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When Pennsylvania student Brandi Levy failed to make her high school’s varsity cheerleading team in 2017, she reacted with typical teenage melodrama. She cursed school, she cursed cheer, and she raised her middle finger for good measure. She did this on a Saturday at a convenience store, and she posted the rant to Snapchat, where her friends would see it for a fleeting moment before the post disappeared. Except her post didn’t go away. The middle finger, the words and even the emoji made it all the way to the Supreme Court, immortalized in a ruling that wisely sided with the cheerleader in a case with ramifications for public schools across America. The high court said last week that Levy’s school violated her First Amendment rights by booting her from the junior varsity cheerleading team over the Snapchat post. There is nothing to admire about Levy’s profane diatribe. Her speech is far from the dignified political expression of students in 1965 who wore black armbands to school in protest of the Vietnam War and were suspended — punishment that the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional in the landmark Tinker vs. Des Moines case. Still, Levy did not name the school or…

A loan shark from Doncaster who advertised his illegal money lending business on social media has been jailed.Rovin Mavunga, aged 24, was sentenced to 16 months in prison at Sheffield Crown Court.He advertised loans on the social media platform Snapchat and charged almost 100% interest, demanding repayment within a month.The court heard that Mavunga sent threatening and intimidating messages when repayments were late. One victim, a single mother, was attacked in the street.Sentencing Mavunga, Recorder Megan Rhys said the sort of people who approached him for loans were vulnerable both financially and personally.She said Mavunga’s business targeted these individuals and was a well organised operation.More to follow...

Rovin Mavunga, aged 24, of Union Street was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court on June 30.He has been jailed for 16 months after it came to light that he was charging loans at almost 100 per cent interest and threatening victims if they missed repayments on social media.Sentencing Mavuga, Miss Recorder M Rhys said: “he had used appalling conduct taking advantage of people who were personally and financially vulnerable.Sign up to our daily newsletterThe i newsletter cut through the noise He has been sent to jail for 16 months.The judge stated that people who borrowed from Mavunga “did not borrow large amounts for extravagant lifestyles but for basic needs” and were “understandably terrified” by the threats made as their debts “escalated beyond all recognition.”Simon Mortimer, prosecuting, said: “Mavunga offered short-term, high-interest loans to 130 borrowers through Snapchat over a 22 month period in an ‘organised, sophisticated and profitable illegal business’.”Mavunga pocketed £140,000 in repayment from his debtors.He increased their repayments arbitrarily and added harsh penalty charges with threats of violence for late and missed payments.Mavunga was arrested in January 2020 when officers from the England Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT), working in partnership with Doncaster Trading Standards and South Yorkshire…

LOVE Island stars see their social media following soar after appearing on the show. Here are the social media accounts for the 2019 contestants - from winner Amber Gill, boxer Tommy Fury and Instagram influencer Molly-Mae Hague to firefighter Michael Griffiths and gym-owner Anton Danyluk. 1 Here are all the social media details for the 2019 contestantsCredit: ITV What are the social media handles for the Love Island 2019 contestants? Here's how you can follow the Love Island 2019 cast... Amber Gill As an ex-beauty therapist, Amber is all about posting snaps of herself looking super glam. And for new followers, she has one simple message - "If you don’t have a sense of humour, go away!" After winning the show, she now has 2.6 million followers Instagram: @amberrosegill Twitter: @amberrosegill Anna Vakili She's been dubbed as the 'British Kim Kardashian' by some fans and Anna definitely has the curves to rival the star. The ex-pharmacist is more than happy to flaunt her stunning bod in figure-hugging outfits on the 'gram, gaining more than 1.2m followers Instagram: @annavakili_ Michael Griffiths Fireman Michael can't really post too much about his job so he documents his gym journey online instead. The former…

The rape is said to have taken place near Crompton War Memorial A woman who claims she was raped near the Crompton War Memorial by a man she had met that day told her friend about it on Snapchat afterwards, a court has heard. Ryan Horsfall is on trial at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court accused of the rape and two other sexual acts on a girl who was 15 at the time in April 2018. The jury has already heard from the girl in question, now 18, when her police interview was played and she was later cross examined in court. She said she had met Horsfall earlier that day, they had been heading home through the war memorial when he stood on her foot, swung her round and began kissing her. The girl said she told him repeatedly she “had to go” but he continued and the incident culminated in them having sex when she did not want to in a nearby alleyway. But the jury has also seen Horsfall’s police interview, when the 22-year-old claimed the encounter was consensual and the girl “did not say no” and he did not undo any buttons of her clothing. And…

The latest Tweet by IANS Tweets states, 'Popular social media platform #Snapchat's users have been widely reporting app crashes since installing the latest version of the app released through the App Store. The company acknowledged the issue with a post on Twitter, promising that it is already working on the fix.' Socially Team Latestly| Jun 28, 2021 10:52 PM IST Popular social media platform #Snapchat's users have been widely reporting app crashes since installing the latest version of the app released through the App Store.The company acknowledged the issue with a post on Twitter, promising that it is already working on the fix. pic.twitter.com/RTdpOjbhzt— IANS Tweets (@ians_india) June 28, 2021(SocialLY brings you all the latest breaking news, viral trends and information from social media world, including Twitter, Instagram and Youtube. The above post is embeded directly from the user's social media account and LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body. The views and facts appearing in the social media post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY, also LatestLY does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same.)

Snapchat users have been widely reporting app crashes since installing the latest version of the app released through the App Store. The company acknowledged the issue with a post on Twitter today, promising that it is already working on the fix. The influx of complaints correlates to the release of version 11.34.0.35 of the Snapchat application, which was pushed out less than one day ago. According to many users, the Snapchat application will immediately crash upon being opened, and no fix is currently available. Snapchat acknowledged the issue in a post on Twitter this morning, saying that it is working on a fix that will be released to the App Store soon: “We’re aware of an issue with the latest version of Snapchat available in the App Store. Hang tight, we are looking into it and working on a fix! Snapchat generally releases new updates to the App Store on a weekly basis, many of them focused simply on bug fixes and performance improvements. We should expect an update to come sooner than next week, however, with a fix for this crashing issue. Snapchat users on Twitter are very frustrated with this bug, primarily due to the app’s focus on…

Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later.When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice.There are 16 parts of Birmingham that have an infection rate above 200 - with one area nearly ten times the region's average. The rise of coronavirus in the region has been laid bare with huge swathes of the city now turning dark blue on the government's interactive map. The alarming stats show Selly Oak tops the list at 1,117 cases per 100,000 people as of June 21. The recent rise in coronavirus rates in the area has been put down to the graduate population and gives the suburb a rate that is among the worst in the country. Read more -Watch - Racers record themselves on Snapchat speeding along 40mph Birmingham New Road at 150mph Alarming figures also shows Covid-19 infection rates are higher in the city than surrounding areas - with no postcodes over 200 in the Black Country, Solihull and Worcestershire. Covid rates have been rising across the country - but the Government says the fact hospitalisation statistics remain stable is cause for hope. The Big…

Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later.When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice.Hundreds are outraged that a speeding driver tried to blame a young mum for 'turning into her' after she ploughed into a car at more than 100mph. BirminghamLive readers have reacted with 'shock' and 'disbelief' after Leanne Webb was sentenced to four years after she was convicted of seriously injuring the 28-year-old and her 18-month-old toddler. Birmingham Crown Court heard that deceitful Webb was driving her high-powered Audi SQ5 at more than 100mph on Wolverhampton Road, Oldbury, when she crashed on May 8, 2019. The mum suffered life-changing injuries and will never recover, West Midlands Police said. Her daughter also suffered serious injuries but has fortunately made a full recovery. Webb, of Wychall Lane, Kings Norton, maintained throughout the investigation that she was not at fault and ultimately blamed the other driver for causing the collision by turning across the £50,000 motor's path. Read more -Watch - Racers record themselves on Snapchat speeding along 40mph Birmingham New Road at 150mph Webb accepted dangerous driving but provided a defence of…

In February, multiple law enforcement agencies began investigating 19-year-old Josue Lopez, who they discovered was using Snapchat to advertise ...