Social Media

Many states including Missouri and Illinois are going after Facebook in a new lawsuit. Here are details of what that means and why it matters to you and all that use social media.

It looks like Hannibal, Missouri is expanding their social media presence as there is a brand new Facebook page featuring the latest and greatest of what's happening in America's Hometown.

In a time where we live in such a digital-focused society, sometimes it's really, really good to turn off the screen and snap back into reality.

Social media gives us everything from the palm of our hands. If one day it didn't exist, what would we actually miss out on in Illinois?

It may seem harmless, but there's more to it than meets the eye.

Claimants in the lawsuit against Snapchat for violating Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act have started receiving payments, but don't get too excited.

Let's just say you missed out on the big Facebook payday, you won't want to miss out on this one.

Will another social media payout be coming to Illinoisans? A new lawsuit claims Snapchat violated Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act too.

The major difference for the victims is that in a real kidnapping someone is actually taken from someplace by force and held somewhere else until the ransom is paid. In a virtual kidnapping, loved ones of the victim are the ones who really suffer.

Two people in my life are avid TikTok consumers. One is my daughter, Molly, and the other is my on-air partner, Joe Dredge. Molly is 24 and Joe is 42...and frankly, I'm more worried about Joe's mental health (with or without TikTok).