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#SaveTwitter – Why does everyone on social media think Twitter is shutting down in 2017?
Thousands of users on Twitter started using the hashtag #SaveTwitter - but why?
Saudi women launch Twitter campaign demanding end to male guardianship
The campaign, promoted by Human Rights Watch, has received overwhelming response.
Internet sensation Barefoot Bandit to be released from prison soon
Colton Harris-Moore was arrested at just 19 after embarking on an epic crime spree.
Muslim women speak out against Trump and stereotype labels with #CanYouHearUsNow hashtag
Several women showed their solidarity with Ghazala Khan by hitting out at the GOP presidential nominee.
Social media saved Erdogan but his Stalin-style purge now aims to destroy it
The authoritarian leader is rounding-up journalists and has vowed to "eradicate" Twitter.
And you thought your tax bill was high? Facebook hit with $5billion invoice by IRS
IRS issue social network with huge invoice as it says it undervalued its assets in Ireland move.
Isis media arm blasts supporters' migration from Facebook and Twitter to Telegram
Islamic State media arm stresses the importance of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as a 'battlefield'.
Twitter launches night mode feature on Android app
Users can now scroll through the tweets of the day on the Android app in the dark without hurting their eyes.
Twitter's revenue growth slowest since 2013; quarterly losses decline
Since July 2015, Twitter added 9 million monthly users while Facebook's user-base grew by 164 million.
Munich shooter posed as teenage girl on Facebook to lure in victims
The shooter set up a fake Facebook account with the name 'Selina Akim'.
Want more Instagram and Twitter followers? Here's what you shouldn't do
Fake apps fool social media users with promise of new fans but con them out of cash instead.
Twitter mocks George W Bush for dancing during Dallas memorial service
The former president broke into a dance while holding hands with wife Laura and First Lady Michelle Obama.
Topless model Teresa May forced to deny she is incoming Prime Minister Theresa May
Teresa (without the 'h') had to add "not the Prime Minister" to her Twitter biography.
Decline in Isis social media traffic due to messages sent by US government in Arabic
Isis' Twitter traffic down by 45% in two years as the US enlists help of tech companies.
Canadian woman faces jail for not posting judge's sentence to Facebook following son's death
Collet and David Stephan tried to treat infant son with garlic and horseradish after he contracted meningitis.
Twitter bot brings updates on US gun crime, deaths and injuries straight to your timeline
The bot has tracked more than 50 separate incidents of gun crime in under a week.
Facebook hoax: Social media users fooled by seven-year-old 'payment' scam
The urban myth of Facebook payments has been spreading since 2009 – and now it's back.
Isis supporters 'plot' lone wolf attacks in online discussion forum
The ideas range from spreading the Zika virus to sending anthrax to politicians.
Muslim Match hack: Dating website leaks 150,000 accounts and 800,000 intimate messages
Usernames, passwords, chats and IP addresses were all included in the leaked database.
#HetrosexualPrideDay hashtag sparks anger on Twitter days after global Gay Pride parades
Debate on social media after straight pride questioned by users.
Hacker tricks Facebook into giving him access to someone else's account without really hacking
The hacker was able to lock a user out of his account by asking Facebook to turn off login approvals.
Facebook sparks privacy concern by 'suggesting friends based on your location'
Facebook is accused of using phone location to help serve up new friends suggestions.
Brexit in memes: An idiot sandwich, burning money and a door that looks like Hitler
Britons took to social media to mock the EU referendum result.
US Customs may begin asking for your social media account details
US Customs has proposed a new screening which would require people to declare their social media handles.
Connecting with strangers on LinkedIn may leave one vulnerable to cyberattacks
Intel Security research indicates that hackers vigilantly track 'senior level professionals' on social media sites.
Fighting Isis with computer code: Professor builds software to combat Daesh propaganda
The non-profit Counter Extremism Project (CEP) aims to curb spread of terrorist content on social media.
The anatomy of a 'Cyber Jihad' – analysing the evolution and future of terrorism in cyberspace
An in-depth look at how extremist groups capitalise the internet to recruit, attack and propagate fear.
Google responds to polite British grandmother who charmed the internet with her sweet search manners
May Ashworth becomes an internet sensation for her impeccable online manners.
Donald Trump supporters being relentlessly trolled by Twitter bot
Trump fans have been engaged in arguments by an automatic Twitter robot that spouts gibberish.
Orlando shooting: Con artists capitalise on tragedy in new Bitcoin Twitter scam
Fake Twitter accounts have popped up asking for Bitcoin 'donations' for the Orlando shooting victims.

