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Australians could be given the option of opting out of powerful social media algorithms under new legislation cracking down on big tech, a minister said Monday. The draft law requiring a "digital duty of care" is expected to be introduced to Australia's parliament this week. It would require firms like Meta to give users the option of turning off algorithms that tailor recommendations to their personal taste. "A lot of Australians appreciate the algorithm, both for the enjoyment they get out of it or the utility they get out of it," Communications Minister Anika Wells told national broadcaster ABC. "A lot of Australians will want to choose the algorithm -- but we think that big tech should offer them the choice in the first place, and they should respect that choice." "We should give Australians more choice over what they should see on their feeds," she said. Social media firms have long faced scrutiny over their use of allegedly addictive algorithms and stand accused of directing users to sensational or extreme content to keep them scrolling. Australia implemented legislation barring children from social media platforms in December, part of a world-first crackdown designed to protect children from online bullying and

    Arkansas is on track to receive at least $172 million in a landmark multistate settlement over online child safety. But the state’s other cases against social media platforms are still winding through the courts. Attorney General Tim Griffin and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders have been pushing for more scrutiny on social media firms through lawsuits and legislation. The Republicans hailed the settlement with the parent company of Facebook and Instagram as a win for that effort. Meta’s $17.1 billion settlement with 51 attorneys general requires the company to enact new safety measures. The agreement requires court approval. Here’s a look at where the state’s other cases involving social media stand: TikTok Griffin in 2023 filed lawsuits against TikTok in Cleburne and Union counties, accusing the social media platform of misleading parents about the availability of mature content. The lawsuits accused TikTok of violating the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act. TikTok argued that the lawsuit was barred by Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, which protects Internet companies from being sued because of users’ posts. But a Cleburne County judge rejected TikTok’s motion to dismiss the case, and a trial is scheduled in March 2027. The Union County

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Pune Man Poses as Woman on Snapchat, Dupes Man of ₹1.5 Lakh in Crypto Scam The Bridge Chronicle Published on :  05 Sep 2026, 11:21 am IST Pune, 5th September 2026: A 25-year-old man allegedly posed as a woman on Snapchat, developed a friendship with a man over seven months and duped him of around ₹1.5 lakh in a cryptocurrency scam. The accused has been identified as Kunal Jitendra Admane (25), a resident of the Parvati area. According to the cyber police, Admane created a fake Snapchat account in the name of Prinsika Joshi and used it to establish contact with the complainant. Join our WhatsApp Channel to Stay Updated! The complainant received a friend request on Snapchat from an account named Prinsika Joshi. After accepting the request, the two began communicating regularly over the phone and on social media. After gaining the complainant’s trust, the accused allegedly told him that investing in cryptocurrency could provide high financial returns. The complainant subsequently transferred 1,468 USDT, equivalent to around ₹1.5 lakh, to a crypto wallet provided by the accused. When the complainant later asked about the returns and the withdrawal of his money, the person behind the account allegedly began avoiding

Local News PORT ORANGE, Fla. – A 71-year-old woman was shot on Thursday morning after firing a gun inside the lobby of the Port Orange Police Department, police announced. Roughly a day later, investigators have confirmed that she has died. WHAT HAPPENED? The incident began around 8:30 a.m. at the department’s headquarters at 4545 Clyde Morris Blvd., when the woman — identified as Linda Jean Croteau — entered the main lobby, where the department’s records section is located. Police said she fired one shot toward civilian staff before leaving the lobby, where responding officers confronted her. She was still holding the firearm when officers opened fire, Chief Manny Marino said in a news conference Thursday. “I don’t know if she saw an employee and that’s what she was aiming at. That will be part of this investigation, as well,” Marino said. Three officers were involved in the shooting. None was injured, and no civilian staff members were hurt, Marino said. UPDATED DETAILS On Friday, police issued an update, confirming that Croteau had passed away. “Our thoughts are with our officers, employees, Ms. Croteau’s family, and everyone else affected by the shooting,”

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An Oregon man was sentenced to 86 months in prison for child sex crimes involving Snapchat luring and explicit conduct.

by Megan Brugger, KUTV Thu, September 3, 2026 at 3:54 PM FILE - Man holding phone. (Photo: KUTV) SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — An 18-year-old man was arrested and charged after he allegedly threatened to kill a victim and their family based on the victim's sexual orientation. Salt Lake gang detectives interviewed the victim on August 21. The victim said that Damyen Vainuku, whom he has known since high school, tried to follow him several times on social media with different accounts. On August 20, Vainuku tried to add the victim on Snapchat. When the victim asked him why he kept trying to follow him, Vainuku sent threats to kill the victim and his family, according to a press release from the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office. Vainuku allegedly said, "he couldn't wait to kill a gay person." Police took Vainuku into custody on August 25, and he admitted to the threats, the press release states. MORE: Mother indicted, accused of severely abusing her twin babies in Southern Utah Vainuku was charged with the following: One count of stalking-weapon/means/force likely to cause death or injury, a second-degree felony with a penalty enhancement due to a victim targeting penalty enhancement

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LOGAN — A 37-year-old Logan man was arrested Monday on multiple felony charges after authorities say he sent explicit images and videos of himself to a 16-year-old girl on Snapchat. Jorge Alberto Cruz was taken into custody Aug. 31, and booked into the Cache County Jail on four counts of distributing material harmful to a minor, one count of enticing a minor and one count of providing false information to a peace officer, according to an affidavit of probable cause. The investigation began after the girl’s mother found conversations on her daughter’s phone in which an adult man had sent pictures of their genitals. Detectives examined the phone with the mother’s consent and reviewed a Snapchat account under the username “a_wences23.” In chats with the victim, the account user was told the girl was 16 years old on March 12. In April, the account sent several inappropriate pictures and messages. Additional photos and a video of the sender were also sent, the affidavit states. A search warrant for the Snapchat account returned subscriber information identifying the user as Jonathan Wences. Detectives located the man at a local address, stopped a vehicle in which he was a passenger for speeding and