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Twenty-three-year-old woman accused of catfishing teen boys on SnapChat for sexual abuse

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TAMPA, FL – A 23-year-old woman from Tampa, Florida, is being held without bond after allegedly posing as a 14-year-old girl on social media platforms and engaging in sexual activities with several underage boys she met online. Alyssa Zinger was initially arrested in November and faced multiple felony charges related to lewd or lascivious conduct. Zinger first came under suspicion for having a sexual relationship with a minor. Over the course of several months, detectives …

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Solar System Snapchat Drama: Company Responds To Teen Anxiety With New Feature Adjustment

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Los Angeles, California – Snapchat has recently made adjustments to its “solar system” feature after concerns were raised about its impact on teens’ anxiety levels. The feature ranks users in relation to their friends, with positions like “Mercury” indicating close friends and “Uranus” representing less close connections. This system has the potential to create misunderstandings and hurt feelings when users realize their standing in a friend’s solar system. Feedback from users has led Snapchat to …

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Anxiety-Inducing Snapchat Friend-Ranking Feature Has Teens on Edge, Says WSJ

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Los Angeles, California – A new feature on Snapchat aimed at ranking users’ friends based on their interactions is causing concerns among teens and parents. The friend-ranking feature, introduced by the popular social media platform, uses algorithms to determine who users interact with the most, leading to potential anxiety and stress among young users who feel pressured to maintain their position on their friends’ lists. Many experts in child psychology and social media behavior have …

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SNAP Stock Tanks Over 30% After Disappointing Quarterly Earnings Report – Is This the End for Snapchat?

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Investors were in for a shock as Snap stock plummeted by over 30% on Wednesday, following disappointing quarterly earnings results from the parent company of Snapchat. With quarterly revenue falling short of street estimates and a projected wider loss in the current quarter, Snap faces a challenging road ahead in regaining investor confidence and completing its turnaround story. The company reported quarterly revenue of $1.36 billion, missing the expected $1.38 billion and marking the sixth …

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Child predator poses as a middle schooler to target minors

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TAMPA, FL – A 22-year-old Florida woman, Alyssa Ann Zinger, has been arrested following allegations of her pretending to be a 14-year-old homeschooled child to engage in sexual acts with middle school students, according to Tampa police. Ann Zinger is accused of having performed at least 30 sexual acts with at least one student and sharing explicit videos with several others. She instigated and maintained her fake persona, leveraging platforms such as Snapchat to interact …

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Teacher in hot water after sending videos to student over snap chat

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ST. JAMES, MO – A 25-year-old special education teacher from St. James, Missouri, Rikki Laughlin, is in hot water after being accused of sharing explicit content with a 16-year-old student and suggesting sexual encounters while her spouse was away, court documents reveal. The Maries County Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation into Laughlin’s activities following an anonymous tip about an inappropriate relationship between her and a student. The student, in a meeting with Detective Dale Harp …

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