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Twitter user numbers fall but profits flying high

By Associated Press

Donald Trump's favourite social media saw revenue grow to $758 million, up 29 percent.

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Facebook news: Lawsuit accuses social network of hiding inflated video ad metrics

Facebook admitted to overstating how much time users actually spent watching video ads by as much as 80 percent.

By Alex Perry

WhatsApp's Brian Acton left $850m on the table in his rush to exit after Facebook takeover

The founder of the messaging service admitted he sold out the privacy of WhatsApp users to the social media giant.

By Alex Perry

Google takes on alleged Iranian influence campaign

On Tuesday, Facebook revealed it had removed 652 suspicious pages, groups and accounts linked to Russia and Iran.

By Associated Press

Facebook takes down 652 accounts linked to Russia, Iran

Shortly after Facebook's announcement, Twitter revealed it had also suspended 284 accounts for "coordinated...

By Associated Press

Can Twitter change its 'core' and remain Twitter?

The move to fight rampant abuse and misinformation will require huge investments for a company that doesn't have the...

By Associated Press

Tinder feeling the love as user growth beats expectation

Tinder parent company Match Group saw a rise in share prices after a better-than-expected quarterly earnings report.

By Alex Perry

Zuckerberg says Holocaust deniers won't be banned from Facebook

Zuckerberg said in an interview that offensive content isn't necessarily banned unless it is to organize harm or attack...

By Associated Press

India: WhatsApp under pressure to prevent misuse after spate of mob lynchings

Twenty people falsely accused of child abduction killed in rural villages by mobs that had been inflamed by social...

By Associated Press

Instagram unveils new video service in challenge to YouTube

The expansion, called IGTV, will increase Instagram's video time limit from one minute to 10 minutes for most users.

By Associated Press

Facebook says privacy-setting bug affected as many as 14M

A software bug in Facebook led some users to post publicly by default regardless of their previous privacy settings.

By Associated Press

Mark Zuckerberg gives evidence to Senate

Why the EU should dismantle Facebook

Facebook could soon hold more data on its users than any government.

By Felix Arndt

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Ireland: Facebook bans foreign ads as US anti-abortionists plot to influence referendum

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Hiring with conviction: Give former prisoners a decent chance in the workplace

By James Reed

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Social media

Twitter user numbers fall but profits flying high

Facebook news: Lawsuit accuses social network of hiding inflated video ad metrics

WhatsApp's Brian Acton left $850m on the table in his rush to exit after Facebook takeover

Google takes on alleged Iranian influence campaign

Facebook takes down 652 accounts linked to Russia, Iran

Can Twitter change its 'core' and remain Twitter?

Tinder feeling the love as user growth beats expectation

Zuckerberg says Holocaust deniers won't be banned from Facebook

India: WhatsApp under pressure to prevent misuse after spate of mob lynchings

Instagram unveils new video service in challenge to YouTube

Facebook says privacy-setting bug affected as many as 14M

Why the EU should dismantle Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg Live: Facebook tycoon agrees to webcast of European Parliament testimony

Ex-Cambridge Analytica CEO lied, says academic

UK's most popular financial expert taking Facebook to UK court over fake ads

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg: Regulation 'inevitable' for social media firms

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak protests Facebook by shutting down account

How one Instagram model spiralled into debt on the search for 'the perfect gram'

Did Tim Cook just slam Facebook and Google? Apple CEO warns data being 'weaponised'

Twitter muzzles alt-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for a week

Hiring with conviction: Give former prisoners a decent chance in the workplace

Hiring with conviction: Give former prisoners a decent chance in the workplace

Do your employees need a workplace detox? Seven steps to improving a company's culture

Do your employees need a workplace detox? Seven steps to improving a company's culture

The tale of two internets ends with a decentralized web

The tale of two internets ends with a decentralized web