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Dogs Watching BBC One's 'Big Cats' Is The Purr-fect Antidote To Those January Blues... READ MORE›

MNANGAGWA TURNS TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO ENGAGE ZIMBABWEANS

Zimbabwe's new president Emmerson Mnangagwa used his newly reactivated social media accounts on Facebook and Twitter to ask Zimbabweans not to fight in the forthcoming elections... READ MORE›

HERE IS WHAT IT WAS LIKE BEING IN HAWAII AND GETTING A FALSE MISSILE ALERT

Here is what it was like being in Hawaii and getting a false missile alert... READ MORE›

CAN SOCIAL MEDIA BECOME LESS HATEFUL BY LAW? GERMANY IS TRYING IT -- AND FAILING, CRITICS SAY.

Social networks such as Facebook, Twitter or Instagram now face fines if they systematically fail to comply with a 24-hour deadline in the most pressing cases... READ MORE›

A FATHER'S NEW YEAR LETTER TO HIS DAUGHTER GROWING UP IN A DIGITAL WORLD

And I understand that you will be under enormous pressure from social media, your peers and what you read and see around you... READ MORE›

FAKE NEWS, PRIVACY, A FUNDAMENTAL CONTRADICTION

Given their global operations, to what extent are social media giants even capable of regulating the content they host?... READ MORE›

YOUTH WORKERS WARN OF RISE IN DRUGS PURCHASES THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA

Growing numbers of teenagers are buying illegal drugs on social media sites such as Instagram and Snapchat, experts have said... READ MORE›

FACEBOOK AND TWITTER FACE SANCTIONS IF THEY FAIL TO HELP 'FAKE NEWS' INQUIRY

Facebook and Twitter have been threatened with sanctions if they refuse to help a Parliamentary investigation into Russian interference in the EU referendum... READ MORE›

REVEALED: TWITTER ADMITS HOW IT HELPED LABOUR WIN THE SOCIAL MEDIA GENERAL ELECTION BATTLE

Labour's successful exploitation of Twitter will further draw unflattering comparisons with the Conservatives' lacklustre social media presence ahead of polling day... READ MORE›

#METOO, #TAKEAKNEE AND #COVFEFE: HASHTAGS THAT DOMINATED IN 2017

The subject was a huge talking point among Jordanian social media users despite the numbers being comparatively small... READ MORE›

HOW TO USE THE HOLIDAYS TO ADVANCE YOUR CAREER

Tools for success include casting a wide networking net and understanding the ways that AI and social media can sway a potential employer... READ MORE›

'NOT GOING TO BE A CAKEWALK'

'Not going to be a cakewalk' Social media sites face hurdles curbing foreign political ads... READ MORE›

REGULATING ADS WON'T STOP THE RUSSIANS FROM HIJACKING SOCIAL MEDIA

It's difficult to define what counts as political activity online, and what counts as advertising... READ MORE›

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U.S. GOVERNMENT SCIENTISTS GO 'ROGUE' IN DEFIANCE OF TRUMP

Can't wait for President Trump to call us FAKE NEWS, one anonymous National Park Service employee posted on the newly opened Twitter account AltNatParkService... READ MORE›

'MASSIVE RISE' IN HATE SPEECH ON TWITTER DURING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

That effort is taking on greater urgency as rampant abuse undercuts Twitter's business... READ MORE›

HANDSOME PAKISTANI CHAI WALA TURNS MODEL

Arshad Khan, 18, was photographed pouring tea at Islamabad's Sunday Bazaar by photographer Javeria Ali... READ MORE›

PAKISTAN ASKS FACEBOOK TO HELP FIGHT BLASPHEMY

Facebook has agreed to send a team to Pakistan to address reservations about content on the social media site, according to the interior ministry... READ MORE›

QUEBEC MOSQUE ATTACK: SOCIAL MEDIA TRIBUTES POUR IN

Social media users express solidarity after attack on a Quebec City mosque leaves six Muslims dead and eight wounded... READ MORE›

MAN JAILED FOR DANGLING BABY FROM WINDOW IN ALGERIA

The father dangled his baby out of a window in a high-rise building to attract likes on Facebook... READ MORE›

DESPITE THE WARS IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ BRITISH VOTERS STILL BELIEVE IN FOREIGN WARS

The frown has proved irresistible on social media with 521,000 followers on Instagram and 255,000 on Twitter... READ MORE›

"I experienced every show, movie, webisode, album, book, webcomic, podcast, video game, Twitter feed, Tumblr, Instagram, Reddit AMA and op-ed you guys were telling me I had to check out... READ MORE›

EARTHQUAKE ON ISCHIA LEAVES AT LEAST ONE DEAD AND 25 INJURED

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake on the Italian island of Ischia has left at least one person dead and 25 more injured... READ MORE›

NON-STUDENT ARRESTED OVER SOCIAL MEDIA THREATS AT U. OF MISSOURI

A 19-year-old suspect has been arrested on charges of making a terrorist threat to the University of Missouri campus on social media, campus police said Wednesday... READ MORE›

#PORTEOUVERTE: PARIS RESIDENTS OPEN DOORS TO THOSE STRANDED BY ATTACKS

Twitter users in other countries also began using the hashtag to share their delight that social media was being used for a good cause... READ MORE›

CEO STEPS DOWN OVER ONLINE THREAT TO 'KILL' TRUMP

Matt Harrigan, who founded San Diego's PacketSled in 2013, posted the comments on his Facebook page throughout Election Day, but the account is no longer active... READ MORE›

STATE OF THE ART TWITTER TO SAVE ITSELF MUST SCALE BACK WORLD-SWALLOWING AMBITIONS

Clarifying Twitter's mission would be painful for the people who work at the company... READ MORE›

SCHOOL INVESTIGATING STUDENTS WHO CHANTED RACIAL SLUR IN SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO

You can't take things at face value on social media... READ MORE›

WHERE DONALD TRUMP GOT HIS REAL POWER

Third, social media is deepening the divide among more conservative and liberal Americans... READ MORE›

SYDNEY BAR UNDER FIRE FOR USING NAKED MODELS AS FRUIT PLATTERS

Another Twitter user described the display as appalling while historian Helen McDonald labelled it horrifying... READ MORE›

HACKERS ADD RAINBOWS, GAY PRIDE SLOGANS TO ISLAMIC STATE ACCOUNTS

Normally they take over Twitter accounts and fill them with Anonymous imagery and the phrase Islamic State, we own you... READ MORE›

LIVE TV OF AIRASIA SEARCH DELIVERS SHOCKING, SUDDEN NEWS TO RELATIVES

An Indonesian woman holds a family picture outside the crisis center at Juanda International Airport... READ MORE›

SOCIAL MEDIA 'CREEP' ACCOUNTS FLOURISH AT THE MURKY INTERSECTION OF PRIVACY RIGHTS AND FREE SPEECH

As one of the women whose image ended up on the CanadaCreep account, Alanna de Boer believes something should change... READ MORE›

TWITTER FLOODED WITH PHOTOS OF KITTENS IN SUPPORT OF MANHUNT FOR TERROR SUSPECT

However, they soon realized that their Tweets might endanger the lives of police officers when Belgian authorities asked social media users to stop sharing details... READ MORE›

'ENTITLED CREEP' MARTIN SHKRELI BANNED FROM TWITTER FOR HARASSING JOURNALIST

Duca responded by tweeting to the Twitter's CEO Jack Dorsey, pointing to the earlier exchange, and asking Shkreli be removed from the site... READ MORE›

A DIGITAL FACT-CHECKER FIGHTS FAKE NEWS

Storyful says that's a common MO for social media propagandists... READ MORE›

'YOU ARE EXPECTED TO LIVE UP TO AN IMPOSSIBLE STANDARD'

You get people who are famous for being on social media... READ MORE›

NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE WORLD

New Year celebrations around the world - in pictures... READ MORE›

FOUR WOMEN DEAD IN SHOOTING AT MALL IN WASHINGTON STATE

NBC News reported that Washington State Patrol have said that there is no indication of terrorism in the shooting in Burlington... READ MORE›

PUNISH HATE CRIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH INTERNET ASBOS, SAY MPS

Punish hate crime on social media with internet asbos, say MPs... READ MORE›

JESSE JACKSON ASKS TWITTER FOR RACIAL BREAKDOWN OF LAYOFFS

Twitter spokeswoman Natalie Miyake said in a statement that Twitter's restructuring did not adversely impact underrepresented groups... READ MORE›

SQUIRREL INVADES TESCO, LAUNCHES ITSELF AT A CUSTOMER'S BACK AND REFUSES TO LEAVE THE WINE AISLEA

34-year-old Emma Wright witnessed the scene, writing about it on Twitter... READ MORE›

NEWFOUNDLAND POLICE FORCE FLOODED WITH ONLINE COMMENTS ABOUT DONALD TRUMP

RNC vs. RNC Newfoundland police force flooded with online comments about Donald Trump... READ MORE›

HOW DESPOTS USE TWITTER TO HUNT DISSIDENTS

In all, there have been dozens of Twitter-related prosecutions in Saudi Arabia, according to Human Rights Watch... READ MORE›