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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.
David Cameron in Facebook poppygate furore: Number 10 admits photoshopping poppy onto prime minister
Downing Street spokeswoman said the move was an 'oversight' and a new image has been uploaded.
Science has discovered how to take the perfect selfie
Researchers processed millions of selfies through a computer and reveal the best tricks for the ideal photo.
Here's why your iPhone keeps running out of battery and how to fix it
Facebook admits its iOS 9 app is iPhone battery drain as it retrieves data in the background.
Twitter: New CEO Jack Dorsey cuts 8% of social media platform's workforce
Newly confirmed permanent CEO and co-founder Dorsey announced the job cuts in an email.
Woman arrested after live streaming herself driving while 'so f**king drunk' on Periscope
Florida student films her intoxicated drive and broadcasts it on social media app.
Isis Telegram channel doubles followers to 9,000 in less than 1 week
EXCLUSIVE: IBTimes UK investigation reveals Isis has more than 50 channels on Telegram messaging platform.
Facebook faces tax avoidance accusations after paying £4,327 in tax for 2014 [Video]
Average salary at the social media site's UK office is £210,000, but it claimed a £28.5m loss.
Saudi Arabia: Prince Alwaleed bin Talal pays $50m to become Twitter's second largest shareholder
The billionaire prince's company originally invested $50 million in the tech company in 2011.
Saudi Arabia: Woman who posted video of husband cheating with housemaid facing jail
The video clip, posted on social media, shows the husband kissing the housemaid.
Three UK sisters hunted down their abusive stepfather using Facebook
The stepfather, 44-year-old James Lawton, sexually abused the sisters when they were children.
When social media goes wrong: Peeple app that lets anyone review you without consent stirs up anger
Peeple app allows anyone to rate or slate you against your will and nobody is happy about it.
Twitter doesn't have to remove its 140-character limit as there's an easy way to improve it
Social media platform could increase its love-or-hate 140-character limit to attract new users.
Facebook bringing virtual reality videos to mobile phones?
Social media could be set to change with an app allowing users to move around spherical videos.
Facebook facelifts: Indians turn to cosmetic surgery in quest for perfect profile photo
In India, people are spending millions to get likes on Facebook.
Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran: Marques Houston receives death threat after liking Tran's racy Instagram snap
A member of Brown's entourage sent a menacing image to Houston and branded him disrespectful.