Month: October 2021

Social Media Hearings

WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, will convene a hearing on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 10:00 AM titled “Protecting Kids Online: Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube.” Representatives from Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube will testify at the hearing. “Recent revelations about harm to kids online show that Big Tech is facing its Big Tobacco moment—a moment of reckoning,” said Blumenthal. “We need to understand the impact of popular platforms like Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube on children and what companies can do better to keep them safe. The bombshell reports about Facebook and Instagram—their toxic impacts on…

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Bridgeport News: 2nd Arrest Made In Homicide

2021-10-25 #Bridgeport CT-- This afternoon, Kadeem Frazer (DOB: 10/19/93 of 789 William St) was arrested for his role in the October 2nd murder of Jonathan DaSilva. Allegedly, Robert Sorrells, who was arrested on October 21, fired the shots that killed the victim from the passenger’s seat of Frazer’s car, as Frazer drove. Later that day, Frazer reported his car, a 2017 Mercedes C300, stolen. The following day, just hours after being interviewed by homicide detectives, Frazer’s car was located in the town of Woodbridge, after it was set on fire.On October 21, Detective Winkler obtained an arrest warrant for Frazer, charging him with Accessory at Murder and Arson in the Second Degree. His is being held on a $2,000,000 bond…

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