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These are the faces of 12 paedophiles and perverts linked to Merseyside jailed so far this year for terrible sex crimes. This grim list includes a cowardly sex attacker who targeted a girl in a nightmare ordeal as she walked home from school. Judges dealt with one young man who groomed girls on Snapchat before subjecting them to sexual abuse, some of which the sick pervert filmed on his mobile phone, and another predator who used the social network to groom a child before repeatedly raping her. Courts heard details of how deviants - including two university workers - collecting sickening images and in one case, even planned to have sex with a 13-year-old girl while her mum watched. Meanwhile, a monstrous paedophile guilty of historic sex offences was also sentenced. But thanks to brave victims who were willing to speak out - and in some cases go through the ordeal of giving evidence at trials - these sick individuals were locked up, meaning our communities are safer. Dean Lockley Dean Lockley, 30, from Aintree but of no fixed address (Image: Liverpool Echo) Dean Lockley dragged a schoolgirl into woodlands and sexually assaulted her in an "unimaginable" and "terrifying" ordeal.…

You might have faced awkward situations where a relative or acquaintance replies to a story meant for your close friends. If you have someone like that in your contacts or followers list whom you can’t really unfollow or block, hiding your stories from them is a potential option. For those wondering how to hide stories, here’s how you can do it on popular social media and instant messaging platforms namely Instagram, WhatsApp, and Snapchat. Hide Stories from People on Instagram, WhatsApp, and Snapchat We’ve added separate set of steps to cover Instagram, WhatsApp, and Snapchat. If you’re looking for the instructions for some other app with stories, do not hesitate to let us know in the comments and we’ll try to include them. For now, check out how you can hide stories on these three aforesaid platforms. Hide Story on Instagram 1. To hide stories from certain people on Instagram, you should first access Settings. To do so, tap on the hamburger menu on your profile page and tap on Settings. 2. From the Settings page, tap on Privacy. Under the ‘Interactions’ section of privacy page, press ‘Story’ to view privacy settings related to Instagram stories. 3. You’ll now see…

When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later.Hours before a fatal stabbing a gang partied with drugs, knives, wads of cash and dance music. But their Snapchat boasts backfired, as later that night the police began investigating them for murder. Detectives used the footage to help track the killers' movements on the night of October 20 2019, when 26-year-old Solomon Robinson was stabbed to death with a machete in Scarborough. And the video would ultimately be used to help bring a conviction against four of the men who stood trial accused of murder, Dawid Goral, 21, Callon Brass, 22, Kieran Watkinson, 19, and Stevie Low, 23. The other defendant Stefan Selvage, 19, admitted murder the day before the trial. The court was shown the Snapchat footage that was captured just hours before the appalling stabbing which shows the group at a party together where drugs, knives and a large amount of money can be seen. Snapchat…

TikTok has been the talk of the town or should we say world since the recent pandemic came. Going from a few thousand users at the start of 2020 to more than a million users in less than a year, leaving behind social media giants like Facebook, YouTube, and Snapchat. Also having their copied versions made by Facebook’s Instagram Reels and Snapchat’s Spotlight is an achievement itself. Now YouTube, the video-sharing platform with more than 2 billion users has created something similar to TikTok called Shorts.And as the YouTube chief product officer, Neal Mohan on Wednesday, said that the beta version of Shorts is currently running in India since September 2020 and they are planning to expand it in the United States soon. Also, they are trying to make YouTube TV an all-purpose in-home cable substitute, add customization and control options to YouTube Kids, and more.Users will be able to create and upload videos of up to 15 seconds, with additional tools for adding music and adjusting clips together. According to YouTube, this feature is getting 3.5 Billion views per day, worldwide.YouTube is planning to launch its SHORTS in the United States in the coming weeks. Also, you should know…

A 16 year old boy died of a drug overdose Sunday afternoon in the 1000 block of Yale Street, reports Lt. Rudy Flores of the Santa Monica Police Department. His parents believe he ordered Xanax or Percocet online. They turned out to be laced with Fentanyl.The boy was Dr. Laura Berman's son, Samuel. Berman is a psychological therapist who has a syndicated national show. She stated in an Instagram post that her son had purchased prescription drugs via Snapchat and overdosed in his bedroom."My beautiful boy is gone. 16 years old. Sheltering at home. A drug dealer connected with him on Snapchat and gave him fentanyl-laced Xanax or Percocet (toxicology will tell) and he overdosed in his room....""They do this because it hooks people even more and is good for business but It causes overdose and the kids don't know what they are taking. My heart is completely shattered and I am not sure how to keep breathing. I post this now only so that not one more kid dies. We watched him so closely. Straight A student. Getting ready for college. Experimentation gone bad. He got the drugs delivered to the house. Please watch your kids and WATCH SNAPCHAT…

Thursday 18-02-2021 10:47 There are four weeks left to enter the 2021 Effective Digital Marketing Awards. The awards, now in their fifth year, celebrate excellence in digital marketing across 28 categories, including individual awards for the Most Effective Campaign on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and Twitter, and an award for the Most Effective Pandemic Campaign. Winners in last year’s competition included SEAT, Pizza Hut, Médecins Sans Frontières, The Very Group and Audi. The entry deadline is 19 March. The entry fee is £195 (plus VAT where applicable), per submission, to enter into one category. The cost to enter the same campaign or solution into additional categories is £150 per additional category. There’s more information here. Or you can click here to head straight to the Awards Portal and start on your entries. In the meantime, here’s the full list of categories…   Most Effective Advertising Campaign    Most Effective Attribution Solution  Most Effective B2B Campaign Most Effective Branded Content Campaign Most Effective Data & Analytics Campaign   Most Effective DTC eCommerce Campaign   Most Effective Facebook Campaign   Most Effective FMCG/CPG Campaign   Most Effective Influencer Campaign   Most Effective Instagram Campaign   Most Effective Integrated Campaign   Most Effective International Campaign   Most Effective Launch Campaign   Most Effective Location Campaign  …

This time last year, direct-to-consumer men’s soap brand Dr. Squatch had little to no ad spend dedicated to Snapchat. But as the company continues to diversify its digital media strategy, it is putting 10% of its digital ad spend on the platform, according to CMO Josh Friedman.It’s a move the brand plans to continue in the future via in-feed video ads, Friedman said. Like many DTC brands, Dr. Squatch is pushing to diversify away from Facebook and Instagram although the platforms have been an integral part of the brand’s digital media strategy.  “We’re pretty agile and we’re looking to spend on what’s most effective in the moment,” Friedman said, noting that Dr. Squatch now sees the platform as more than just an experimental channel. With its newfound Snapchat budget, the brand has utilized in-feed ads on the platform, producing paid video content geared toward Snapchat’s Gen-Z audience. While Snapchat is a growing channel, Facebook and YouTube serve as the brand’s bread and butter, taking up more than an estimated 85% of the digital media budget, Friedman said. Currently, the brand dedicates an estimated 65% of its digital ad spend to Facebook, 20% to YouTube, and 10% to Snapchat with remaining dollars…

Are you a Snapchat user? You may have come across the Gold Star Emoji. The emoji has been causing a lot of mixed reactions by users on the platform over what it means. It would be better to understand all the Snapchat emojis and their meanings for an optimum user experience.One common misconception about the gold star emoji Snapchat users believe to be true is; it means that one has played your snap several times.Unfortunately, that isn’t right. It’s okay to get mixed up sometimes. There is still plenty to learn on Snapchat. Today, our focus is on the meaning of the gold star emoji on Snapchat and how to get it. Stay put. Meaning of Gold Star Emoji on SnapchatHere’s the thing! We dug various web sources about the gold star emoji and discovered that many Snapchat players have been missing out on getting the gold star emoji because they don’t understand its meaning in the first place.There are several misconceptions on social media platforms like Twitter.Other misconceptions you may have heard about getting the gold star emoji beside your username are: It means replaying your friend’s Snaps after them playing yours multiple times.It means your friend screenshotted your snap. It’s…

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. — An Arizona woman charged in connection with the Jan. 6 onslaught of the U.S. Capitol bragged in a Snapchat video that she was recently recruited by a Kansas City chapter of the Proud Boys, a neofascist organization that describes itself as “Western chauvinists” and has long forbidden female members.Felicia Konold’s claim that the chapter recruited her and she was “with them now,” even though she’s not from the Kansas City area, has intrigued experts who study extremist right-wing movements.“It is ironic that such a deeply misogynistic organization has attracted someone who is a woman to join their organization,” said Eric Ward, a senior fellow with the Southern Poverty Law Center. “It tells us there is dissention in the ranks of Proud Boys right now.”Details of the video surfaced last week in a probable cause affidavit against Konold, 26, of Tucson, who is charged with conspiracy, civil disorder and other federal charges stemming from the melee.Konold sounded almost euphoric in the Snapchat video she posted after the Capitol attack, saying she never could have imagined having such an influence on the events that unfolded that day. She laughingly references “all my boys, behind me, holding me up…

If Snapchat is one of your most-used applications, you should take your privacy seriously. Being compatible both with Android and iOS, it is chosen by a great number of users. Snapchat clients all over the globe complain that privacy issues arise with this app quite often. Such problems are of concern since nobody wants to suffer from hacker attacks and unauthorized access. If you are wondering how to secure Snapchat and protect your photos, the post below provides the most effective tips. Just review the privacy settings and relax as your content will be protected from being accessed by third parties. 1. Set Up Two-Factor Authentication The most popular weapon hackers use is Two-Factor Authentication. The first thing a user should do is to get ahead of hackers and activate this feature first. In such a way, when logging into your account, you will verify that it’s you who accesses a Snapchat account. Along with your Snapchat password, you need to log in with a one-time password sent to your mobile phone. Consequently, you get an extra security level. So, how to activate a Two-Factor Authentication? In general, it’s easy and fast. Click on the “Settings,” scroll down to “Two-Factor…