A Durham man has been accused of raping a teenage girl he met on social media. Evan Pitt, 19, is facing felony charges that include aggravated felonious sexual assault, kidnapping and extortion. Police said a 14-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Newport, and she had not met Pitt in person before she was attacked.

What does the green dot mean on Snapchat? Read on to discover its purpose, how it works, and what it signifies for your activity and privacy on the app.

A Montgomery County college student's family is suing social media companies when he died after being extorted on their platforms. Plus, the local fallout from Trump's federal workforce buyout offer.

A picture on social media of a Michigan City boy posing with a handgun resulted in the discovery of drugs and badly malnourished dogs in the home.Those are amon

A lawsuit filed by Jack Sullivan’s parents says the social media companies facilitated the crime through their platforms and failed to remove predatory accounts.

Last week, app growth guru Nikita Bier debuted his newest app, Explode, on X. One video showed the ghost from Snapchat’s logo blowing up, followed by the text: “Snapchat 2011-2025.” Another showed the ghost flatlining in a hospital bed. The videos aren’t entirely tongue-in-cheek: Bier really does want to bring Snapchat down.

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Police officers reported Thursday that a 15-year-old boy was facing a criminal charge after he used a Snapchat group to write a threat to “shoot up” a school.

This Data Privacy Day, creators like Neetu Bisht and Amulya Ratan emphasise how Snapchat’s privacy features help them share authentically while safeguarding their data.

I can’t stress enough for parents to monitor their child’s social media apps daily,” said Sheriff Kevin Crews.

A man was arrested Tuesday after police say he reached out to a minor for sexual purposes through Snapchat. According to the Huntsville Police Department, this comes after an officer was flagged down by a vehicle Sunday. A victim inside the vehicle disclosed someone had solicited her for unwanted sexual activity.

When social media personality Alex Choi saw the raging wildfire in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, he grabbed his camera and dirt bike and went to document the devastation. "I love documenting situations like this,