David Ingram
@davidingram.bsky.social
Tech reporter at NBC News. Based in San Francisco. Read my latest work here: https://www.nbcnews.com/author/david-ingram-ncpn890161
On Signal: davidingram.77
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Two families sue Meta over teens' deaths by suicide, citing ‘sextortion’ scams
One boy joined Instagram on Sunday and was dead by Tuesday afternoon. His mother says the app is to blame.
www.nbcnews.com
NEW: The families of two teenage boys who died by suicide filed a lawsuit today against Meta, alleging that for years the tech company ignored the danger of sexual blackmail schemes targeting teens on Instagram. www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
I interviewed one of the parents.
I interviewed one of the parents.
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A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
A bold prediction here from @caseynewton.bsky.social:
"Social media bans for children under 16 will become the norm."
His full list: www.platformer.news/2026-tech-pr...
"Social media bans for children under 16 will become the norm."
His full list: www.platformer.news/2026-tech-pr...
December 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
A bold prediction here from @caseynewton.bsky.social:
"Social media bans for children under 16 will become the norm."
His full list: www.platformer.news/2026-tech-pr...
"Social media bans for children under 16 will become the norm."
His full list: www.platformer.news/2026-tech-pr...
Will this happen before or after Tesla's Q4 earnings report? www.ibtimes.co.uk/no-need-save...
'No Need to Save Money': Richest Man on Earth Elon Musk Says Money Will Soon Become Irrelevant
Elon Musk sparks backlash after claiming saving money may soon be unnecessary due to 'universal high income', as he weighs in on the proposed Trump Accounts initiative.
www.ibtimes.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Will this happen before or after Tesla's Q4 earnings report? www.ibtimes.co.uk/no-need-save...
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STRICKLAND: Participate in the UFC White House event?
"Just to go hang out with the fucking Epstein list? I'm good, dude."
"Just to go hang out with the fucking Epstein list? I'm good, dude."
December 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
STRICKLAND: Participate in the UFC White House event?
"Just to go hang out with the fucking Epstein list? I'm good, dude."
"Just to go hang out with the fucking Epstein list? I'm good, dude."
How a Reddit tipster cracked the Brown University and MIT professor shooting cases www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... via @nbcnews.com
How a Reddit tipster cracked the Brown University and MIT shooting cases
“I’m being dead serious,” wrote the Reddit user. “The police need to look into a grey Nissan with Florida plates, possibly a rental.”
www.nbcnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
How a Reddit tipster cracked the Brown University and MIT professor shooting cases www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... via @nbcnews.com
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Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
December 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
RIP, Jim Hunt. I met him years ago. His personality was a force of nature. apnews.com/article/nort...
Four-term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a leader in education reform, dies at 88
Four-term North Carolina Democratic Gov. Jim Hunt, a major figure in late 20th-century state politics, has died at 88. His daughter, Lt. Gov.
apnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:48 AM
RIP, Jim Hunt. I met him years ago. His personality was a force of nature. apnews.com/article/nort...
It's still a mystery to me how Jeffrey Epstein got his money.
December 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
It's still a mystery to me how Jeffrey Epstein got his money.
For anyone interested in online privacy .... There is ongoing dispute about what exactly Instagram did in 2021 when it said it was making some teen accounts private by default.
An interesting addendum to this post: When did Instagram make teen accounts private by default?
Instagram in emails to me says the correct date here is 2021 with this announcement: about.instagram.com/blog/announc... ... That applied to teens aged 13-25 who make new accounts.
Although ...
Instagram in emails to me says the correct date here is 2021 with this announcement: about.instagram.com/blog/announc... ... That applied to teens aged 13-25 who make new accounts.
Although ...
December 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
For anyone interested in online privacy .... There is ongoing dispute about what exactly Instagram did in 2021 when it said it was making some teen accounts private by default.
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One of the boys mentioned in this lawsuit, Levi Maciejewski, died within 48 hours of joining Instagram, his mother told me. www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
He was 13 when he died last year — a few months before Instagram made teen accounts private by default.
He was 13 when he died last year — a few months before Instagram made teen accounts private by default.
Two families sue Meta over teens' deaths by suicide, citing ‘sextortion’ scams
One boy joined Instagram on Sunday and was dead by Tuesday afternoon. His mother says the app is to blame.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
One of the boys mentioned in this lawsuit, Levi Maciejewski, died within 48 hours of joining Instagram, his mother told me. www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
He was 13 when he died last year — a few months before Instagram made teen accounts private by default.
He was 13 when he died last year — a few months before Instagram made teen accounts private by default.
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I didn't know teen boys were being targeted like this...
Sextortion schemes have been a scourge for years. At least 36 teen boys have died by suicide after being victimized, according to NCMEC.
This new lawsuit alleges that, because of design choices, Instagram was a uniquely vulnerable place for teens. www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
This new lawsuit alleges that, because of design choices, Instagram was a uniquely vulnerable place for teens. www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
Two families sue Meta over teens' deaths by suicide, citing 'sextortion' scams
One boy joined Instagram on Sunday and was dead by Tuesday afternoon. His mother says the app is to blame.
www.nbcnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I didn't know teen boys were being targeted like this...
Not much audience for this story over on Threads
December 18, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Not much audience for this story over on Threads
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"Levi was 13 when he joined and had been on the app less than 48 hours when he was targeted for blackmail and died, his mother said."
Two families sue Meta over teens' deaths by suicide, citing 'sextortion' scams
One boy joined Instagram on Sunday and was dead by Tuesday afternoon. His mother says the app is to blame.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"Levi was 13 when he joined and had been on the app less than 48 hours when he was targeted for blackmail and died, his mother said."
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"Levi was 13 when he joined, Instagram’s minimum age, and had been on the app less than 48 hours when he was targeted for blackmail and died, his mother said" www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-... via @davidingram.bsky.social
Two families sue Meta over teens' deaths by suicide, citing 'sextortion' scams
One boy joined Instagram on Sunday and was dead by Tuesday afternoon. His mother says the app is to blame.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
"Levi was 13 when he joined, Instagram’s minimum age, and had been on the app less than 48 hours when he was targeted for blackmail and died, his mother said" www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-... via @davidingram.bsky.social
NEW: The families of two teenage boys who died by suicide filed a lawsuit today against Meta, alleging that for years the tech company ignored the danger of sexual blackmail schemes targeting teens on Instagram. www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
I interviewed one of the parents.
I interviewed one of the parents.
Two families sue Meta over teens' deaths by suicide, citing ‘sextortion’ scams
One boy joined Instagram on Sunday and was dead by Tuesday afternoon. His mother says the app is to blame.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
NEW: The families of two teenage boys who died by suicide filed a lawsuit today against Meta, alleging that for years the tech company ignored the danger of sexual blackmail schemes targeting teens on Instagram. www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...
I interviewed one of the parents.
I interviewed one of the parents.
When reached by MS NOW, Bongino declined to confirm or deny the reports of his plans, adding, “Print whatever you’d like. No one believes you anyway. Thanks.” www.ms.now/news/bongino...
FBI’s No. 2 quietly tells colleagues he’s moving on
Controversial deputy director has cleared out his office, sources tell MS NOW.
www.ms.now
December 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM
When reached by MS NOW, Bongino declined to confirm or deny the reports of his plans, adding, “Print whatever you’d like. No one believes you anyway. Thanks.” www.ms.now/news/bongino...
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Per @garretthaake.bsky.social, the extremely tacky "presidential wall of fame" that lines the colonnade to the West Wing now has obviously-Trump-penned plaques insulting or praising the presidents.
December 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Per @garretthaake.bsky.social, the extremely tacky "presidential wall of fame" that lines the colonnade to the West Wing now has obviously-Trump-penned plaques insulting or praising the presidents.
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"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
December 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
FBI Designates Brown University Shooting A Cold Case
theonion.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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I realize folks don't want to hear this, but we really need to re-examine the conventional wisdom that we can shift the entire US market to pure EV with massive batteries and some light consumer incentives.
It's a nice thing to believe but the evidence doesn't add up.
It's a nice thing to believe but the evidence doesn't add up.
Production of the all-electric Ford F-150 has come to an end. But the next one will be an extended-range electric vehicle, or EREV, with 700 miles of range.
But Ford announced other pivots back to gas today too:
insideevs.com/news/781889/...
But Ford announced other pivots back to gas today too:
insideevs.com/news/781889/...
The Next Ford F-150 Lightning Will Get A Gas Engine
Ford has an answer to the F-150 Lightning's woes: turn it into a 700-mile extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) for the next generation.
insideevs.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I realize folks don't want to hear this, but we really need to re-examine the conventional wisdom that we can shift the entire US market to pure EV with massive batteries and some light consumer incentives.
It's a nice thing to believe but the evidence doesn't add up.
It's a nice thing to believe but the evidence doesn't add up.
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I just got my first Grokipedia hit through Google Search. Not a good sign for the future of the internet.
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I just got my first Grokipedia hit through Google Search. Not a good sign for the future of the internet.
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Scrolling through the comments on that truth social post
December 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Scrolling through the comments on that truth social post
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An incredible thread of people losing their minds at the idea of enforcing speed limits 🧵
My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area.
(15 in Manhattan btw)
(15 in Manhattan btw)
There is no possible justification for limiting e-bikes to 15mph but not cars.
December 14, 2025 at 5:44 AM
An incredible thread of people losing their minds at the idea of enforcing speed limits 🧵
Looking at prices for a 1.5 mile rideshare trip today in San Francisco:
Uber: $10.40
Lyft: $10.93
Waymo: $35.58
Uber: $10.40
Lyft: $10.93
Waymo: $35.58
December 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Looking at prices for a 1.5 mile rideshare trip today in San Francisco:
Uber: $10.40
Lyft: $10.93
Waymo: $35.58
Uber: $10.40
Lyft: $10.93
Waymo: $35.58
It would actually be great to see Mike and @whitehouse.senate.gov discuss potential changes to Section 230
Hi Senator. Glad you're posting to Bluesky. But kinda weird that you're trying to kill Section 230 at the same time which would make it very difficult for Bluesky to exist. Maybe think through that a bit more carefully?
What possible use could there be to adding these two bozos to that conversation? More gangster gong show? Just what Ukraine needs, right? So shaming for U.S.
s2.washingtonpost.com/461627e/693c...
s2.washingtonpost.com/461627e/693c...
December 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It would actually be great to see Mike and @whitehouse.senate.gov discuss potential changes to Section 230