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Are you tired of the constant notifications from a certain user on Snapchat? Do their messages make it hard for you to stay focused and enjoy your day? Don’t worry, there’s an easy way to block people on Snapchat. In this article, we’ll give you step-by-step instructions so that you can keep out any unwanted contact without having to delete them as a friend. We’ll also tell you how to unblock someone if you change your mind down the line. So let’s get started – here’s what you need to know about blocking people on Snapchat! If you’re not sure why blocking someone is important, it comes down to maintaining control over who contacts you while using social media platforms like Snapchat. It can be uncomfortable when strangers or even acquaintances don’t respect your boundaries and bombard your account with messages. Blocking them gives back some of that control and lets users decide who has access to their accounts. Finally, taking steps against cyberbullying is an increasingly relevant issue in today’s world—especially among younger generations—and knowing how to use features like these could help protect yourself and those around us from becoming victims of online harassment or abuse. Fortunately, all

Constabulary says it will continue to act in a robust manner to deter, disrupt and bring those involved in criminality to justice Police say they will continue to act in a ‘robust manner’ to ‘deter, disrupt and bring those involved in criminality’ to justice. It follows concerns that children in Douglas are being recruited to become drug runners. “I personally believe there are at least 10 or more young drug traffickers in and around Douglas and I am aware of others in other parts of the Island as well. The drugs Ketamine and Cocaine are becoming much more popular but cannabis still seems to be the main focus of both the buying and selling of narcotics.” They are the words of one, of a number of parents, who has contacted Manx Radio to discuss their concerns about children becoming involved in drugs. The parent, who lives in Pulrose, has asked us to keep her identity protected but she claims that ‘youngsters’ are selling illicit substances in deals ‘pre-arranged’ using the social media platform Snapchat. “The use of social media sites such as Snapchat to promote the sale of narcotics as well as serve as recruiting grounds for drug runners is

Kat Duncan, executive director at Honeycomb Media, doesn’t have much luck with Meta reps. She’s found it near impossible to get hold of anyone there when there have been issues with advertising on Facebook and Instagram. It’s a common recurrence given the Facebook Ads Manager tool is notoriously buggy and regularly on the skids. “Calling customer service is basically impossible all the way up the ladder, even with ad accounts that are assigned a Business Account Representative,” Duncan said.  And this was the state of affairs even before the layoffs began.  Now those cuts are well and truly underway, marketers are concerned that those lines of communication will get worse before they get better. It’s hard for them to see how they clear up in the wake of 10,000 job cuts. Harder still since those cuts will be the second wave of mass redundancies from the tech behemoth, which laid off 11,000 employees last November.  “It has been even more impossible to receive any type of ad help from Meta, yes,” said Duncan. “I do not believe there has been any type of delegated or reasonable training in the handoffs. It is becoming a major nuisance to reach out to

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A slew of school districts across the country are suing social media companies, alleging that the tech giants are contributing to a youth mental health crisis.Catch up quick: The first of the lawsuits was filed in January by Seattle Public Schools, alleging that social media companies had intentionally designed and marketed their platforms to attract youth and had violated Washington state's public nuisance law.Similar lawsuits were filed last month in Florida and New Jersey.State of play: California's San Mateo County Board of Education and Superintendent Nancy Magee filed a lawsuit last Monday alleging that YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat as well as their parent companies are "knowingly creating this unprecedented mental health crisis."The suit alleged that the companies used artificial intelligence and machine learning to intentionally design "their platforms to be addictive and to deliver harmful content to youth."Pennsylvania's Bucks County filed a lawsuit last Wednesday in California federal court alleging that the companies running TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and YouTube have fueled the youth mental health crisis by designing and marketing their platforms in ways that "encourage youth addiction."“For too long these companies have exploited developing minds without consequence, exchanging our children’s mental wellbeing for billions of dollars in ad

Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic appears to be the latest addition on the ‘Footballers gone wild’ list, as the 24-year-old was recently caught being naughty on Snapchat.  The USMNT International joined Chelsea as part of a £58 million deal from Borussia Dortmund back in 2019. His stint in Blue so far has been middling, to say the least, while there have been some incredible highs, a majority of it has been rather mediocre. Pulisic’s best spell at Stamford Bridge came under former manager Frank Lampard, who handed the American the No.10 shirt previously worn by club legend Eden Hazard.  The spark he found under Lampard dwindled shortly after his sacking, only to reignite briefly under Thomas Tuchel.  Unfortunately, a string of injuries killed any sort of momentum Pulisic gathered, and the forward currently finds himself on the fringes of the Chelsea first team.  Pulisic recently returned to action after a 2-month long spell on the sidelines due to injury, but he’ll find it difficult to pin down a starting spot. Especially since the likes of Joao Felix, Mykhaylo Mudryk, and Noni Madueke are currently ahead of him in the pecking order.  Despite his time away from the pitch, the American turned into a

A PREDATOR who confessed to trading a 13-year-old girl a vape for explicit videos has received the maximum sentence for the crime. Michael Ray Beam, 32, received a 30-year federal prison sentence on Thursday after pleading guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a minor. 2Michael Ray Beam, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a minorCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk 2The 32-year-old has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prisonCredit: Getty Images - Getty The Texarkana, Arkansas, man faces lifelong supervision after his release from prison. “The victim told authorities that Beam had left a ‘vape’ device in her home mailbox in exchange for her sending him images and videos of herself engaging in specific sexual acts,” the Department of Justice said. “Using the Snapchat service, Beam had been able view the victim’s real-time physical location, at her Texarkana, Arkansas, residence.” Beam was arrested in September 2020. He was found with a cell phone that contained child sexual abuse material - including videos - in a folder called "My Collections," according to Law and Crime. “Investigators located a number of sub-folders, some of which were designated with female first names. In one

Snapchat launched Family Center in 2022 with the aim of enable greater parental control over their child’s accounts. And the space continues to gain new features, such as the tool that puts a filter and limits the type of content that minors can see in the application. It is now also possible to follow the list of contacts and check which user the child interacts with the most. However, it is not possible to view the content of conversations, guaranteeing user privacy. If parents suspect something, it is possible to report it to the central. In addition to setting boundaries for topics, parents can also block content creators who produce videos that are considered to be sensitive or topics harmful to young people, in the opinion of legal guardians. Snap’s policies are designed to prevent “uncontrolled content from going viral,” so it’s more difficult for certain content that was shared heavily on TikTok or other social networks to be widely shared on Snapchat. The app also moderates audience-facing content from creators and Snapchatters before it’s eligible for reach in Stories or Spotlight. Parents interested in accessing the Family Center must have an account set up with their child’s account. Among

A Bay Area school district is now suing three of the world's most popular social networks. Scott Budman reports.Stay Connected:Follow us on ...

Co-founder and CEO of Snap Inc. Evan Spiegel attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 17, 2022.Benoit Tessier | ReutersShares in social media companies Snap and Meta jumped in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the Biden administration was reported to be considering banning TikTok in the U.S. unless Chinese tech giant ByteDance divests its stake.Snap shares surged nearly 7% while Meta shares rose more than 2% after The Wall Street Journal reported that TikTok faces a possible ban in the U.S. if ByteDance fails to comply with the Biden Administration's proposition.Both Snap and Meta face fierce competition for user attention from TikTok, and have introduced their own short-form video products to compete. In 2023, adults in the U.S. are predicted to spend an average of 55.8 minutes per day on TikTok, versus 30.8 minutes on Snapchat, 30.6 minutes on Meta-owned Instagram, and 30.2 minutes on Meta-owned Facebook, according to research from Insider Intelligence.Last week, the White House voiced support for a recent Senate bill that would grant the Biden Administration the ability to ban TikTok in the U.S.U.S. lawmakers have expressed concern that TikTok, by virtue