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The pair was arrested after the Santa Rosa Police Department used Snapchat to investigate $10,000 in graffiti-related damages in the region.

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Instagram’s new virtual pet features are now being rolled out to some users, which enables you to capture photos with your digital companion in the app. As you can see in these examples, posted by app researcher Jonah Manzano, some users are now being prompted to “Adopt a new best friend” for your Meta avatar, which you can show off on both IG and in Meta’s VR Horizon experience. Through this process, you can create your own, custom virtual pet, with options to select the animal, color, fur patterns, etc. You can then engage with your virtual pet in VR, or take photos for your IG Stories. So it’s like Pokemon Go, but with virtual pets, or like Snapchat’s virtual pets, which are available to Snapchat+ subscribers. Instagram’s been working on variations of this for some time, with app researcher Alexandro Paluzzi noting various digital pet options over the past year. Those are slightly different, in that they seem to be more like Tamagotchi-inspired creatures that require maintenance and engagement. This version seems more ornamental, and given the popularity of pets on the internet more broadly, it makes some sense that IG would be interested in trying these out, and

Love Island USA season 7 may be over, but the drama is far from finished. Iris Kendall and Pepe Garcia-Gonzalez, the fan-favourite couple who didn’t win the show but stole hearts with their undeniable chemistry, made it clear their romance was real, even after leaving the villa. They finished in fourth place, yet fans were rooting for them all the way. Now, just hours into the reunion, it seems the couple might already be over. And this isn’t the quiet, PR-friendly breakup many reality stars opt for; social media is abuzz with claims that Pepe cheated on Iris, and the two have even unfollowed each other on Instagram. Love Island USA season 7 couple Iris and Pepe unfollow each other on Instagram At the heart of a social media storm, with a cheating scandal swirling around, things between Iris and Pepe seem to be unravelling fast. The couple have reportedly unfollowed each other on Instagram, which fans are taking as a not-so-subtle hint that the rumours might not be entirely baseless. Iris appears to be taking a no-nonsense approach to moving on. She is cleaning up her feed, scrubbing away every post connected to Pepe, promotional or personal, and leaving

Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP) Battles Margin Pressure, Eyes Turnaround With AI, AR, and Subscriptions Shares of Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP) have been volatile through August after a brutal post-earnings selloff drove the stock down toward $7, a level tested multiple times this year. The 26% monthly decline followed disappointing Q2 FY2025 results, where revenue growth slipped to 8.7% YoY and non-GAAP EPS came in short of consensus. North American daily active users fell by 1 million quarter-over-quarter, dragging sentiment further, while weak ad pricing weighed heavily on top-line performance. Despite this, global DAUs rose 8.6% YoY to 469 million, and monthly active users climbed to 932 million, confirming resilience in Snap’s younger demographic base, where 75% of U.S. 13–34-year-olds use Snapchat and open the app more than 30 times per day. Subscriptions and Spotlight Drive Engagement Despite Weak Ad Pricing Snapchat+ has quietly become a key growth lever, reaching 16 million paying users, up 64% YoY, and producing an annual run-rate revenue of nearly $700 million. Subscriptions still make up less than 15% of revenue, but the pace of growth signals diversification away from pure ad dependency. Spotlight, Snap’s TikTok competitor, now commands 48% of total viewing time, with engagement up 23%

ALTON – The latest Riverbend resident charged with sharing child pornography via Kik is an Alton man additionally accused of having a “graphic conversation” with a minor via Snapchat. Taylor A. Sandberg, 26, of Alton, was charged on Aug. 20, 2025 with seven Class X felony counts of child pornography. On April 12, 2025, Sandberg allegedly disseminated four video files via the Kik app, followed by three more videos shared via Kik on April 21, 2025. Each of the videos reportedly depicted prepubescent male children engaged in various sex acts. Article continues after sponsor message According to the state’s petition to deny Sandberg’s pretrial release from custody, a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children lead to an investigation by the Alton Police Department yielding not only the child pornography, but “a graphic conversation” over Snapchat from November of 2024 between Sandberg and an alleged 13-year-old. A second cybertip linked to the same IP address was submitted to the APD on July 7, 2025 concerning “the dissemination of child pornography via the Kik application.” According to the petition, the Kik account associated with disseminating the child pornography featured Sandberg’s name. “Search warrants were obtained for the Snapchat

Published on: Aug 23, 2025 06:28 am IST MUMBAI: In a case of digital deception, the Powai police have registered an FIR against an unidentified cyberstalker who allegedly created a fake Snapchat account of a Powai woman to target her 23-year-old daughter studying in Australia MUMBAI: In a case of digital deception, the Powai police have registered an FIR against an unidentified cyberstalker who allegedly created a fake Snapchat account of a Powai woman to target her 23-year-old daughter studying in Australia. Snapchat is a popular social media app that allows users to send photos and videos which disappear after viewing. Powai cops hunt cyberstalker who blackmailed woman in Australia with fake Snapchat profile According to the complaint, the stalker impersonated the victim’s mother by using her photos and family details to create a convincing fake profile on Snapchat. Believing it to be her mother’s account, the woman accepted a friend request in February this year. But what seemed like a harmless connection soon spiralled into menace. On February 5, the account holder allegedly started blackmailing the woman with morphed obscene images and threatening to circulate them among her relatives. Terrified, the student realised she had fallen into a trap

Fri, August 22, 2025 at 9:22 p.m. UTC A 22-year-old man has pleaded guilty to a number of sex offences against a young girl he met on the messaging app Snapchat. As CBC’s Laura Meader reports, Zachary Stephen MacNeill did have child porn and sexual assault charges stayed. Snapchat contact began series of events that led a Charlottetown man to plead guilty

Calgary A Calgary man’s appearance in court has been pushed back a week as he remains in custody after allegedly abducting a child who was attempting what police call a “catch a predator” scheme. Zain Merchant, 37, scheduled to appear in court in Airdrie Aug. 28 CBC News · Posted: Aug 21, 2025 6:01 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago Airdrie RCMP arrested Zain Merchant on Monday and charged him with abduction of a person under the age of 14, sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, kidnapping, forcible confinement and three counts of breaching a prohibition order. (Monty Kruger/CBC) A Calgary man's appearance in court has been pushed back a week as he remains in custody after allegedly abducting a child who police said was attempting a "catch a predator" scheme. Zain Merchant, 37, faces nine charges, including abduction of a person under the age of 14, sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, kidnapping, forcible confinement and three counts of breaching a prohibition order. Merchant was scheduled to appear in court in Airdrie on Thursday, but his appearance was postponed until next Thursday, Aug. 28. He was arrested on Monday after police said he allegedly abducted a 12-year-old boy. The boy and a group

by Autumn Pitchure | News Channel 3 Thu, August 21st 2025 at 4:50 PM Updated Thu, August 21st 2025 at 5:14 PM Thomas Shannon, 43, of Byron Township is pictured in this photo in Kent County Jail. He was arrested on various child pornography charges, deputies said Jan. 6, 2023. (Kent County Sheriff' Office/WWMT) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Investigators with Homeland Security (HSI) have discovered a former West Michigan orthodontist had been producing and selling child pornography on an online network. Thomas Shannon, 43, is facing federal charges related to child pornography and sexual exploitation after being arrested in Frankfort earlier this month, according to the U.S. Department of Justice Western District of Michigan. Previous Coverage: Former Grandville orthodontist arrested on child exploitation charges According to the criminal complaint, a therapist out of North Carolina reported that a 16 year old had been sexually exploited on Snapchat in 2021. Shannon was identified as the victim's perpetrator through Snapchat and CashApp records, investigators said. According to court records, the 43-year-old, who went by the username "Tspos," was communicating with the minor about her jewelry business. "I'd also buy other stuff that is super easy” and “I would send you some $$