As we grow, it’s natural for parasocial relationships to evolve; experts say the key is noticing whether the relationship still serves you, or if it’s replacing connections that could support you back.

Eight men from several states, including Nevada, were charged Thursday in connection with what authorities describe as a terror plot targeting the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House in June. Experts say plots like this are becoming more common as social media evolves and bad actors infiltrate online spaces.

A proposed social media ban for children under 16 in the United Kingdom is reigniting conversations about how to protect young people online — and whether similar measures could eventually gain traction in the United States. The proposal would block children from accessing platforms including Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube.

Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford has filed a lawsuit against online social messaging platform Discord, marking his latest legal action aimed at protecting Nevada children from what he describes as failures by online tech companies. The lawsuit seeks to hold Discord accountable for designing its platform in a way that places young users in “grave danger,” and for failing to adequately explain those dangers to Nevada parents.

A woman who pleaded guilty in a series of scams in the Las Vegas Valley is facing new allegations that she used social media to lure aspiring influencers into bogus brand trips, including a promised Four Seasons vacation to Bora Bora and a Disneyland visit that one victim said left her family stranded in extreme heat.

Water is precious in the Southwest — every drop counts. And for the Southern Paiute People, water is life and it must be protected. Protecting the lifeblood in the Las Vegas valley is a superhero called Captain Paiute, the Indigenous Defender of the Southwest. He’s the main character of the comic book series created by Las Vegas resident Theo Tso. Before the modern era of comic books, which started in the '80s, many Indigenous characters were stereotypical representations.

Two landmark court decisions this week in California and New Mexico are raising new questions about whether social media companies can be held legally responsible for harm tied to how their platforms work — and could influence a Nevada case targeting TikTok.

Snapchat had previously attempted to dismiss the case, but the Nevada Supreme Court ruled the lawsuit could continue. Across the country, Snapchat and other social media companies are in courts over similar issues of alleged harmful practice and its impacts on young people.