From April 2022 to April 2024, Kantwill sent additional threats to four public figures, including the election official. The threats were sent via Facebook, Instagram, text, and email, exploiting ...

Richard Kantwill, 61, sent the threats to various public figures "based on their political commentary via Facebook and Instagram messages, email and text," the U.S. Attorney's Office for the ...

According to the Department of Justice, Richard Glenn Kantwill, 61, of Tampa, sent over 100 threats through Facebook, Instagram, email, and texts to “various public figures” including an ...

Facebook's policies regarding public vs private figures appear to mirror libel laws. Personally, I'd like to see all "death threats" prosecuted severely, but I have zero influence over such things ...

Facebook’s "bullying and harassment policy differentiates between public figures and private individuals to enable freedom of expression and legitimate public discourse around those in the ...

The Justice Department says Richard Glenn Kantwill, 61, sent more than 100 threats via email and social media to multiple public figures between September 2019 and July 2020.

Facebook already has policies in place to protect public figures such as politicians and journalists who use social media to engage with their followers from harassment, however, after receiving ...

Recent analysis of these high-impact cases reveals that 179 documented deepfake incidents were reported in the first quarter of 2025, marking a 19% rise compared to the total number of serious ...

Facebook announced on Wednesday — which also happens to be National Bullying Prevention and Awareness Day — it will be implementing more stringent policies to better protect public figures ...