Snapchat

• Calgary police charge man with luring and sexually assaulting youth he met online

  A man is facing charges of luring and sexually assaulting a youth after the two met through Snapchat.

  Crime

  Nov 17
  
• Snapchat, Spotify, Google back online after brief global outage

  Downdetector.com, which collects user-submitted problem reports, also identified issues with retail site Etsy and Google's Nest smart hub. 

  Tech

  Nov 16
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• YouTube, TikTok, Snap reluctant to support legislation, open to minor changes during Senate hearing

  The panel is widening its focus to examine other tech platforms, with millions or billions of users, that also compete for young people’s attention and loyalty.

  Tech

  Oct 26
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• St. Thomas, Ont. police say ‘Central High School’ threat not local

  Police in St. Thomas, Ont., say threats about a school shooting circulating on the social media app Snapchat actually originated in the U.S.

  Crime

  Oct 25
• Calgary police investigating swatting incident in U.S.

  CPS says there is no reason to believe the threats are targeting any school in Calgary and officers will continue to work with law enforcement south of the border. 

  Crime

  Oct 25
• London, Ont. man, 47, charged with kidnapping, sexual assault of teen girl: police

  Police allege the accused began communicating with the girl over the summer last year through Snapchat, portraying himself to be a 14-year-old boy.

  Crime

  Jun 23
• N.B. man charged with sexual offences after allegedly luring teenage girls over Snapchat

  A man from Hoyt, N.B., has been charged with child luring and sexual offences after allegedly luring teenage girls over the multimedia messaging app Snapchat.

  Canada

  Apr 23
• The latest sextortion tactic, how to help your kids prevent and report it

  Cybertip.ca says offenders are blackmailing young people with manipulated photos and videos in a new sextortion scheme.

  Canada

  Apr 21
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• Police in B.C.’s Southern Interior issue warning of sextortion scams

  Police said as the online romantic relationship grows, the unsuspecting victim is encouraged to send explicit photographs or video of themselves.

  Crime

  Jan 21
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• Prince Andrew students walk out of class to protest racism within Nova Scotia school system

  A Snapchat containing explicit and racist content was the catalyst for the walkout, but the students say racism in their school extends beyond social media.

  Education

  Nov 30, 2020