Social Media

The new proposal is made up of three main components, including what Rep. Josh Gottheimer hopes will be bipartisan legislation.

Social media platforms are a resource for information, a way to communicate digitally with family and friends and a place to share with others what's going on in your life. It becomes a place of annoyance or fear when people misuse it to harm others.

A Red Bank Regional High School student has been charged with creating a false public alarm for allegedly posting a picture on Sunday of what turned out to be an air-soft gun with the caption "Stay Tuned".

A Freehold man who allegedly used his twitter account to post two alarming text messages threatening law enforcement is charged with making online threats and is not allowed to use the internet.

The author of the social media post that spread all over Toms River Monday that the parking lot on Route 37 for the Shop Rite, Staples and Panera is "apparently becoming a spot for human traffickers to kidnap victims!!!!!" has apologized and clarified the intentions of her tweet.

Ocean County Prosecutors and Beachwood Police report no credible threat following social media rumors that circulated Thursday about a threat at Toms River Intermediate South.

In 1999, prosecutors say, Israel Ramos sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl. A year later, he had firearm and assault charges filed against him in a case involving his then-girlfriend. But he was nowhere to be found.

Amid a disturbing trend of social media threats across New Jersey, comes the arrest of a 15-year old in Toms River.

Social media threats continue to circulate across New Jersey at an alarming rate since the Florida shooting.

Much more thought and caution go into these posts and tweets than you may realize, as officials try to make sure these social media accounts don't cause more harm than good.

A New Jersey appeals court ruled that direct messages and privacy-protected posts on social media platforms are not subject to state wiretapping laws, and can be searched with the obtainment of a communications data warrant by law enforcement.

But saying "no" to a friend request on Facebook may be easier said than done, especially if that request is coming from boss to subordinate.