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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 […]
According to the Federal Trade Commission, since 2021 Americans have lost $2.7 billion in scams from social media. Throw on top of that the report said that only a fraction of the actual harm. Most cases of fraud go unreported, the agency noted. People continue to fall victim to social media scams in part because […]
Has social media companies played a role in the declining mental health of students? The Greece Central School District thinks so, and they are joining a nationwide lawsuit to help fight it. The district said the school board voted to approve the measure, joining more than 200 districts already a part of the suit, which […]
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 […]
Well, it looks like Twitter has an uphill battle to fight after Meta just released their new social media platform Threads less than one week ago, resulting in a hundred million new users. According to reports, Twitter’s traffic has plummeted since the release of the new social media platform Threads. Threads CEO Mark Zuckerberg said […]
The parent company to Facebook and Instagram just launched its new social media platform called Threads. The new platform is definitely a direct competitor to Twitter; now both Giant social media platforms are having corporate beef between the owners Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. Elon Musk calls Threads a copycat version and threatened legal action. […]
Depression and feelings of hopelessness have skyrocketed among teens, social media could be the reason why. Nearly half of teens say they agree with phrases like “I can’t do anything right,” “I do not enjoy life” and “My life is not useful” — roughly twice as many as did just a decade ago. The poll, […]
The 1st U.S. state in the country to ban TikTok is Montana. Gov. Greg Pianoforte signed the bill into law. To protect Montanans’ personal and private data from the Chinese Communist Party, I have banned TikTok in Montana. — Governor Greg Gianforte (@GovGianforte) May 17, 2023 The law is set to take effect in January […]
Police are investigating after a North Carolina teacher got into a physical altercation with a student over a cell phone. The video that went viral on social media shows the substitute teacher at Rocky Mountain high school Xaviera Steele the student going back and forth over a cell phone that went left and turned into […]
In the past five months in Monroe County there have been over 1,400 Kias and Hyundais stolen. Congressman Joe Morelle and other local leaders held a press conference addressing the increased thefts and trend that originated on TikTok. Congressman Morelle, local officials, and law enforcement are going to try to hold the social media platform […]
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