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An “abhorrent” Snapchat predator has been jailed for 14 years for raping a 12-year-old girl and exploiting dozens of others in one of the UK’s biggest online child sexual abuse investigations.

Human rights activists, lawyers, LGBT people, children, and women have all faced repression in Egypt’s decades-long human rights crisis. In the latest escalation, authorities have since July 2025 been targeting social media influencers, including TikTokkers, vloggers, belly dancers, and tattoo artists, citing “family values” and “public morals.”

The police inspectorate has supported calls for a change in approach, moving away from officers investigating social media posts.

Young children are being arrested at a rate of nearly one a week for terrorism offences and plotting attacks on British soil, an LBC investigation has discovered.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently spent nearly $4 million on facial recognition technology to help identify individuals involved in assaults against law enforcement officers.

KP Sharma Oli’s departure coincides with demonstrators defying an indefinite curfew and clashing with police, a day after 19 people lost their lives in violent protests sparked by a social media ban.

In Kathmandu, young Nepalis protested the government’s social media ban. They also voiced concerns about widespread corruption.

Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan is set to face trial, accused of harassing a transgender woman, days after his arrest over social media posts.

LBC can reveal that hundreds of renowned doctors are being featured in deepfakes on social media to spread health misinformation and deceive customers into purchasing products.

Britain’s online safety law threatens to suppress free speech because of its stringent enforcement, social media site X stated on Friday, noting that substantial changes are necessary.

A police officer in Argentina has been awarded approximately $12,500 in compensation after a Google Street View car accidentally captured an image of his bare buttocks and uploaded it to Google Maps.

Kristen Cabot, the woman featured in the now-famous clip from a Coldplay concert in Massachusetts, is married to a wealthy businessman who is the heir to the Privateer Rum fortune.

The tennis world has been left stunned after a billionaire hedge fund manager was allowed to compete in an official ATP-sanctioned event this week.

Victims of the Coinbase data breach face a new threat as scammers exploit stolen information in a bold offline phishing campaign.

British tourist Jay Slater, a teenager, disappeared while on a vacation on Tenerife, Spain

FCA says Instagram and Facebook owner takes up to six weeks to act on warnings about finfluencer posts

A TikTok astrologer in Myanmar has been arrested after predicting another earthquake and causing panic.

Over 20,000 people have reported issues accessing Spotify today.

Fellows argue Musk has violated code of conduct but council believes investigation ‘could do more harm than good’

The model’s violent assault underscores the dangers of Dubai’s "Porta Potty" parties, a troubling trend enticing influencers into precarious situations.

British-American influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan announced on Friday that they have departed from the US and are returning to Romania, where they are facing charges related to human trafficking and other offenses.

She posted photos from a photoshoot for Perfect magazine on social media.