A Missouri man is accused of scamming car buyers through Facebook Marketplace by selling stolen vehicles with forged paperwork. Jackson County prosecutors say 24-year-old Mamadou Diallo faces 14 felony charges after allegedly defrauding at least eight victims out of more than $24,000. Investigators say Diallo used online aliases and provided buyers with what appeared to […]
Two boys, ages 12 and 13, are accused of breaking into the Friendship Elementary School library in Deltona, Florida, and causing more than $50,000 in damage. According to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office, surveillance cameras showed the pair vandalizing the library by shattering glass doors, overturning furniture, throwing books, and spraying graffiti. The boys allegedly returned […]
Gen Z trusts financial experts far more than any other generation, but they remain skeptical of TikTok advisers, according to a new report from GOBankingRates. While 64 percent of Gen Z (ages 18 to 24) said they trust financial experts completely or somewhat, 53 percent of Gen Z said TikTok was the least trustworthy source for financial advice. Gen Z […]
A $4.5 million class action lawsuit claims GameStop shared some customers’ personal info with Facebook without consent. Eligible individuals, Those who bought a game from GameStop’s website between Aug. 18, 2020, and April 17, 2025, and had a Facebook profile using their real name can claim up to $5 or a GameStop voucher. The deadline […]
Meta is heading to trial this week to face antitrust allegations from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over its acquisitions of Instagram (2012) and WhatsApp (2014). The FTC claims the purchases were illegal and is pushing for Meta to divest both apps. Key Meta figures, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg and former COO Sheryl Sandberg, are […]
I was talking with DJ Ease the other day after I found out Instagram doesn’t let you follow more than 7,500 people. So I had to go through and unfollow a bunch of accounts—and while doing that, I came across a few people who had passed away. Some I knew personally, others I didn’t. As […]
Users on Facebook and Instagram reported receiving notifications that they had followed Trump and Vice President JD Vance’s pages, prompting alarm. Meta clarified that these changes are standard procedure during administrative transitions. Additionally, some users noticed the hashtag #democrat was not displaying results but instead showing a message about potentially sensitive content. This occurred amid […]
Irondequoit police say a person selling a car on Facebook Marketplace had their car stolen by the person that agreed to meet up to purchase the vehicle. The incident happened on August 21st the incident is still under investigation. Car sale on Facebook Marketplace turns into car theft in Irondequoit – WHEC.com
A new report says people have been scammed out of billions of dollars on social media according to the Federal Trade Commission. Online shopping from social media ads on Facebook and Instagram made up for 44% of the scams. Scamming people with fake investment opportunities was at 53% and online romance also played a role in the […]
Schools are taking on social media giants including Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube, asserting that the platforms have caused their students harm – particularly regarding issues like cyberbullying and mental health issues linked to social media usage. Approximately 200 school districts have joined the lawsuit against the platforms’ parent companies so far, which has been consolidated in […]
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