Social Media

"We have a President of the United States whose "style of learning" doesn't include reading. We are officially an idiocracy," one Twitter user said.

Facebook users might soon be able to "downvote" content they find offensive, misleading or off-topic.

Oloni started the Valentine's Day Challenge on Twitter, encouraging women to message their crushes and ask them for a date on 14 February before posting a screenshot of the reply.

The 24-Hour Challenge is the latest viral contest to be glamourise dangerous and potentially deadly behaviour among young people.

Tumblr user true-blue-brit's post has male and female feminists challenging coward troll to put up or shut up.

Police in the City of Lancaster released an amusing sketch of a suspected criminal - only to be mocked by social media users.

"Someone stop him please," one Twitter user wrote.

Man finds book that his mother read to him as a child - but only thanks to the kindness of an independent bookstore owner.

"The stupid is strong with this one," one Twitter user wrote.

Following poor 2017, Snapchat regains ground at end of year with strong growth rates at faster pace than Facebook.

Advertising Standards Authority bans repeat of Poundland's Elf Behaving Badly but company says campaign is in tradition of saucy British humour.

"What will it take for the Republicans to actually stand up to this madness?" One Twitter user asked.

The social media influencers included in this database, mostly young and female, span across the globe from France to the rest of Europe and the US.

Far-right group claims to have skewed Star Wars: The Last Jedi's rating on Rotten Tomatoes and set its sights on Marvel's black superhero outing.

While some questioned US President Donald Trump's claim, others mocked him for his latest typo and using the word "their" instead of "there".

"Irony is dead," one Twitter user wrote.

"Yo memo so lame, even Wikileaks wouldn't leak it," Beau Willimon, the creator of Netflix's House of Cards, tweeted.

"I think the WH Press Secretary should lie less often. I think the country would be better for it," Pelosi's deputy chief of staff tweeted.

Man's touching Reddit post prompts users of the social media platform to offer their help and advice.

"What a breath of fresh air," one Twitter user wrote.

"He's always been good at slapping his name on someone else's work," Cody Keenan, a speechwriter for then president Obama, tweeted.

Merseyside Police was contacted after pro-Corbyn student group celebrated 'Regicide Day' on Twitter.

"'State of the Uniom' pretty sums up this presidency," someone wrote.

More than 300 people have been detained for criticising Turkey's offensive into Syria on social media, as the government cracks down on dissenters.

"This amount of stupidity is very dangerous," one person tweeted.

"Trump ignores Eminem's diss track, but responds immediately to Jay-Z's criticism. Wonder what the difference is," one Twitter user wrote.

Emily Gipson claimed staff at Lebanon High School failed to deal with bullying.

Twitter user Amy Churchman spotted the "shocking" meal name in Canary Wharf and posted it online - but the company's founder has defended the labelling.

The Tide Pod Challenge continues to be a "serious concern" for the American Association of Poison Control Centers due to record rates of teens eating detergent.

Lisa Kudrow revealed how she and fellow Friends cast member Courtney Cox reacted to a fake trailer for a reunion movie which went viral.