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Google is reportedly in the final stages of agreeing to buy live game streaming service Twitch. The question is why?

Anonymous promotes pirated copy of Glenn Greenwald's book in protest at involvement with eBay founder Pierre Omidyar

Famous Jewish wine cabinet auctioned off on eBay spawned book, movie and worldwide obsession with buying haunted items

Report says politician seeking re-election and a convicted paedophile have already requested links be removed from Google

If you want to know how to delete yourself from Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or YouTube, you've come to the right place

The landmark "right to be forgotten" ruling has led to mixed reactions across Europe, with many calling it censorship.

Sexually explicit content leads to website ban by Ministry of Communications and Information

The EU has ruled citizens have the "right to be forgotten" online, but what does the ruling mean for you and me.

Google tests Gmail overhaul which, if implemented, will mark the first major layout change to the service since 2011.

Comcast intends to have eight million WiFi hot spots in the US by end of 2014.

A deal between ISPs and rights holders is expected to be reached soon, resulting in alerts sent to copyright infringers

Migratory birds such as robins lose internal compass bearings because of humans' electromagnetic noise

A 50,000 year-old Native American tribe is fighting to keep its language and culture alive by engaging audiences online.

TripAdvisor's first quarter net income jumped as it recorded 250m unique monthly website users.

Australian fashion brand built on social media bans opinions on Facebook page in row over 'goddess' joke

Ultimate Fighting Championship parent company Zuffa suing Secludedly aka Steven Messina for uploading 124 events

Microsoft releases emergency security patch to protect vulnerability, even for Windows XP users

Federal Communications Commission mulls new rules to govern open internet

Silk Road replacement DarkMarket renamed OpenBazaar to avoid connection to drugs trafficking

First Dot London websites go live as new domain names go on sale

A zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer will be the first major flaw Microsoft won't fix for Windows XP users.

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has spent $3.6 million to purchase Mi.com as it eyes international expansion.

Google's Chromecast got just a lot more useful as PlayOn adds support bringing more than 100 online channels to the streaming dongle.

Anonymous is testing a free communications tool that doesn't require phone or internet access

Tails is a great encryption tool for journalists and makes you anonymous on the internet.

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff backed the anti-NSA snooping legislation following revelations her email was hacked.

Internet bullying and slang terms such as memes, trolling and Anonymous born from 4chan

New $5 million US government project aims to take on claims of jihadists.

CAPTCHA images used for human verification can now be solved by machines.