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Can you go to jail over Snapchat?

Threats. It's also illegal to make threats, especially violent ones, in any form — including Snapchat. Take the case of two teens in Modesto, CA who were arrested and booked on three felony charges for sending a threatening Snapchat to an African-American classmate.

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To answer this question:

How?

The popular multimedia photo and messaging app launched in 2011 can expose you to legal troubles in several ways.

In particular, the behaviors that should be avoided are listed below.

Sexting

While sexting —sending sexual images — isn’t illegal in itself, it is illegal if it involves minors (which in Texas are those under 18 years old). Even if a minor consents and takes the photos or videos, distributing such selfies can be a crime.

Invasion of privacy

This legal trap of Snapchat could involve someone who isn’t in a public place having their image recorded and distributed via Snapchat. If the image is objectionable, that can be deemed an illegal invasion of their reasonable expectation of privacy.

Threats

Take the case of two teens in Modesto, CA who were arrested and booked on three felony charges for sending a threatening Snapchat to an African-American classmate. The post showed a noose, a gun being fired at the viewer, and a threat that the viewer “must die.” Based on this Snapchat post, the teens were charged with committing a hate crime, making terrorist threats and criminal conspiracy. Punishment can be seven to 12 years in prison.

Video or photographic evidence

Another Snapchat pitfall is when the images sent convey a crime. Those images become an incriminating record of the crime and can be used as evidence against you. Of course, a key feature of Snapchat is that the photos or videos shared through the app are meant to disappear as soon as they’re viewed. Users can designate that the images display for one to 10 seconds, then end without being revisited. However, that’s only true if the post has been viewed by all persons to whom it was sent. If you shared images with many people, anyone who hasn’t seen them yet, in effect, keeps the images alive via Snapchat. That’s true for 30 days, after which the image is removed.

Not necessarily.

While Snapchat officials say the images are deleted from their server, mobile forensics experts believe they still can retrieve them from the user’s device, such as an iPhone. However, police would need a search warrant to seek such images. Also, keep in mind that another device could make a visual record of Snapchat images while they display, and such a record would not disappear. A cell phone video could be aimed at Snapchat images during the seconds they appear. So you see, screenshots can be taken of Snapchat like anything else. If you or a family member face a criminal charge based on Snapchat or other social media evidence, get experienced legal help from a defense attorney in Fort Bend County, Montgomery County, Houston and Harris County. Don’t delay — your freedom may depend on it. Contact the Neal Davis Law Firm. We’ll start with a legal review of your case.

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What benefits can full time students claim?

Full time students and other benefits Carer's Allowance. You cannot get Carer's Allowance if you are in full-time education, even during holidays. ... Child Benefit. If you are responsible for a child, as a full-time student you can still claim Child Benefit. Pension Credit. ... Tax Credits.

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Carer’s Allowance

You cannot get Carer’s Allowance if you are in full-time education, even during holidays. For Carer’s Allowance, full time usually means a course at any level that the school, college or university says is full time.

Child Benefit

If you are responsible for a child, as a full-time student you can still claim Child Benefit.

Pension Credit

If you are a full-time student who is over Pension Credit age and you have a low income, you may be able to get Pension Credit. If you get Pension Credit (Guarantee credit), you will automatically receive your maximum entitlement to Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support.

Tax Credits

It is no longer possible to make new claims for tax credits. If you are already getting tax credits, you may be able to carry on receiving them. Otherwise, you will need to make a claim for Universal Credit.

You can get tax credits even if you are a full-time student.

If you or your partner are working and have a fairly low income, you may get Working Tax Credit. However, in some cases you need to be aged 25 or over. How many hours you need to work will depend on your circumstances. If you are responsible for children as a lone parent or as a member of a couple, you may get Child Tax Credit. See the Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit information guides for full details about who can claim. Most student support income is ignored but some additional payments may count as income.

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