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USA

Facebook trials asking users for nude photos to combat revenge porn

Technology being piloted in Australia will require users to send the images to themselves via messenger

08/11/2017

USA

Twitter doubles its character limit

Standby for more pearls of wisdom from Twiter users as the character limit doubles

08/11/2017

USA

Twitter employee deactivates President Donald Trump’s account

U.S President Donald Trump’s Twiiter account was shut down for 11 minutes by a rogue Twitter employee on their last day in the office.

03/11/2017

World News

Facebook admits 'could have done more' over alleged US election interference

Congress criticises social media for not checking advert funding during last year's US presidential election

31/10/2017

World News

#MeToo Twitter trend exposes scale of sexual abuse

Harvey Weinstein allegations prompt thousands to share their own stories of abuse

16/10/2017

Living

Happiness in 4G

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03/10/2017

Living

The double-edged sword of mental health apps

Should you trust an app with your mental health?

03/10/2017

USA

How Playboy founder Hugh Hefner changed the western world

"In terms of pop culture and sexual attitudes, we do live in a Playboy world now"

28/09/2017

World News

Internauts experiencing problems accessing social media network Facebook

26/09/2017

Cult

Chinese YouTube star uses office supplies to cook

Grilling fish with copy paper, taking apart computers and using them to fry Chinese pancakes are just some of Ms Yeah's "office cooking" techniques

26/09/2017

Saudi Arabia

Snapchat blocks Al Jazeera in Saudi Araba

The free photo and video sharing app said Saudi authorities asked it to block the TV channel's Discover Publisher Channel as it broke two local laws

18/09/2017

World News

Social media footage gives glimpse of Hurricane Irma damage

Images from the British Virgin Islands show flattened homes in Atlantic Basin.

08/09/2017

USA

Hashtags entered Twitter like a 'Trojan horse', says creator Chris Messina

The idea of hashtags was initially rejected by Twitter's founders as 'too nerdy', says their creator Chris Messina

24/08/2017

Italy

Magic Johnson and Samuel L Jackson mired in migrants controversy

An ironically-worded picture of Samuel L Jackson and Magic Johnson has sparked a row in Italy

22/08/2017

United Kingdom

UK crackdown on social media hate crime

The Crown Prosecution Service says online hate crime must be dealt with just as seriously as face to face abuse.

21/08/2017

United Kingdom

Why smiley face emojis are not so friendly

Researchers have found that using a smiley face emoji and similar emoticons at the office can have the opposite effect on the recipient, and make the sender seem less competent.

15/08/2017

Living

Social media, models and diversity

What happens when Instagram likes have more value than talent?

14/08/2017

World News

Jail term in text message suicide case

US court hands down 15-month jail term against young woman who encouraged her 18-year-old boyfriend to commit suicide with text messages

04/08/2017

Norway

Bus seats mistaken for burqas by members of anti-immigrant group in Norway

“Tragic”, “terrifying” and “disgusting” - an anti-immigrant group from Norway mistake bus seats for ladies in burqas.

02/08/2017

Saudi Arabia

Saudi woman arrested over miniskirt

Saudi Arabia has some of the world's strictest laws for women, who must wear loose-fitting, full-length robes known as abayas in public.

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