Lee County Sheriff's Office / Facebook screen shot Surveillance Footage Shows 'Incredibly Disturbing' Attempt to Kidnap 4-Year-Old at Walmart: Sheriff Authorities said, "an unknown man walked up to the child shopping with his family, grabbed his wrist, and forced him to go in his direction." By Ben Kew January 3, 2024
AndreyPopov / Getty ImagesCommentary US Navy to Begin Allowing Recruits Use of Personal Cellphones in Basic Training The Navy is doing away with a longtime prohibition on personal cellphone use, but this could have unforeseen impacts. By Kellen McGovern Jones December 25, 2023
Robin L Marshall / Getty Images Ex-Facebook DEI Exec Charged with Stealing $4M from Social Media Giant with Elaborate Plot The executive who ran Facebook's DEI programs was running a gig on the side that now has her facing federal charges. By Jack Davis December 13, 2023
@nypost / X screen shot Beloved News Anchor Dies Unexpectedly at Age 42: 'Utterly Devastating' She was a two-time winner of the Outstanding Spot News Award from the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters. By Ben Kew December 12, 2023
Mark Lennihan - File / AP Attorney General Alleges Facebook Has 'Become a Marketplace for Predators in Search of Children' in New Lawsuit Not only were the Meta accounts for children bombarded with explicit content, but they were also targeted in messages sent by adults. By Johnathan Jones December 6, 2023
adriaticfoto / Shutterstock Social Media Use Linked to Risky Decision-Making and Behaviors in Kids, Major Study Shows Examples of such behaviors include increased alcohol consumption, drug-taking, antisocial behavior, sex and gambling. By Ben Kew December 4, 2023
Jeff Chiu - File / AP Meta Deliberately Designed Platforms to Hook Children, Never Told the Public: Court Documents According to new court documents, social media company Meta deliberately designed programs to attract and hook adolescents. By The Associated Press November 26, 2023
Thibault Camus / AP Spokesman for Tech Giant Meta Now on Criminal Wanted List Andy Stone is wanted on unspecified criminal charges after Russian authorities classified Meta as a “terrorist and extremist” organization. By The Associated Press November 26, 2023
Mary Altaffer / AP Photo NBC Kicks Journalist to the Curb After She's Arrested “Before we recently retained Marwat Azza for services as a freelance producer, we were not aware of her personal social media activity." By George C. Upper III November 21, 2023
Adrian Fontes Arizona Secretary of State Pulls Shady Move to Give 'Unfair Advantage' to Democrats in 2024: Report "Secretary Fontes is misusing the power of his office to impact the 2024 elections in favor of the Democrat Party." By George C. Upper III November 17, 2023