Pensacola jury convicts Palm Beach Gardens man of online child exploitation
The State Attorney's Office said that during the day and a half trial, the government presented evidence that an undercover investigator posed as a young girl on the social media platform Kik starting in June 2017. The investigator noticed that Nicholas E. Fogarty created the Kik group, “Tweenteenlove,” … Read More
No school in Worcester on Wednesday
With the city getting blanketed by more than a foot of snow on Tuesday, officials have called off school in Worcester for Wednesday. The decision to cancel school for a second straight day was made late Tuesday afternoon. Snow that began overnight is expected to continue into Tuesday evening. Read …
Grobaty: Students’ walkout needs less mourning, more rage
Today isn't about fun time, or cuddle time. It's not a pep rally or a school carnival. It's a protest by students against the shooting deaths taking place at schools. Although it's sparked by the killings of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, today's student …
Worcester’s crime rate continues to drop
WORCESTER – The city's crime rate continued its downward trend last year, underscored by significant overall declines in property crime and violent crime. According to 2017 crime statistics compiled by the Police Department's Crime Analysis Unit, the greatest drops in crime were in the categories of … Read More
YouTube to display Wikipedia ‘facts’ alongside conspiracy videos
San Francisco: YouTube will begin displaying text from Wikipedia articles and other websites alongside some videos in a couple of weeks as the Google sister company attempts to combat hoaxes and conspiracy theories on the service, its chief executive said on Tuesday. Susan Wojcicki, speaking on … Read More
YouTube Is Working With Wikipedia to Add Context to Conspiracy Videos
The past 18 months have been tough for YouTube. Between discovering Russia-linked propaganda ads and dealing with brand safety issues that are a result of the platform's sophisticated programmatic advertising, YouTube is trying to clean up its act and assure both consumers and brands that it's a … Read More
YouTube’s solution to scary conspiracy theories: Wikipedia
YouTube is the place to find the TRUTH about 9/11, the moon landing, vaccines, and the healing power of crystals. And by truth, we mean conspiracy theories from guys with the username red_pill75. At SXSW on Tuesday, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki unveiled the company's solution to its fake news … Read …
Zayn Malik Unfollows Gigi and Yolanda Hadid on Instagram After Breakup
Soon after news broke that the "Pillowtalk" singer and Gigi Hadid broke up after two years of dating, fans noticed one big thing on Instagram. Zayn no longer follows both his ex-girlfriend and her mom Yolanda Hadid. The realization comes after the former couple announced on social media that they …
No holding back! Zayn Malik unfollows Gigi Hadid AND her mom Yolanda on Instagram… just …
Zayn Malik unfollows Gigi Hadid AND her mom Yolanda on Instagram… just hours after confirming breakup. By Sarah Sotoodeh For Dailymail.com … And hours later, Zayn unfollowed his model ex as well as her mother, Yolanda Hadid, on Instagram. Gigi, 22, still follows the former One Direction … Read More
Instagram’s algorithm is here to stay no matter how much you hate it
Hey, Instagram haters: Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the company has no plans to change its algorithm-based photo feed, despite what you may have heard. Rumors began swirling late last week that the photo-sharing app had miraculously decided to reverse the two-year-old decision to … Read More