BRASÍLIA: A Brazilian judge on Sept 30 ordered the messaging platform Discord to do more to protect underage users after detecting shortfalls that allegedly led to the suicide of a 13-year-old girl. The South American nation is one of the most active online regulators on the planet and last month sued Discord for nearly US$100mil...Read More
BRASÍLIA: A Brazilian judge on Sept 30 ordered the messaging platform Discord to do more to protect underage users after detecting shortfalls that allegedly led to the suicide of a 13-year-old girl. The South American nation is one of the most active online regulators on the planet and last month sued Discord for nearly US$100mil...Read More
At least four students received graphic social media messages that included racial slurs, vulgar and sexual language, and threats of violence. BLOOMINGTON, Ind — Law enforcement agencies in Monroe County are investigating death threats sent on social media to several students at an elementary school in Bloomington. The disturbing messages have also prompted extra security...Read More
Bella Cornett sees a direct line between a social media influencer who posted videos of tricks with vaping smoke and the bullying she endured in her Kentucky high school. Cornett, 19, said her friend group at the time watched those social media videos as first year high school students and “thought that was so cool.”...Read More
Conventional wisdom holds that stopping a tourbillon for precise time setting — “hacking” in watchmaking parlance — is a difficult endeavor given the constant rotation of the cage. The hacking tourbillon wristwatch didn’t arrive until 2008, courtesy of the A. Lange & Söhne Cabaret. In fact, hacking of any sort remained a rarity until the last...Read More
Mohammad Rizwan on Tuesday asked the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency of Pakistan to return his phone and provide him with written details about allegations or suspicions they are investigating against him. In a letter sent on Tuesday to the NCCIA, which is available in the Pakistan media, Rizwan has also asked the agency to...Read More
TOKYO – Laws enabling preemptive cybersecurity measures aimed at neutralizing hostile servers came into force in Japan on Thursday to address growing cyberattack threats before they cause damage. The laws, enacted in May last year, allow police and the Self-Defense Forces to access such servers to prevent attacks, which are becoming more sophisticated and faster...Read More
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WITN) – As more than 150,000 visitors prepare to pack the Morehead City waterfront this weekend for the 40th annual North Carolina Seafood Festival, local first responders are rolling out safety plans and major parking adjustments. The North Carolina Seafood Festival kicks off Friday at noon and runs through Sunday evening. Festivalgoers...Read More
Wakefield is still at large after slipping off his GPS monitoring device in Rancho Bernardo over the weekend. SAN DIEGO — Authorities continued a manhunt Monday for a 69-year- old sexually violent predator who has been at large since slipping off his GPS monitoring device in Rancho Bernardo over the weekend. Merle Wakefield, 69, was...Read More
Two North Carolina races reveal how partisan loyalty and myths about sexual abuse can shield candidates from scrutiny over their ties to convicted sex offenders and their records on protecting survivors. On Aug. 29, the Guilford County Republican Men’s Club held a fundraiser for North Carolina statewide candidates. Counter-protesters from Guilford County Indivisible and the...Read More
