Related News: Teen ‘like’ and ‘FOMO’ anxiety

Posted on October 21, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. CNN published an article titled Teen ‘like’ and ‘FOMO’ anxiety.

Ask any teen whether he or she suffers from social media anxiety, and the answer will probably be no.

That’s what happened when six teens and adolescents — five from New York and one from Los Angeles — got together recently for a unique weeklong workshop at the offices of SheKnows.com, a leading women’s lifestyle media platform.

The teens didn’t think that Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, their go-to social networks, added much extra anxiety to their lives. But then the conversation turned to the importance of likes and the fear of missing out, also known by the acronym FOMO.

Source: CNN

Related News: Facebook Wants To Be Your Source For Healthcare Info

Posted on October 21, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. Consumerist published an article titled Facebook Wants To Be Your Source For Healthcare Info.

Facebook is already a hotbed for your hypochondriac and conspiracy theorist friends to post poorly sourced or blatantly false medical information — like the bogus “Johns Hopkins Cancer Update” that pops up every few months — but the social network apparently wants to be more actively involved in the collecting and sharing of healthcare information to its users.

Source: Consumerist

Related News: California limits schools’ social media monitoring

Posted on October 21, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. Engadget published an article titled California limits schools’ social media monitoring.

In California, school officials are now required to be more transparent when tracking a student’s online activity.

Source: Engadget

Related News: When tweeting from the beat goes bad

Posted on October 9, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. AL.com published an article titled When tweeting from the beat goes bad.

In April, when the New York Police Department asked its Twitter followers to post pictures of themselves with New York police officers, it seemed like a cool idea.

Except social media users responded by posting the most controversial pictures of New York police officers that they could find.

Source: AL.com

Related News: 21 Year Fugitive Pleads Guilty For Failing To Appear for 1993 Court Appearance

Posted on July 20, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The U.S.D.O.J. published an article titled 21 Year Fugitive Pleads Guilty For Failing To Appear for 1993 Court Appearance.

Legaspi, 61, of London, Ontario, Canada, formerly of Daly City, was located in Canada in 2012, after the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security researched social media websites and found Legaspi’s Facebook page. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police used the information to apprehend Legaspi. Thereafter, he was extradited from Canada to the United States with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs.

Source: U.S.D.O.J.

Related News: Jurors’ Facebook posts could threaten murder verdict

Posted on June 20, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. USA Today published an article titled Jurors’ Facebook posts could threaten murder verdict.

A jury foreman who took to social media to complain about being picked as a juror and then to discuss the murder case while it was still being tried may have put the guilty verdict in jeopardy.

Harvey Labadie and another juror’s posts on Facebook — at least one of them made from the jury room in the Macomb County courthouse in Mt. Clemens — were cited by attorneys in their request for a new trial for Terry Wilson, 21, of Clinton Township.

Source: USA Today

Related News: Woman makes up boy on Facebook to talk to her niece, who asks fictional boy to kill her aunt, uncle, cousin and dog

Posted on June 20, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. AL.com published an article titled Woman makes up boy on Facebook to talk to her niece, who asks fictional boy to kill her aunt, uncle, cousin and dog.

A 19-year-old is in the Tuscaloosa County Jail after asking a fictional stranger to shoot and kill her family.

According to court records filed Tuesday, 19-year-old Marissa Williams has lived with her aunt in Fosters, Ala., since April 2014. Their relationship was strained by Williams’ habits on social media — she allegedly would invite strangers she befriended on sites like Facebook over to her house.

When her aunt asked Williams to stop inviting men she met online to her home and did not allow her to go to parties with strangers, the 19-year-old blocked her aunt on Facebook, prohibiting the woman from seeing what her niece was doing there.

Source: AL.com

Related News: Blount Co. DA contacts Instagram over offensive posts

Posted on April 30, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Blount Co. DA contacts Instagram over offensive posts.

Blount County’s District Attorney is asking Instagram to take down offensive posts which she believes could be cyberbullying.

Someone has been taking young teenage girls photos on the social media website and reposting under offensive headlines such as “WHORESOFBLOUNTCOUNTY” or “SLUTSOFSUSANMOORE.”

Source: WSFA

Related News: Another inmate caught posting to Facebook, prison officials respond

Posted on April 17, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Another inmate caught posting to Facebook, prison officials respond.

Prison inmates continue to get caught with cell phones. Not only are they getting their hands on phones, they’re using them to post to social media sites.

Gregory Bigham, of Montgomery, shares pictures and status updates with friends on Facebook, posing in his prison jumpsuit and showing off his tattoos. In a post from Wednesday, he captioned a photo: “Another day in the joint IM still standing one day at a time.”

The snapshot and several others were listed as mobile uploads. He has posted on and off since 2011.

Source: WSFA

Related News: Teens have sex at school, post video on social media

Posted on April 17, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Teens have sex at school, post video on social media.

The aunt of a 15-year-old said her niece was pressured into having sex while at school.

“Her intentions were skipping class and she said she skipped with one of the young men, but when she got to the area where he took her to, three other boys were there,” said the aunt who did not want to be identified.

Source: WSFA