Social Media

New film highlights how activists are using social media and smartphones to fight oppressive regimes.

The Blue Whale challenge reportedly encourages teens to complete a series of harmful tasks including cutting themselves.

A 30,000-member Facebook group called Marines United is accused of posting nude pictures of female marines.

They have launched the hashtag #TechStandsWithPP urging the tech industry to join the campaign.

Twitter reportedly confirmed that it is testing the new feature and has not widely rolled it out yet.

It still remains unclear as to how many people were affected by the outage.

The cause of the outage that lasted several hours remains unknown.

Anas Modamani was labelled a terrorist after posting a selfie with Angela Merkel which went viral in 2015.

Facebook is so powerful he thinks the network is untouchable - but the moral hypocrisy is clearer than ever.

President Trump's controversial travel ban has caused chaos at airports around the US.

Chelsea captain Terry and family were reportedly on a skiing holiday when informed home burgled

New algorithm can identify users at risk and reach out with rapid support.

Jong-nam reportedly used the pseudonym Kim Chol for his Facebook account, the same as that on his passport.

Experts claim social media and messaging apps are increasingly being used for weapons sales.

Former couple take part in hilarious mock photo shoot to send-up couples on Facebook.

Recent hires at Snap Inc suggest the company is building camera hardware.

User backlash sparked after Twitter attempts to hide ongoing abuse from users of its platform.

Anthony Duffy, director retail banking at Fujitsu, talks about fraud detection, ID verification and biometrics.

New app will reportedly feature original, full length TV shows including tailor-made content.

As Snap Inc announces its plans for an IPO we look how the company is valued.

Kal Penn raised more than $500,000 for Syrian refugees – all donations go to International Rescue Committee (IRC).

A similar incident took place in the country in February 2016 that led to the death of an endangered La Plata dolphin.

Zoos across US and the world bring you cute animal pictures to relieve you from the week's dreary news.

The British PM is not the only one capable of using flowery language to make a political point.

The five men were found guilty of committing multiple rapes in Coventry throughout 2015 and 2016

Did Sean Spicer accidentally broadcast his Twitter password? Mystery hits social media after odd posts.

The company is experimenting with placing ads directly below your recent conversations in Messenger.

EXCLUSIVE Barrow's spokesperson tells IBTimes UK president 'definitely not coming today'.

The Pentagon's tweet led many Twitter users to wonder if the agency was subtly trolling Trump.

Rich, who has been suspended indefinitely, deleted the original tweet shortly after she wrote it.