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Crime victims face threat from sneaky prisoners using Twitter and Facebook warns Labour
EXCLUSIVE: IBTimes UK discovered 386 incidents of inmates using social media over the past four years.
Brussels attack: How to change your Facebook profile picture to the Belgian flag
People from around the world are showing solidarity with the victims by flooding social media with messages of support.
Brussels explosions: Video shows crowds fleeing Zaventem airport after fatal 'terror blasts'
Local media are reporting that up to 13 people are reported to have been killed and 35 injured in the blasts.
Twitter tenth anniversary: How the social media giant changed the world
Twitter celebrates its tenth anniversary on 21 March 2016.
Pope Francis to join Instagram under handle 'Franciscus' on third anniversary of election
The Pope will join Instagram on 19 March, three years after he became the Catholic leader.
UAE floods: Posting pictures and 'rumours' about heavy rain online could result in jail
Officials warned that spreading false information was punishable by law.
Facebook's Oculus adds new social features and multiplayer games to Samsung Gear VR
The new push comes after Mark Zuckerberg called VR one of the most social platforms of the future.
Facebook bidding for rights to live stream NFL Thursday Night Football
Amazon and Verizon are also bidding for rights to live stream Thursday games.
Controversial people rating app Peeple relaunched in North America
After extreme backlash and outrage, a slightly different version of the app is now available for download on Apple's App store.
Snapchat hack: Young, cool companies can also become phishing patsies
Sensitive employee payroll data was accessed by hackers after staff fell victim to an email phishing scam.
Facebook murder: Man stabbed in heart by girlfriend over his social media obsession
Damon Searson died from a stab wound to the chest after spending too much time on social media.
Stephen Fry quits Twitter following backlash over 'bag lady' Baftas gag
Fry made the comments about costume designer Jenny Beavan during the Baftas.
Dear Twitter: Shut up and take my money
Twitter has had a tough start to 2016; can these changes help it win back users and turn a profit?
Twitter security chief calls for industry regulation 'that has teeth' and the embrace of Tor
Legislation should enforce a "basic set of user rights", according to Twitter chief Michael Coates.
Twitter share price plummets after user numbers stall in fourth quarter
Shares sink by more than 11% in after-hours trading.
Twitter rolling out controversial timeline changes to show 'best' tweets first
Twitter is pushing new Facebook-style timeline algorithm wherein certain tweets are displayed before others.
The top 10 things people are giving up for Lent
Openbible.info's data sets give an insight into changing interests since 2009
North Korea hack: 'New World Hackers' take websites offline to protest 'satellite' launch
The impacted websites include the North Korean airline, Air Koryo, and the country's state news agency.
Twitter launches Trust and Safety Council to combat social media trolls and online abuse
Twitter has upped its fight against online trolls with the formation of a new safety and support council.
#RIPTwitter: Reports of site's death greatly exaggerated as boss Jack Dorsey defends changes
Twitter will not move away from a reverse chronological timeline, chief executive Dorsey insists.
Company logo quiz: Can you tell the difference between Ford and Facebook?
Uber has changed its branding, so test your logo knowledge with our quiz.
Dave Mirra death: Shocked reactions and tributes paid following apparent suicide of BMX legend
Mirra died from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Amir Khan Twitter hacked: Boxer loses 1.7m followers after spam-filled social media attack
The champion boxer's Facebook and Twitter accounts were both hacked leading to temporarily losing his following.
Facebook tweaks news feed in bid to boost user activity
Facebook has introduced yet another twist to its news feed algorithm, to highlight call to action and relevant content.
Fishermen appear to break tiger shark world record catch but face Facebook backlash
Some have praised while others have pilloried the men for killing the giant sea creature.
Isis using Justin Bieber to trick Twitter users into watching execution videos
Islamic State Twitter users including #JustinBieber on execution posts in bid to spread propaganda.
YouTuber TotalBiscuit quits Twitter and all social media following terminal liver cancer diagnosis
Gaming personality, real name John Bain, will continue to produce video content.
Facebook friends are almost unanimously fake, suggests evolutionary psychology professor
Oxford University study finds that those befriended on social-media network cannot be considered true friends
Twitter reshuffle: Top executives to leave social media giant
Three of Twitter's top executives are expected to leave shortly.
Facebook admits defeat against Isis and wants us all to 'like' Daesh extremist posts instead
Facebook says we should 'like' Islamic State's hate-filled posts in order to defeat their message.