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Reality of staged social media photos – video exposes the embelishment of virtual life
The video gained 1.5m views since it was posted on 10 December 2015.
Rise and fall of Simon Danczuk: From top Jeremy Corbyn critic to Labour disgrace over teen girl sexting
IBTimes UK profiles the Labour MP embroiled in sex scandal.
BBC down: Twitter's funniest memes and reactions to the Beeb's website outage
The BBC website outage gave Twitter users plenty of opportunity to poke fun on social media.
How a dog wears pants: Why the internet is going crazy over this dog puzzle
The debate over how a dog would wear pants is going viral and sending social media into a spin.
Facebook hoax: Users fall for Mark Zuckerberg fortune giveaway once again
A hoax post went viral claiming Zuckerberg will give random Facebook users millions of dollars.
David Cameron mocked for Christmas speech with 'You ain't no Christian, bruv' hashtag
After the PM called Britain a Christian country in his Christmas speech, Twitter users hit back.
Tory MSP says the SNP has taken the dance out of Scottish people's step
Only 7% of Scottish people say they dance regularly, a drop from 14% eight years ago.
Tiger killer exposed: Anonymous shames woman for sharing photo of dead animal on Facebook
Hacktivist group names and shames taxidermist who posted bloodied dead tiger photo on social media.
Hilarious Apple autocorrect fail changes 'lardass' to 'Kardashian'
Users who type in the word 'lardass' into text messages on iOS 9.2 get an amusing autocorrect.
US Department of Homeland Security to check Facebook and Twitter activity before granting visas
New security measures implemented following San Bernardino shootings.
Hillary Clinton outlines multi-point plan to take on Isis
Proposals include a broader target for air strikes in Syria and tighter gun-control laws.
Lucy Allan: Did this Tory MP add a death threat to a constituent's email?
Allan says she "created a misleading impression" but had "acted responsibly".
Teens to be banned from social media? Internet age restrictions could rise to 16 in EU law
OMG: Teenagers under 16 would need parental consent to use Facebook, Snapchat or WhatsApp.
Women's only festival in Australia refuses entry to transgender woman
In a now-deleted post, the festival said they would be open to transgender women who have undergone surgery.
Facebook dislike: Vandals smash windows and graffiti walls in attack on German HQ
A group of hooded attackers targeted company's Hamburg building following racist posts investigation.
Carl James Dial: Man charged with hate crime in connection with California mosque arson
Police charge a 23-year-old man with a hate crime, burglary and arson, over an attack on a mosque
Ayesha Curry: Shocking reaction to 'classy' tweets represents misguided social media generation
IBTimes UK investigates how the young, female generation are influenced by social media.
John McAfee: San Bernardino shootings proved traditional media to be obsolete and irrelevant
IBTimes UK columnist and 2016 US presidential candidate John McAfee believes traditional media is dead.
'Underwear thief' used social media to track down and burgle women victims
Suspect exploited GPS data embedded in photos posted online to target women.
Momentum 'entryists' are attempting to infiltrate Labour warns Tom Watson
But pro-Jeremy Corbyn pressure group has previously denied similar allegations.
War on Isis: David Cameron Facebook page reported for violence over Syria Daesh air strikes vote
UK anti-war protesters are reporting David Cameron's official page to Facebook for being violent.
Instagram babies: Parents naming newborns after app photo filters
Say hello to Lux, Ludwig, and Valencia as photo filters inspire names for babies this year.
Brazil gets payback on racist internet trolls by trolling them with giant billboards
Anti-racism organisation Criola locates online trolls and shames them on their own doorstep.
Facebook celebrates St Andrew's Day with Romanian flag upsetting Scottish users
The social media platform failed to offer the Saltire as an option for its customers from Scotland.
Facebook tests 'break-up' tool to help manage content of former lovers
Currently the service is being tested on mobile users in the US only
Paris attacks: Ukip launch probe into former MP hopeful over 'close all mosques' Tweet
EXCLUSIVE: Adrian Howard, who ran for the party in Macclesfield in May, is under investigation.
Taking a break from Facebook can improve happiness
A study from the Happiness Research Institute shows that Facebook can cause anxiety
President Barack Obama finally joins Facebook with first posting on dangers of climate change
Facebook welcomes President Obama as he opens own personal page with climate warning video.
How to change Twitter heart icon back to favourite star or any emoji you desire
Don't like the new heart icon in Twitter? There's a really easy way to fix that problem.
Liverpool chief executive Ian Ayre explains why club ignored fan clamour for Marco Reus
The club chief says social media is good 'barometer' at the annual Web Summit in Dublin.