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Jtkphotoz/Getty Images In the past few years, location sharing has become increasingly common. The feature is now integrated into many messaging and social media apps, such as WhatsApp, Instagram, and Snapchat, and you'll also find it in navigation apps like Google Maps and Waze. Location sharing is undoubtedly useful, allowing you to share your precise location with family, friends, and people you trust. Given how widely the feature is integrated and used, people may not think twice about enabling or using location sharing. But the feature has its downsides, and anyone who values safety and privacy should not overlook them. The biggest risk of location sharing is that it can reveal your precise location to people you may not know or trust, if configured certain ways. This means others can get an idea of where you live, your place of work, and spots you frequently visit. If this information falls into the wrong hands, it can be used for stalking, harassment, impersonation attempts, scams, and even theft. Besides, it's not just the other person who has access to your location — the app you are using may also have access to that data. And if the app is compromised, threat

Snap disclosed on July 16, 2026 that Snapchat+ and its wider subscription business now count more than 25 million subscribers worldwide, a figure the company framed as proof that a paid layer can sit on top of a free social product without eroding it. The update, published on the Snap Inc. Newsroom under the title "Checking in on Snapchat+," arrives four years after the service first went live and at a moment when brand-oriented advertising has been the softer half of Snap's revenue picture. The company positioned the milestone less as a headline number and more as a lesson in what people will pay for. According to Snap, the subscription suite has grown to "more than 25 million subscribers globally, becoming an early example of how a paid layer can complement, not complicate, a free consumer social experience." That framing matters because the tension it describes - charging some users without alienating everyone else - is the central design problem facing every social platform now testing premium tiers. What Snap said The Newsroom post is not an earnings release and carries no fresh financial breakdown. It reads instead as a product-and-strategy reflection, attributed to the company and accompanied by a video

Manitoba A Manitoba man has been sentenced to a dozen years behind bars for luring and sexually abusing two girls, ages 12 and 13, he met through social media. Nathan Donovan Marinko, 24, previously pleaded guilty to 5 offences Bryce Hoye · CBC News · Posted: Jul 17, 2026 4:09 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago Listen to this article Estimated 6 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Nathan Donovan Marinko previously pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual interference and single counts of luring, making child sexual abuse imagery and possessing child sexual abuse imagery. (Turgut Yeter) WARNING | The following contains graphic details of child sexual abuse. A Manitoba man has been sentenced to a dozen years behind bars for luring and sexually abusing two girls, ages 12 and 13, he met through social media. Nathan Donovan Marinko, 24, was sentenced this week. He lured the girls through Snapchat and Instagram and recorded himself sexually abusing them, a written decision by provincial court Judge Lisa LaBossiere states. "The harm is profound, multifaceted and long-term,"

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Snapchat now has a way to prove what social advertisers have long been asked to take on faith: that an ad seen on a phone can be tied directly to a pair of sneakers purchased in a store. On July 14, Snap announced a new integration with DICK'S Sporting Goods and data identity company LiveRamp that connects Snapchat ad-impression data to verified in-store and online purchase records inside a secure data clean room — making closed-loop attribution available to all U.S. advertisers on the platform for the first time. The announcement is immediately relevant for any brand that sells through DICK'S and has been skeptical about committing performance-budget dollars to Snapchat. The integration is now live and accessible, per the Snapchat for Business announcement. What Closed-Loop Attribution Actually Means: Why It Matters Now For years, social platforms including Snapchat have occupied what advertisers call the "upper funnel" — a polite way of saying the platform helps build brand awareness but cannot conclusively show what gets purchased afterward. That measurement gap has kept social ad budgets more modest than platforms like Snap would prefer, because brands with finite dollars tend to prioritize channels where they can draw a straight line between

by WKRC Thu, July 16, 2026 at 1:34 PM Gwynne will officially open July 28 at 610 Main St. in the historic Gwynne Building, offering breakfast, brunch, dinner, cocktails and private dining. (Cincinnati's Fidelity Hotel) CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new restaurant celebrating the flavors and traditions of the Ohio River Valley is set to open later this month inside downtown Cincinnati's Fidelity Hotel. Gwynne will officially open July 28 at 610 Main St. in the historic Gwynne Building, offering breakfast, brunch, dinner, cocktails and private dining. Led by Cincinnati native Executive Chef Brad Bernstein, the restaurant will feature a seasonally inspired contemporary American menu built around locally sourced ingredients from regional farms and producers. Signature dishes include fried green tomatoes with Appalachian sassafras cream, pork belly with sweet corn and maque choux, and sweet corn and crab bisque. The beverage program also pays tribute to Cincinnati, with cocktails inspired by the city's neighborhoods, history and bourbon heritage. “Gwynne is an opportunity to celebrate those influences through a restaurant that feels unmistakably at home in Cincinnati,” Bernstein said in a media release. “Our goal is to honor the Ohio River Valley while bringing a fresh perspective to the table.”

VERNON — A Southington man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a minor in 2020, officials say. Cody Cutler, 28, was found guilty of second-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor in state Superior Court in Rockville Wednesday, the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice said in a news release. Officials said evidence at trial showed that Cutler used the social media messaging platform Snapchat to meet the minor victim on Dec. 18, 2020, and subsequently sexually assaulted her. They said the minor victim immediately reported the assault and was taken to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, where treatment provided physical evidence corroborating their report. Cutler's sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 23, officials said.

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The UK government said Tuesday it will introduce an overnight social media curfew for children aged 16 and 17, after Prime Minister Keir Starmer last month announced an under-16 social media ban. In the latest crackdown on children's access to addictive apps, the government said there will be a curfew for teenagers aged 16 and 17 on platforms like Instagram and Facebook, between midnight and 6:00 am. The government also announced plans for a default setting that will disable addictive features like infinite scrolling for older teenagers. Users will be able to switch off these settings, however, with critics saying they would be ineffective. It was not clear how these changes would be enforced. Last month, the UK became the latest to ban social media sites including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook for under-16s, in changes set to come into effect early 2027. "Even as young people gain greater independence at 16, they should still be protected from the most addictive online features that can have a harmful impact on their wellbeing," technology minister Liz Kendall said in a statement. "These measures will be crucial in helping young people get the sleep they need, focus on school and college