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Snapchat has launched a range of tools designed to help fight bullying on its platform ahead of world mental health day. An in-app campaign with PROJECT ROCKIT, helping give Snapchatters tactics for responding to bullying with a Lens, Filter and Stickers. The filter presents users with prompts to screenshot and report any bullying that users see on the platform. “As Australia’s youth-driven movement against (cyber)bullying, PROJECT ROCKIT is proud to team up with Snap to build meaningful in-app resources to empower teens to challenge bullying. Through the use of Augmented Reality, this new lens, filter and stickers does so much more than “teaching” teens about (cyber)bullying by actually giving them the opportunity to practice strategies to make a difference when someone needs it most,” said Lucy Thomas OAM, co-founder and CEO of Project Rokit. Plus, new content has been added to the ‘Here for You’ section on Snapchat. Created with headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation, and ReachOut, covering topics such as being a good friend, tackling stress, and maintaining a healthy headspace. ‘Here for You’ was launched in 2020, providing in-app support to Snapchatters who may be experiencing a mental health or emotional crisis, with links to relevant resources…

WILMINGTON — Wil­mington Police continue to investigate after a football game played in Woburn reportedly led to racial slurs and threats being made on the field and on social media.Wilmington Police Chief Joseph Desmond called it a “complicated” situation. Woburn players alleged to channel 7News that Wilmington players used racial slurs against them during the game.Officials working the game reportedly told Wilmington parents they didn’t hear nor were aware any such language was used. Wil­mington parents in at­tendance also alleged that no racially insensitive language was used.The alleged incident al­so made its way onto so­cial media when some of the players reportedly used Snapchat to make threats against other players. The chief said he believes the social me­dia taunts and threats went back-and-forth be­tween both Wilmington and Woburn players (many Wilmington parents, however, deny those allegations and suggested the Woburn players sent the threatening Snap­chat messages).Some of the messages reportedly contained threats involving knives and guns, though Chief Desmond could not confirm or deny that as this is an on-going investigation. Currently, police are trying to determine what is and what isn’t a legal threat (as opposed to general taunting that can occur between opponents).As far as the Snapchat messages…

This week's most interesting opinion and analysis: A coup, a Russian collapse, and why we should stop fearing a nuclear strike  Here we round up some of this week's most interesting takes and analysis on the conflict...Could there be a coup?Russian-born historian Sergey Radchenko, in an article for Foreign Affairs, on the prospect of a coup and what might come after Putin..."Even if Putin's deputies conclude they want Putin out, removing him from power will be difficult. Moscow has experienced no coup attempts, successful or unsuccessful, since the Soviet Union fell."Successors may well break with the behaviour of predecessors when convenient. That means that Putin's eventual replacement does not have to be invested in his neo-imperialist agenda. "Indeed, were Putin ousted, his successors would likely blame Ukraine on his decisions and try to begin with a clean slate."Is Russia's military collapsing in Ukraine?Ed Arnold, research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, said Ukraine's counteroffensive had now achieved its "primary political objective", of "showing the West that it can take back territory - and using the weapons systems provided to do that".He went on: "Now they're moving for more military objectives. First, to liberate towns and cities, as many as possible, before…

An eastern Oregon man has been charged after federal prosecutors say he sexually abused two minors he met on Snapchat and took them across state lines. He now faces up to life in prison. The Department of Justice said Albert Wayne Johnson, 40, of La Grande is charged with coercing and enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity and transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual conduct. The investigation started on Aug. 8 when, according to DOJ, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of two minors abandoned at Barton Park in Boring. The children allegedly told deputies they met Johnson on Snapchat and that he had taken them from Washington State through Idaho and into Oregon. They children allegedly claimed that Johnson abused them both multiple times during the trip. RELATED: Bend Police posing as minors arrest 28 in four-month sex crimes sting RELATED: Terrebonne man arrested for child sex abuse; Police say more victims possible Stops along the way included a motel in Othello, Wash., and a campground in La Grande, the DOJ alleges. Johnson then allegedly left he children at a campsite in Barton Park and did not return. During…

Sacramento man Andrew Jace Larrabure-Tumaon pleaded guilty to unlawfully making ghost guns and selling the firearms in Snapchat videos.

OSHKOSH – A Kimberly High School teacher is charged with child enticement for a series of messages he shared with students he knew from working at Winneconne High School.Brian Brown, 24, faces charges in Winnebago County for child enticement-prostitution, soliciting intimate representation from a minor, exposing a child to harmful material and disorderly conduct.He was arrested by the Winneconne Police Department Oct. 1. Kimberly High School announced it had placed Brown on administrative leave Sept. 30.On Sept. 28, the Winneconne High School principal contacted Winneconne police to discuss screenshots of Snapchat messages sent by Brown to a 16-year-old high school student, according to a criminal complaint.The girl had shared five screenshots with the principal. All of the pictures showed a shirtless man, whom officers identified as Brown, sitting in a chair. The images had suggestive captions, including "Come Cuddle," "Your hot" (misspelling you're) and "Wanna make out," according to the complaint. The student told the principal Brown had sent the Snapchat images directly to her over the summer.The student told police Brown added her and some other classmates on Snapchat a few days before school ended in the spring. She said his messages were initially friendly, "just asking how they were doing or how things…

Jozias “JoJo” Aragon of Denver appeared to be at a crossroads, planning a 15th birthday party with one group of friends but selling guns and on the fringe of gang life with another.The second group got the last word.That's according to the probable cause affidavit written by Denver Police homicide detectives outlining the murder case against 17-year-old Diego E. Lopez, who will be charged as an adult.  Denver District Attorney Beth McCann published the affidavit today, six days after Lopez's arrest.It was the most violent murder a seasoned homicide detective had ever seen in more than 100 investigations. Lopez, according to the warrant, shot Aragon in the back, stabbed him, pistol-whipped him so hard the gun broke and then stomped on his face at least 5 times with his Nike Air Force 1 tennis shoes. Lopez then took photos of bloody evidence and displayed them on Snapchat, before quickly deleting them.The boy's small body (he was 5'2" 90 pounds) was left near the baseball diamond at the Southwest Recreation Center at 9200 W. Saratoga Place, Denver, Aug. 8 — where it was found a short time later.The 17 year old was arrested Sept. 30 but McCann Thursday announced that he would…

By Brendan Pierson – A lawsuit filed in San Francisco on Tuesday accuses online gaming firm Roblox Corp of enabling a California girl’s sexual and financial exploitation by adult men. The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco Superior Court, also targets online chat company Discord Inc, Snapchat parent Snap Inc and Instagram parent Meta Platforms Inc. Snap and Meta are already facing dozens of similar lawsuits. Meta declined to comment. Roblox and Snap could not immediately be reached.A Discord spokesperson said the company has a “zero-tolerance policy for anyone who endangers or sexualizes children” but declined to comment directly on the lawsuit.According to the lawsuit, which was seen by Reuters, the girl, S.U., was born in 2009 and began using Roblox when she was nine or ten years old. Roblox is popular with children under 13 but also has adult users.Starting in early 2020, S.U. came into contact with adult men through Roblox, who encouraged her to sign up for Discord, Snapchat and Instagram to communicate with them, according to the lawsuit. None of the companies required parental consent, and Discord did not verify S.U.‘s age even though it said it did not allow users under 13 years old, the lawsuit…

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is transformed like you've never seen it before ahead of major TV eventThe Sydney Harbour Bridge will now resemble the Númenor gates on SnapchatThe company's landmark technology allows the scene to transform on camera It will be available between October 6-22 to celebrate Rings of Power finaleThe Prime series is the most expensive ever made and drew in tens of millionsBy Belinda Cleary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 18:05 EDT, 5 October 2022 | Updated: 18:10 EDT, 5 October 2022 The Sydney Harbour Bridge is to undergo a 'Middle Earth makeover' ahead of Amazon Prime Video's Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power finale on October 14.The dramatic transformation of the iconic Australian landmark reflects the enormous popularity of the television series, which attracted over 25million fans within 24 hours of its release.But like everything Tolkein, the transformation is a thing of fantasy so will only be viewable through an augmented reality lens on Snapchat. Scroll down for video  The Sydney Harbour Bridge is being transformed to resemble the gates of Númenor from Prime video's Rings of Power seriesSpeaking to FEMAIL Head of Prime Video Australia and New Zealand, Hushidar Kharas revealed the team's excitement at being able to…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —Andrew Jace Larrabure-Tuma, 20, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to unlawful dealing and manufacturing firearms, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, Larrabure-Tuma used Snapchat to advertise guns for sale. During the investigation, Larrabure-Tuma sold guns to undercover officers and a confidential informant. Larrabure-Tuma, who could not legally purchase a gun in the state of California, ordered kits from the internet, including from a company called Polymer80, a licensed firearms manufacturer in Nevada, and manufactured his own firearms and then sold the guns he had manufactured. A search warrant was executed at Larrabure-Tuma’s residence in Sacramento and law enforcement officers found what appeared to be a firearm manufacturing operation, including partially complete firearms, firearm kits from Polymer80, firearm parts, tools for manufacturing and finishing firearms, firearm accessories, completed firearms, and ammunition. This case is the product of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Western El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team. Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Lee is prosecuting the case. Larrabure-Tuma is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd on Jan. 10, 2023. Larrabure-Tuma faces a maximum statutory penalty of five years in prison and a…