Social Media

Prosecutions for crimes including rape, sexual assaults and domestic abuse increased by almost 10% in 2015-6.

Women worldwide take to social media in defiance against France's burkini ban.

Ronnie Draper, the general secretary of the Bakers' Union, spoke to IBTimes UK after being suspended.

Researchers found over 4,000 unique instances of money flipping scams on the platform since 2013.

Media censorship has led to many Iranians turning to weblogging in search of political news.

'Could've listened to [Bieber]'s CD & stood in a puddle & saved £80,' said one fan.

'You can never be sure whether things were staged or not in North Korea,' says vlogger Jacob Laukaitis.

Snowden was feared murdered by conspiracy theorists after posting a now deleted cryptic tweet.

The documents leaked by Guccifer 2.0 have also been blocked by Wordpress.

The cyber unit will cost £1.7 million and will be staffed by five detectives.

The Twitter accounts of at least 26 journalists have reportedly been censored following the coup attempt.

Following a series of blasts in tourist areas Facebook switches on feature to alert others of their status.

In a context of austerity, men feel good about themselves by showing they work out.

Peta said Hamilton cuddling big cats promoted animals as 'here for human amusement'.

Thousands of users on Twitter started using the hashtag #SaveTwitter - but why?

The campaign, promoted by Human Rights Watch, has received overwhelming response.

Colton Harris-Moore was arrested at just 19 after embarking on an epic crime spree.

Several women showed their solidarity with Ghazala Khan by hitting out at the GOP presidential nominee.

The authoritarian leader is rounding-up journalists and has vowed to "eradicate" Twitter.

IRS issue social network with huge invoice as it says it undervalued its assets in Ireland move.

Islamic State media arm stresses the importance of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as a 'battlefield'.

Users can now scroll through the tweets of the day on the Android app in the dark without hurting their eyes.

Since July 2015, Twitter added 9 million monthly users while Facebook's user-base grew by 164 million.

The shooter set up a fake Facebook account with the name 'Selina Akim'.

Fake apps fool social media users with promise of new fans but con them out of cash instead.

The former president broke into a dance while holding hands with wife Laura and First Lady Michelle Obama.

Teresa (without the 'h') had to add "not the Prime Minister" to her Twitter biography.

Isis' Twitter traffic down by 45% in two years as the US enlists help of tech companies.

Collet and David Stephan tried to treat infant son with garlic and horseradish after he contracted meningitis.

The bot has tracked more than 50 separate incidents of gun crime in under a week.