As Congress and President Donald Trump’s Cabinet face mounting pressure to immediately remove him from office for inciting a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Twitter announced Friday that it is permanently suspending the president’s personal account, @realDonaldTrump, for violating the platform’s rules. “After close review of recent tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them—specifically how they […]
September 15, 2020 (Anchorage, AK) – The Alaska Department of Law warns Alaskans not to participate in a growing pyramid scheme called “The Blessing Loom.” The scam is currently believed to be operating in multiple communities across the state. The scam often uses a multi-layered octagon board called a “loom.” The layers of the “loom” […]
WHITE HOUSE – U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday he said was aimed at reining in social media platforms, although analysts doubt it will survive legal scrutiny. The president said his action is meant to “protect and uphold the free speech rights of the American people.” Social media companies currently “have a shield. […]
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA — In 2018, technology firms such as Facebook and Google faced more scrutiny and negative press over their handling of data breaches and online speech. The issue may mean new rules and more regulations in the future. The question of who can access personal user data through technology caused many people to rethink […]
US Attorney Brian Schroder with the Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that an Anchorage man was sentenced on Monday for cyberstalking his former girlfriend while out on release on impending domestic violence case where the girlfriend was the victim. Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy Burgess sentenced Jeffery Ray Ward to 40 months in prison followed by three […]
Update: The investigation into the Bear Creek School threat led the FBI and APD to an out-of-state juvenile, who had placed the threat on social media. The juvenile was interviewed and it was determined that the threat poses no danger to the public. Original: Three Anchorage-area schools were placed on a “stay put” mode on Thursday […]
A Michigan teen is facing charges after she faked her suicide as a prank on several social media sites in March. Her prank caused her boyfriend, 11-year-old Tysen Benz to take his own life in response. The 13-year-old girl is facing charges of “telecommunication services-malicious use and using a computer to commit a crime,”the Marquette City […]
A Wasilla man was arrested by troopers on Saturday after it was reported that he had attempted to coerce another with indecent photos via text troopers reported on Sunday. The ensuing trooper investigation found that 45-year-old Vincent Schuerch had taken some indecent photographs of a female family member on several occasions without her knowledge or […]
Posting selfies is the biggest rage on social media. People want to show the world, or at least their followers, what great things are being done with their life. But, what many people don’t realize is how often law enforcement officers, agents, and investigators use social media as a tool to collect information that may […]
