers to withdraw money using their victims' cards and details, or pretending that their victims' bank accounts had been hacked. They convinced their victims to transfer large sums of money from their 'compromised' bank accounts to 'safe' bank accounts controlled by the network. They also lured victims into downloading remote access

First we had Spotify Wrapped, then Snapchat Wrapped and YouTube Wrapped – and now it’s time to say hello to LinkedIn Wrapped 2025. Yes, it’s actually a real thing, and here’s how to get it. LinkedIn’s Year In Review gives you a recap of your year on the website, highlighting all kinds of things, including how many times you went on the site, the peak times you used LinkedIn and the total number of posts you shared. It also tells you how many comments you made, the total number of new connections and how many impressions your profile received overall. Then, you’ll get a personality that describes the way you used LinkedIn. Credit: LinkedIn Plus, LinkedIn Wrapped gives you some historic stats too, like the exact date you joined LinkedIn and your first ever connection on the website. All of it is compiled into a nice highlight reel that can be shared on social media, and it’s really easy to find. Here’s how to get your LinkedIn Wrapped 2025 To see your LinkedIn Year In Review, open the LinkedIn app and click ‘Home’ in the bottom bar. There should be a banner at the top of the screen titled “Year