"MN Loot Drop" gives away thousands of dollars with help from social media
Typically, his paydays are a wad of cash hidden behind a piece of duct tape. He then posts a video to social media with a date and time stamp and a hint about the location.
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Typically, his paydays are a wad of cash hidden behind a piece of duct tape. He then posts a video to social media with a date and time stamp and a hint about the location.
Tens of thousands online are mourning the death of a popular animal rescue owner and online influencer. Mikayla Raines founded Save A Fox Rescue in Faribault. Her online following is in the millions. Her husband says online hate led her to take her own life last week.
He's a multi-faceted basketball man who helps inspire the kids he coaches. In this Home Team, WCCO's Mike Max introduces us to a former college player who still suits up, coaches and has taken his game to the social media world.
Leaked information includes user passwords for platforms including Google, Facebook and Apple, the report says.
According to the bill, a "conspicuous mental health warning label" will soon be mandatory and will appear each time the user logs on, beginning July 2026.
As part of the Minnesota Legislature's special session, you'll see something new when you open up social media next summer: a warning label. WCCO's Jason Rantala shows us why advocates say this is a big win, and explains how the law will take effect.
Children are apparently searching for the fountain of youth online. A new craze has kids as young as 7 sharing skin care tips on TikTok, but at what cost? A new study shows many of the products shown contain potentially harmful ingredients. Dr. Mallika Marshall has more.
On the popular social media app TikTok, teenagers are sharing videos of school-issued Chromebooks spewing smoke in what's being called the "Chromebook challenge."
On the social media app TikTok, teenagers are sharing videos of school-issued Chromebooks spewing spoke. WCCO’s Marielle Mohs explains how schools are trying to stop the social media stunt.
Large companies with more than 1 million users would pay $165,000 per month plus $0.50 per person on the sites.
A video of a vehicle interrupting a soccer match at McMurray Field in St. Paul has gone viral.
We know social media companies are collecting our data. Now, Minnesota lawmakers want to tax them for it. Caroline Cummings reports on the impact to the state's bottom line and the pushback.
Amazon has expressed interest in buying TikTok ahead of deadline for ByteDance to sell the social media app or face a U.S. ban.
New research shows your social media use could be making you more prone to higher rates of irritability and anger.
Online abuse of college athletes received attention last weekend when Kansas men's basketball player Zeke Mayo shared screen shots of hateful social media posts directed at him after he struggled in a loss at Texas Tech.
Four British women who've accused Andrew Tate of rape are "in disbelief and feel retraumatized by the news" that he's been allowed to leave Romania for the U.S.
Many public health officials have called for warning labels on social media. The risk includes anxiety, depression, as well as violent outcomes, including kidnappings. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy spoke with Dr. Steve Webb, @dr.stevewebb2542 , whose book draws on his experience as a police officer and Superintendent of an Illinois School District about online safety tips for parents.
More than half of teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17 use popular social media sites like TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat, according to the Pew Research Center. While social media allows teenagers to connect, safety advocates say it also presents harmful content.
While social media allows teenagers to connect, advocates say it also presents harmful content. A Bloomington nonprofit is looking to create social media warning labels, and they're asking young people for help.
Between April 2022 and June 2023, Valentin Silva Quintana used Snapchat and Instagram to threaten and sexually exploit more than 60 girls, court documents said.
One couples love story shows how love can heal and inspire others.
TikTok went dark and offline ahead of a U.S. ban which is now in effect. App stores are also pulling the popular social video platform from their U.S. offerings. CNN's Marc Stewart reports on how the news is breaking in China.
A law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. is set to take effect on Jan. 19. Here's what that would mean for users of the social media platform.
The CBS News Confirmed team shares tips you can use to tell fact from fiction online.
A family in Anoka who has nearly three million followers on TikTok share their thoughts on the ongoing fight to ban the app in the U.S.
