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Facebook fined equivalent of just four days' profit over WhatsApp deception
Facebook falsely claimed that WhatsApp IDs wouldn't be linked to Facebook profiles.
Twitter explodes with impeachment calls after Comey memo says Trump asked him to end Flynn probe
"Winter is coming, Mr President", one Twitter user wrote.
Ukraine bans Russian social media networks and search engines
One of the social media sites has more than 15 million Ukrainian users.
Twitter roasts Trump's lawyer for posting 'super creepy' photo of his daughter in lingerie
Social media users slammed Michael Cohen for posting the photo dubbing him 'Mr Creepypants'.
Labour candidate Emily Owen, 22, asked to perform sex acts for votes by trolls
She told voters it must stop, saying: "Let's discuss politics, not my breasts."
Trump accidentally tweets the word 'We' and Twitter gladly completes the sentence for him
Using the hashtag #We, some Twitter users aired their serious grievances with Trump's administration.
Twitter meme frenzy over claim Trump received no Russian money 'with a few exceptions'
"The Titanic enjoyed many pleasant and uneventful hours sailing. #WithFewExceptions," one user tweeted.
Blue Whale 'suicide game' svengali derides victims as 'bio-rubbish'
Alleged creator Filipp Budeikin, currently being held in a Russian prison, has received love letters from infatuated teens.
Donald Trump trolls Rosie O'Donnell about James Comey
President finds room in busy schedule to reignite Twitter feud with TV star.
Fears 'suicide game' Blue Whale has spread to Instagram after worrying images surface
Instagram addresses infamous 'suicide challenge' with warning prompt.
Nicki Minaj pays her fans student loans and college tuition after Twitter challenge
The US rapper paid out around $20,000 to her fans overnight.
Deflating Pikachu dancer dragged off stage by security at Pokémon World Festival 2017
"Dystopian nightmare as defective Pikachu kidnapped by secret agents in broad daylight," one user tweeted.
Snap TV: Snapchat signs deals with major television networks for original shows
Snap Inc is reported to be inking deals with production companies for original shows.
Isis is developing its own secret social network
Europol discovered jihadist online platform during internet crackdown.
What is the Facebook concert game? And why you should avoid it
The latest game has opened some users to to the possibility of hacking.
Facebook rejected one fifth of 'emergency requests' from UK police about its users
The social media giant has been accused of not responding to 'life or death' requests.
'Shameful' social media firms slammed for not tackling hate crime postings
Google, Twitter and Facebook may face prosecution for failing to tackle online terrorism, violence and child abuse.
What is the Blue Whale game? Online suicide 'challenge' hits Britain's schools
UK schools and police warn parents over horrifying social media challenge linked to teenage suicide.
India bans social media amid social unrest in disputed Kashmir
Eight people were killed in early April and the violence is intensifying
What is Wikitribune? Jimmy Wales launches crowdfunded platform to combat fake news
Founder says Wikitribune is news by the people and for the people.
Najib Razak accuses media of fake news and says free speech thriving in Malaysia
The prime minister also described social media as the 'Wild West'.
The end of privacy? Facebook confirms it is working on mind-reading technology
Secretive Facebook division working on technology to let users communicate using thought alone.
'Not another one': Social media reacts to UK general election announcement
There was a mixed reaction on the news of a snap vote in June.
Snapchat 'only for rich people and not for poor countries', former employee claims
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel alleged to have made controversial statement according to lawsuit.
Facebook publishing terrorist and paedophilic content, investigation reveals
Social network giant initially refuses to remove footage of Isis beheadings and child sex abuse.
Factory worker jailed for 4 months for Facebook threat to stab MP to death
Mark Sands was angered by proposed disability cuts and threatened to kill Caroline Ansell.
Ninja Warrior UK contestant and bodybuilder jailed after grooming TV celeb's 13-year-old daughter
Shane Oakden from Lincoln, has been jailed for 3 years after sending explicit photographs of himself.
Man seeks to break world record for retweets in the name of chicken nuggets
Never get between a man and his nuggs.
Changing Twitter's default avatar will do nothing to fix its trolling problem
Twitter's decision to change its default avatar is a diversionary tactic.
Middle-aged men warned against increasing steroid use to combat ageing
The Guardian reports that the numbers of men aged over 50 using the drugs have doubled in five years.