The parents of a 17-year-old Michigan teenager who took his own life after being targeted in a “sextortion” scam online are warning parents to have “tough conversations” with their children about the dangers posed by such scams. Jordan DeMay, from Marquette, Michigan, was found dead by law enforcement officers on March 25, 2022, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound….
Parents of Teenager Who Took His Own Life After ‘Sextortion’ Highlight Dangers of Online Scams
May 5, 2023
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Text and Online Scammers Targeted in £30 Million Government Crackdown
Text and online scammers will be targeted by a new government-backed fraud squad made up of 400 elite investigators. The intelligence-led division will be part of a £30 million fightback against scammers that aims to block fraudulent communications at their source and allow suspect bank payments to be delayed. The new fraud strategy, announced by…
TikTok Expects to Be Subject to Stricter EU Online Content Rules
BRUSSELS—Chinese social media company TikTok is likely to be subject to stricter EU online content rules because its number of active users exceed a threshold set out under the Digital Services Act (DSA), a senior executive at the company said on Wednesday. The landmark rules take a tougher line on very large online platforms, characterizing…
How to Find Eye Creams & Serums to Reduce Dark Circles, Puffiness, & Fine Lines!
December 26, 2022
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With the vast majority of us spending long hours online, it’s time to give our eyes some well-deserved, loving care! In this episode, Fel and Ro venture into the world of eye creams to bring you helpful tips, effective ingredients, and product recs to pamper those stressed, puffy, dull, and tired eyes! They talk about…
Report: Teens Warned to Be on Alert for Online Scams Ahead of Holiday Season
Ahead of the holiday season, a California-based online dating investigation service is warning a specific consumer group to be on high alert for online scams: teenagers. Money lost by teenagers grew by 1125 percent over the last five years compared to 390 percent for seniors, according to Social Catfish’s new State of Internet Scams 2022….
US Online Goods Prices Fall in Positive Sign for Fed: Adobe
December 8, 2022
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WASHINGTON—Prices for online goods in the United States fell at a nearly 2 percent annual pace in November, the fastest decline since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and a sign that one important aspect of overall inflation continues to slow. The month-to-month decline in the Adobe Digital Price Index, a measure of online shopping…
US Black Friday Online Sales Hit Record $9 Billion Despite High Inflation: Adobe Analytics
U.S. shoppers spent a record $9.12 billion online this Black Friday, a report showed on Saturday, as consumers weathered the squeeze from high inflation and grabbed steep discounts on everything from smartphones to toys. Online spending rose 2.3 percent on Black Friday, Adobe Inc.’s data and insights arm Adobe Analytics said, thanks to consumers holding…
The Open Secret of Costco Shopping: Costco Next
By Bob Niedt From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Veteran Costco shoppers are familiar with the limited-run vendor roadshows for high-end (but heavily discounted) items like Vitamix or Traeger grills that liven up Costco warehouses, particularly on weekends. But Costco is employing a similar strategy in an out-of-the-way online portal of its website. It’s called Costco Next,…
US Online Sales During Amazon’s Prime Day Jump to $12 Billion: Report
U.S. online sales during Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime Day shopping event jumped 8.5 percent from last year to nearly $12 billion, as inflation-hit Americans pounced on discounted essentials and electronics, showed data from Adobe’s Digital Economy Index. Amazon said on Thursday the two-day shopping event, on July 12 and 13, was its biggest ever globally, with…
British Doctor That Ran Online Transgender Clinic Placed Children at ‘Unwarranted Risk of Harm’: Tribunal
A doctor’s actions amounted to “serious misconduct” as she did not discuss risks to fertility at a consultation before prescribing puberty blockers to an 11-year-old, a medical tribunal has found. The tribunal inquired into allegations that Dr. Helen Webberley, founder of Gender GP, was accused of failing to provide good clinical care in 2016 to three…
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