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Watch out, TikTok: Facebook launching rival video editing app called Instagram Reels

Posted on July 31, 2020 (July 20, 2020) by Nicole Deneka

The social media giant recently announced plans to release Instagram Reels, a video platform that lets people create interactive short clips set to music. […]

Posted in Social Media ForensicsTagged Facebook, instagram, social media, TikTok

Feds Use His Own Instagram Posts to Link Him to Alleged Cyber Crimes

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Nicole Deneka

His flamboyant posts left a digital trail of evidence that investigators used to link him to the crimes, the affidavit shows. […]

Posted in Social Media ForensicsTagged computer, e-mail, email, instagram, snapchat, social media, social media forensics

Teens on TikTok discover suitcase stuffed with human remains

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Nicole Deneka

A US teenager said he is “traumatised” after finding a suitcase stuffed with human remains on a Seattle beach. […]

Posted in Social Media ForensicsTagged cellphone, murder, social media, tictok

Another TikTok-clone app is on its way, and this time it is by Facebook

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Nicole Deneka

Facebook has recently announced that its ‘New Product Experimentation team’ which focuses on various app features is bringing in a new app, called Collab.

This Collab app is very openly inspired by TikTok, and it is launching as an invite-only beta for iOS users at the moment. […]

Posted in Social Media ForensicsTagged app, Collab, Facebook, social distancing, social media, TikTok

NIST Tests Forensic Methods for Getting Data from Damaged Mobile Phones

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Nicole Deneka

A damaged phone might not power on, and the data port might not work, so experts use hardware and software tools to directly access the phone’s memory chips. Because these methods produce data that might be presented as evidence in court, it’s important to know if they can be trusted. […]

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Newark man charged with harassing UD students through ‘vulgar’ text messages

Posted on December 20, 2019 (December 20, 2019) by Nicole Deneka

A man accused of sending harassing text messages to two University of Delaware students was arrested on stalking charges this week, police said. […]

Posted in Social Media Forensics

Two teens face charges in connection with racist, threatening Snapchat messages

Posted on November 18, 2019 (November 18, 2019) by Nicole Deneka

Two students now face charges in connection with racist Snapchat messages sent between middle school students. Forsyth County Schools is investigating the messages and alleged comments a teacher made about them toward a student. […]

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Stopping Crime: Police department partners with social media app

Posted on October 29, 2019 (October 29, 2019) by Nicole Deneka

Brownsville Police Department has partnered with home surveillance company Ring for the Neighbors phone application so residents can share crime information with law enforcement online. […]

Posted in Social Media Forensics

7 women file suit against Wisconsin man over sexual social media posts

Posted on July 23, 2019 (July 24, 2019) by Nicole Deneka

Seven women have filed a civil suit against a Wascott man for misleading photographs and comments he allegedly posted on FetLife, a social media website […]

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