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Teens often use social media to socialize. Although the internet is an amazing tool for our children, that reality is that it can also negatively affect their mental health and safety.It is very important that parents stay up to date on the apps their child is using, set clear expectations for internet usage, and be aware of who their children are socializing with on social media.Over the past five years, Snapchat has emerged as a platform ripe for bullying and online predators. Bullies will create groups or make stories on their profile to display embarrassing photos, make fun of, degrade, spread rumors, and threaten their victims. Pictures and messages directly sent to a user immediately disappear after the message is viewed, and if someone posts on his or her story, it only stays up for only 24 hours. This can make it very difficult to gather evidence when students report issues to adults.Although pictures and messages appear to vanish, they never actually go away within the app. It should be noted that if a crime has taken place, such as death threats or potential contact with a sexual predator, law enforcement can gain access to Snapchat accounts with a warrant.Another

If you don’t want your Snapchat contacts to have access to your location via Snap Maps, just disable your location — here’s how to do it. The Snapchat social media app still has millions of active users who log into the app every day to share photos, messages and stories with their friends on the platform, as well as view the full range of content available. The app also has a Snap Maps feature, which, as the name suggests, allows users to see where their friends are by using their icons on the map. While this may be a useful feature for some, it’s understandable that you may not want all or some of your contacts to have access to your location. If you want to disable your location on Snapchat, here’s how to do it. How to Disable your Location in Snapchat Fortunately, disabling your location on Snapchat is a simple task, and you can decide whether you disable it for all users or leave it enabled for favorites. Just do the following: Open Snapchat. Click on your profile in the upper-left corner, then on the gear icon to go to settings. Scroll down to “Privacy” and click “View

Google Maps' augmented reality feature 'Search with Live View' will roll out next week in a handful of cities in the U.S. and around the world. Announced last September, Search with Live View builds upon the Live View feature that was originally rolled out three years ago. Live View is an AR feature that allows users to easily find their target destinations by overlaying arrows and directions on top of streets and buildings in Google Maps. The feature not only helps users navigate outdoors, but also inside malls, airports, and more. Augmented reality has become increasingly popular in recent years, and its usage is no longer restricted to games like Pokémon GO. AR-based shopping features are already relatively common, with some cosmetic brands offering customers the ability to try on lipsticks and other products virtually before ordering. Amazon has also introduced multiple augmented reality shopping features for online buyers, including a recent one called 'Virtual Try-On for Shoes' that lets users visualize how a pair of shoes will look on their feet. More recently, Amazon teamed up with Snapchat to let users try on clothes virtually before buying. According to an official blog post by Google, the Search with Live

Zach Plunk, who was a star football player at Hamilton High School, died in 2020 from drugs allegedly bought from a Snapchat drug dealer. MESA, Ariz. — An East Valley family is filing a wrongful death lawsuit against Snapchat after their 17-year-old son fatally overdosed in 2020 from drugs allegedly purchased through the social media platform. The family of Zach Plunk, a 17-year-old football player from Hamilton High School, allege Snapchat was responsible for creating a "drug cartel" by promoting features that enabled drug dealers to sell pills to minors. 

"Speidi" is now a party of four! Heidi Montag Pratt and Spencer Pratt welcomed their second child, a boy, on Nov. 17. In a Snapchat post, Montag Pratt shared a photo of her newborn and revealed his name: "Ryker Pratt," she wrote, careful to hide the baby's face with a blue heart emoji. She added that he was "7.9 lbs. 21 in. Born 11:31 a.m."Montag Pratt with her newborn.Heidi Montag / SnapchatIn her Snapchat story, she shared several scenes from the hospital as she recovered from giving birth."Oh, my gosh, this little boy is so cute!" she cooed in one clip. "Thank you, God, thank you, God. What a delivery."She added in her stories that it had been a quick delivery, about "an hour-and-15-minute delivery total."Spencer Pratt holds his newborn at the hospital.Heidi Montag / SnapchatMontag Pratt and Pratt are also parents to 5-year-old Gunner. She's been open about her struggle to have a second child in the past. In August 2021, Montag Pratt revealed she had non-cancerous uterine polyps removed to improve her chances of getting pregnant.When she announced her second pregnancy in June, Montag Pratt told Us Weekly that she hadn't been able to shake the feeling that "something

Court documents say Roatsey admitted to posing as an 18-year-old on Snapchat, and, in January 2020, began communicating with a girl he believed to ...

GENESEE CO., Mich. (WNEM/Gray News) – Michigan authorities said an alleged child predator was arrested after using a popular social media app to meet up with and assault young girls in multiple counties.During a press conference with Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson, Linden Police Chief Scott Sutter said 28-year-old Bobby Lee McMillan traveled to Linden to meet up with a child and sexually assault her.McMillan met the victim and proceeded to groom and build an emotional relationship with her using Snapchat, Sutter said.The victim’s parents came forward with their daughter to tell her story, according to Sutter. She met up with McMillan alone at a park, away from her home, where he assaulted her several times, Sutter said.Swanson said McMillian is also linked to similar cases in Bay, Mecosta, and Livingston counties.McMillian is being held in the Genesee County Jail and was charged with four counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct, and four counts of accosting a child for immoral purposes.Swanson said McMillan is a habitual offender. His bond was set at $800,000.Copyright 2022 WNEM via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

News By TooFab Staff | 11/16/2022 12:15 PM PT The 14-year-old was one of three minors he sexually "exploited" after meeting online. 21-year-old Nikolas Boris Mariani of Royal Oak, Michigan was sentenced to 11 years in a federal prison this week after being accused of "having serially exploited minors that he met online." According to the Department of Justice, Mariani was sentenced for coercing and enticing a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity and for receiving child pornography -- after he pleaded guilty earlier this year. The DoJ labeled him a "serial abuser of young girls," who were all 14 at the time he participated in "unlawful sexual activity" with them after meeting them on Snapchat. Dr. Phil / YouTube Dad Cleared of Neglecting Adopted Daughter Accused of Being Adult Posing as 6-Year-Old Child View Story In the sentencing memorandum in the case (via Law & Crime), the state said his "use of the internet and manipulation to engage in sex with those who are legally unable to consent makes him no less dangerous than the rapist who hides in a dark alley assaulting strangers." The doc states Mariani would lie about his age, pretending to be younger than

Disturbing moment a 15-year-old runs for his life before being viciously stabbed as he begs for mercy - as video of the horror attack is posted to social mediaFootage of a teen boy being stabbed in Melbourne's west circulated onlineThe 15-year-old was stabbed in a brawl in Bacchus Marsh and rushed to hospitalThe video is understood to have been shared to Snapchat before it was deletedBy Ben Talintyre For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:30 EST, 16 November 2022 | Updated: 07:41 EST, 16 November 2022 Disturbing footage of a teenage boy being chased down and stabbed in Melbourne's west has been circulated online.The 15-year-old was rushed to hospital with serious injuries after he was viciously knifed in a brawl in Bacchus Marsh.In the confronting video, the person recording is seen chasing the teen shouting 'why the f*** are you running?'The boy then falls to the ground holding his stomach yelling 'oh f***', and begs the attacker to 'stop'.The clip is understood to have been uploaded to Snapchat before being deleted.  Disturbing footage of a teenage boy being chased and stabbed in Bacchus Marsh in Melbourne's west has been circulated online on social media platform SnapchatPolice were called to Bennett Street at

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