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ELBERTA, Ala. (WALA) - The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office has arrested and charged Julio Perez Jr. following a joint investigation with the Robertsdale Police Department into the sexual exploitation of a minor. In March, deputies responded to assist the Robertsdale Police Department after it was determined that Perez, 19, contacted a 15-year-old victim through the social media platform Snapchat, according to the BCSO. The sheriff’s office said Perez transported the minor from Florida to his residence in Elberta, where both parties admitted to engaging in unlawful sexual acts. Perez has been charged with second-degree rape, second-degree sodomy and traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act. Additional charges may be forthcoming, officials said. The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office said any further information or help in identifying unknown victims would be appreciated. Law enforcement officials urged parents and guardians to stay actively involved in their children’s digital activity. “Social media and messaging platforms can expose minors to individuals who may misrepresent themselves or attempt exploitation,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. “Adults should regularly review their children’s online use, understand which applications they are accessing, and remain aware of who their children are interacting with.” The agency said

Distributed by EIN Presswire Annual mobile advertising benchmark reveals consistent ROAS gaps between last-touch and full-journey measurement across thousands of ad networks. PALO ALTO, CA, UNITED STATES, April 2, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Singular, the mobile attribution and analytics marketing platform, today released the Singular ROI Index 2026, its annual performance benchmark built on trillions of impressions, billions of clicks, and billions of installs across thousands of ad networks and millions of campaigns worldwide. For the first time in the index’s history, the 2026 edition introduces dedicated multi-touch attribution (MTA) leaderboards alongside traditional last-touch rankings. The addition reflects a structural shift in how marketers evaluate channel performance. Last-touch attribution remains the operational standard for campaign reporting and optimization. But Singular’s large scale MTA analysis shows it systematically undervalues channels that drive discovery and influence earlier in the user journey and the gaps are not marginal. In a large-scale analysis of Meta campaigns, Singular found up to 50% higher ROAS under multi-touch attribution compared to last-touch reporting. The pattern holds across other platforms in the index. The 2026 MTA leaderboards measure three metrics across all OS splits: Exclusive Reach (channels delivering unique audiences with no other advertising touchpoints in the path), Assist

Nic Vansteenberghe poses with the Off-Platform Buzz award during The Snappys Awards Show on March 31, 2026 in Santa Monica. Getty Images for Snapchat If anyone’s jonesing for more awards shows after the Oscars, now there’s The Snappys — the inaugural creator celebration from social media juggernaut Snap. Held at the company’s HQ in Santa Monica, the event on Tuesday night drew hundreds of influencers to its yellow carpet, including JoJo Siwa, Chloe Veitch, Candiace Dillard Bassett and Francesca Farago. Comedian and Snap star Matt Friend hosted, and even playfully ribbed the event by quipping, “What’s next, the Venmo Awards?” Cheyenne Davis and Zaina Sesay posing with their awards at The Snappys Awards Show. Getty Images for Snapchat Winners included creator of the year David Dobrik, with 70 million followers, and a lifetime achievement award went to… DJ Khaled, 50, who accepted his trophy via video. Snap’s own CEO Evan Spiegel also made an appearance by video, along with John Stamos. Reality star turned social media sensation Harry Jowsey, 28, who was there, told us of the platform, “Honestly, I would be nowhere without Snap. They sent me to the Paris Olympics. They sent me to the White House. They’ve done so much for me — as well as paid my bills!” After the

Three months after Australia became the first country in the world to ban children under 16 from holding social media accounts, its online safety regulator says the platforms are not doing enough to make the ban work. eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant released her first compliance report on Tuesday, alleging that Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube have failed to take the “reasonable steps” the law requires to keep young Australians off their services. The numbers tell a story of partial progress and substantial failure. Since the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act took effect on 10 December, some five million Australian accounts belonging to under-16s have been deactivated. But the compliance report, which surveyed 898 parents at the end of January, found that roughly seven in ten children who previously used social media still had an account on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, or TikTok after the ban. Children are retaining accounts, creating new ones, and passing through  age assurance systems that appear unable to stop them. Inman Grant said her office had “significant concerns about the compliance” of half the ten platforms covered by the law. The five under investigation, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube, could face

The Australian government has accused big tech firms like Meta, TikTok and Google of disobeying the landmark ban on under-16s using social media, after the country’s online safety office warned many children had accounts. A survey of 900 Australian parents found around a third (31%) said their children still had one or more social media accounts after the ban, compared to 49% before the laws. Of the total number of under 16s who had accounts on Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok before the ban, 70% had maintained access, the survey found. On Tuesday it was revealed Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube were all under investigation for potential non-compliance with the rules, with Australia’s communications minister, Anika Wells, alleging the companies were not doing enough to enforce the ban. The eSafety Commission claimed the technology being used by the companies – such as facial age estimation – was not effective enough, and alleged the firms had lax guardrails which allowed teens to repeatedly attempt age verification until they were successful. “None of this is impossible. None of this is even difficult for big tech who are innovative billion dollar companies. What this update shows is unacceptable,” Wells said in Canberra on

B2B buyers consume content across multiple platforms at all hours of the day. A rigid, single-channel strategy simply falls short of reaching these buyers. To that end, a new social media platform is risiing in importance for B2B marketers to reach buyers: Snapchat. Recent data from the GWI B2B Research Study highlights a clear shift in buyer behavior. The survey of over 2,200 professionals aged 18-45 was divided into three categories: business decision-makers, entrepreneurs, and small- to medium-sized business owners. Snapchat officials said the research revealed a high-value audience that isn’t just scrolling; they are building businesses, managing budgets, and looking for inspiration for their next professional tool. For example, Snapchat users are 1.5 times more likely to hold executive management positions compared to non-users. The survey found these users prefer creating their own career paths rather than following traditional corporate ladders as they are twice as likely to run or launch a side business compared to non-users. Among SMB owners on the app, freelance consulting and e-commerce rank as the most popular business categories. Social Media, AI Impact Social media and artificial intelligence (AI) continuously shape how these professionals work. For Snapchat users, social platforms serve as their primary

Key Stats for Snap Stock Current Price: $3.93 Target Price (Base Case): $3.06 Street Target: $7.97 Potential Total Return: (22.1%) Annualized IRR: (8.60%) / year Now Live: Discover how much upside your favorite stocks could have using TIKR’s new Valuation Model (It’s free) What Happened? Snap ( SNAP ) stock has shed more than 51% year to date and closed at an all-time low on March 26, 2026, after a week that concentrated every risk investors had been tracking.  Bulls point to a growing subscription business and a genuine path to profitability. Bears argue that Snap’s advertising model is structurally fragile, and the regulatory pressure forming around Snapchat is not a temporary overhang.  The single question the market is asking right now is whether $3.93 reflects a rational reset or a massive overshoot. The European Commission opened a formal investigation into Snap on March 26 under the Digital Services Act, sending the stock down 10.69% on the day. The DSA (the EU’s framework requiring large platforms to protect users from harmful content) allows fines of up to 6% of global annual revenue for non-compliance.  At Snap’s 2025 revenue base of $5.93 billion, that represents a calculated fine ceiling of approximately

TORONTO — A new poll says most Canadians support banning social media for anyone under the age of 16. An Angus Reid survey says three-quarters of more than 4,000 respondents are in favour of a ban like the one in Australia, where youth under 16 are prevented from setting up accounts on TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and Threads. The survey also comes on the heels of a ruling in California last week ordering Meta and YouTube to pay millions in damages to a 20-year-old woman after a jury decided the platforms were designed to be addictive. READ MORE: Here’s how Canada and other nations could be impacted by U.S. court ruling READ MORE: Liberals to debate age restrictions on social media, AI chatbots Social media age restrictions are on the agenda at the Liberals’ national convention next month, with calls to put the onus on tech platforms to prevent underage users from having accounts. But the majority of those who support a full ban also believe that parents should be primarily responsible for regulating teens’ social media use, not governments. The pollster called this a “curious juxtaposition.” Almost all of the respondents say they are concerned about the impacts

March 29, 2026 / 9:39 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google Police have arrested two more people over an attempt to place a homemade explosive device outside the Paris headquarters of Bank of America, the French domestic security service said Sunday.  One suspect was arrested on Saturday morning while attempting to place the device around 3:30 a.m. The Bank of America headquarters is near the Champs-Élysées, a popular tourist area. The suspect was accompanied by a second person, who appeared to be taking photos and video with a cell phone. The second person fled when police arrived.  A police source said the arrested suspect said he had been recruited through Snapchat to carry out a bombing in exchange for about $692. Police said the suspect said he was a minor from Senegal. Officials are working to verify his identity.  Two further arrests were made on Saturday night. Police did not specify who was arrested or what role they may have played in the attempted bombing.  France's National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor's Office told CBS News on Saturday that it has opened an investigation into the charges of attempted arson or dangerous damage in connection with a terrorist enterprise, manufacture