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Snap shares plunged more than 16 percent on Thursday when a disappointing financial outlook eclipsed a rise in users of the image-centric social network Snapchat.

Snapchat is set to integrate more safety features that would better protect teenagers from sextortion.

Shares in social media company Snap, which runs the youth-focused Snapchat, soared nearly 25 percent on Thursday after it reported more quarterly revenue than expected by analysts.

A U.S. district judge dismissed Mark Zuckerberg as an individual defendant in 25 lawsuits alleging that Meta Platforms Inc. and other social media companies were responsible for addicting children to their platforms.

The lawsuit claims that social media companies use algorithms to generate feeds to manipulate and addict children and teens, promoting compulsive use.

Social media company Snap, which runs the youth-focused Snapchat platform, on Monday said it was laying off about ten percent of its staff, joining a wave of job cuts in the tech sector.

Snapchat's parent company Snap said Wednesday it was shutting down its six-month-old ARES business. CEO Evan Spiegel said the company could no longer invest in the unit at this time.

Snap Inc, owner of photo messaging app Snapchat, said on Wednesday it has hired a former Google executive to help the tech company improve the performance of its digital ads.

The lawsuit claims excessive use of the platforms is the leading cause of an unprecedented increase in the mental health crisis among the youth.

Snapchat is adding a chatbot powered by the artificial intelligence (AI) tool ChatGPT, the company announced Monday.

Twitter CEO Elon Musk reacted to the announcement of Meta that it is introducing a paid verification subscription service similar to Twitter Blue.

The minor has been taken to the Department of Juvenile Justice, according to police.

The man also received sexually explicit images from one of his victims, according to prosecutors.

The 44-year-old man has been sentenced to three years in jail.

Users can now try on different costumes and see how they look in them from the comfort of their homes.

Natalie Wagner told police she provided adult content to anyone who contacted her on OnlyFans because she needed money.

The boy did not plan to follow through with the threat, according to authorities.

A weak pair of earnings reports by Twitter and Snap showcase how social media companies are struggling to adapt to a changing market.

James Murray will join as Snapchat's chief security officer in August. Earlier this month, New York Times reported that Murray is leaving after three decades at the agency for a top job at Snapchat.

Snapchat is embarking on another major feature launch soon by launching a desktop application to take advantage of what it sees as an untapped market for its messenger app.

One of the mothers said her daughter disappeared after the first girl went missing, and left a note that said she would find her friend and "make this right.”

The two teens, aged 13 and 14, have been charged with simple assault, and their case may be moved up to family court, according to police.

The parents of Nate Bronstein are seeking at least $400,050,000 in damages from staff members of the 15-year-old's school, some of his schoolmates and their parents and/or guardians.

Snapchat posted its first quarterly profits since the company went public in 2017, standing a part from social media companies that saw a tumultuous week.

According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States has reached 100,000 drug overdose fatalities.

A glitch with Google Cloud caused popular apps and websites like Snapchat, Spotify, Discord, and Etsy to crash

Facebook is believed to have misrepresented data surrounding its failure to reach younger demographics.

According to The Verge, a source familiar with the matter claims that the parent group Facebook plans to change its name.

Snapchat corrected the issue hours after reporting it Wednesday morning.