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This Christmas, put your phone down and stop drunk-shaming people
Letting loose over the festive period has become headline news.
Want to be happy this Christmas? Avoid Facebook
Facebook presents a unrealistic view of other people's lives that will leave you feeling dissatisfied.
Has Mark Zuckerberg finally admitted that Facebook is a media company?
In video chat with Sheryl Sandberg, Zuckerberg says Facebook is more than just a technology company.
Vine app to become Vine Camera with basic shoot-and-share functionality
Vine will be 'pared down' to a basic camera app allowing users to upload six-second clips to Twitter.
Facebook accused of misleading EU over WhatsApp takeover details
The company faces a fine if guilty of supplying 'incorrect or misleading' information to Brussels in 2014.
Isis supporters threaten '2017 will be a year of massacre' in wake of Berlin and Ankara attacks
IS supporters deemed attacks in Germany and Turkey "a day of good tidings".
7-year-old Syrian Twitter girl Bana al-Abed evacuated from Aleppo
Bana's convoy was reportedly briefly held up by a regime checkpoint in no man's land.
Woman created 'fake family' with stolen Facebook photos
Police said no crime was committed after pictures of her children were used by another social media user.
Man, 20, shares tragic final Facebook post before ending his life over relationship heartbreak
Kieran Lister, from Leeds, had broken up with his girlfriend of two years and was struggling to cope with the split.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad takes to Instagram to celebrate Aleppo victory
In his posts, Assad reportedly praised the 'people of Aleppo', deeming the victory ' history in the making'.
Trump goes after NBC news in latest Twitter rant
The president-elect calls its reportage "biased, inaccurate and bad".
The Polish Christmas advert which has got the whole world talking... and crying
An homage to Polish families separated by a decade of immigration to the UK under EU freedom of movement.
Mexican teenager's birthday party goes viral and now over 1.2 million people are attending
The girl's father says he had only intended to extend the invitation to 'friends and neighbours'.
Online junk food ads aimed at children to be banned
New rules in July 2017 will extend existing ban on TV advertising to all other media including the internet.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says he feels 'complicated' over Donald Trump tweeting
The social media giant has reportedly cracked down on Trumbots and suspended prominent accounts.
Passport robot rejects Asian man's application after thinking his eyes were closed in photo
New Zealand facial recognition software made the mistake but the applicant says there's "no hard feelings".
Qandeel Baloch killing: brother of Pakistan social media star charged with her murder
Muhammad Waseem admits strangling sister but says she brought 'dishonour' on family.
Facebook briefly blocked fake news detecting plug-in BS Detector
This came after fake news reports about BS Detector falsely claimed that it was created by Facebook.
Barack Obama planning digital media career after leaving White House, say reports
The outgoing US President has even met Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg to discuss his plans.
Twitter will ban Donald Trump if he breaks hate speech rules
It seems even becoming president of the United States holds no sway with Twitter.
Social media giants should act to stop children 'sexting' says Health Secretary
Jeremy Hunt told the Commons health committee that teenagers' mental health is at risk.
Donald Trump says people who burn the US flag should lose citizenship
He suggested "perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail" as a "consequence" for burning the flag.
FBI targets Islamic State social media chiefs
American and allied forces campaign takes out more Daesh's influential computer experts
Hackers advertising and selling phishing kits via YouTube with secret backdoor
The malicious templates come with how-to videos which feature guidelines on collecting phished data.
Facebook bowing down to China's censorship overlords is bad for business
In a bid to tap into the Chinese market it could come at a great cost to Facebook.
Facebook authorises $6bn stock buyback amid fake news debacle
The social media giant's accounting chief Jas Athwal will leave the firm after 9 years of service.
Fake election coverage got more Facebook engagement than real news in final months, says Buzzfeed
BuzzFeed analysis raises further questions about Facebook's role in promoting fake election coverage.
FBI now has access to data that Twitter refused to hand over to the CIA
Dataminr has agreed to provide the bureau with an 'advanced alerting tool' to search Twitter data with customised filters 'in real-time'.
Breitbart and Private Eye among websites accused of false, misleading, clickbait or satirical 'news'
Massachusetts communications professor wants to keep the internet honest with her list of questionable websites.
Isis and al-Qaeda jihadists hail Donald Trump's historic win: He'll ruin America
Several supporters of jihadist groups have taken to social media to voice their elation at Trump's presidency.