Social Media

Twitter's share price jumped more than 12% on the rumour before easing to close 4% higher in New York.

Leo manages to successfully pull out his own tooth by the force of his throw.

Social networking forum's finding suggests newer forms of expression.

WhatsApp annual subscription fee has been scrapped, making the messaging service completely free to use.

The London Tube adverts mocking meat-free lifestyles have not been taken kindly to on social media

A woman is facing a year in jail for tagging her former sister-in-law in Facebook post and calling her 'stupid'.

Stop those blue ticks giving the game away and read messages in private by turning off read receipts.

A blog post by Facebook claims the disappearance of the phone number will be top trend of 2016.

The 18-year-old murder suspect in hiding after posting confession to allegedly stabbing boyfriend in face.

The feature will be rolled out to iOS users in a few days, while Android users are left waiting.

Could Grindr launch in China after Chinese billionaire buys 60% stake in gay dating app?

From the founder of Vine comes this messaging app that offers a mix of Facebook, WhatsApp and Snapchat.

A tweet to the Indian Railway Ministry saved a girl from being forcibly taken to New Delhi for "work".

Cyber-bullying and social media exposure believed to diminish confidence of youngsters

Kybernetiq magazine stresses importance of technological understanding for jihadists.

The video gained 1.5m views since it was posted on 10 December 2015.

IBTimes UK profiles the Labour MP embroiled in sex scandal.

The BBC website outage gave Twitter users plenty of opportunity to poke fun on social media.

The debate over how a dog would wear pants is going viral and sending social media into a spin.

A hoax post went viral claiming Zuckerberg will give random Facebook users millions of dollars.

After the PM called Britain a Christian country in his Christmas speech, Twitter users hit back.

Only 7% of Scottish people say they dance regularly, a drop from 14% eight years ago.

Hacktivist group names and shames taxidermist who posted bloodied dead tiger photo on social media.

Users who type in the word 'lardass' into text messages on iOS 9.2 get an amusing autocorrect.

New security measures implemented following San Bernardino shootings.

Proposals include a broader target for air strikes in Syria and tighter gun-control laws.

Allan says she "created a misleading impression" but had "acted responsibly".

OMG: Teenagers under 16 would need parental consent to use Facebook, Snapchat or WhatsApp.

In a now-deleted post, the festival said they would be open to transgender women who have undergone surgery.

A group of hooded attackers targeted company's Hamburg building following racist posts investigation.