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Twitter bans RT and Sputnik from advertising after election row

Technology groups have been under-pressure following accusations they helped Russia interfere in presidential elections.

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Second Republican senator attacks Trump

Democrats rub hands with glee at Republican rebellion as second senator quits over Trump

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Twitter feud between Trump and Corker erupts over tax cuts

U.S. Senator Bob Corker has blasted President Donald Trump after a row between the two Republicans over the tax debate erupted on twitter.

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#MeToo Twitter trend exposes scale of sexual abuse

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

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Social media giants called to testify by US Congress

Google, Facebook & Twitter gave been called to testify by the Congressional Investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election.

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Twitter tests doubling up its character limit

The social network platform says the 280 character limit extension is a response to "extremely frustrated" users

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How did the Internet react to Juncker's State of the Union speech?

Google searches, tweets and controversy.

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Protests greet Trump's scrapping of DACA

From Washington to Denver protesters condemn Trump's decision to scrap DACA immigration programme

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Spanish respond to ISIL threats with humour

Internet users mock spokesman who warned of further attacks in Spain.

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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

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Twitter hashtags are celebrating their tenth birthday

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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.

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Trump hits out at China over North Korea's missile programme

US President Donald Trump has hit out at China for not doing more to reign in North Korea's Kim Jong Un and his missile programme.

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Trump tweets about Presidential 'power to pardon'

Donald Trump says 'US President has complete power to pardon' in a Twitter rant against Russia probe.

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Yellowstone earthquake causes Twitter users to predict apocalypse

Earthquakes in the USA and the Philippines caused a social media buzz on Thursday, July 6, with some Twitter users declaring an apocalypse was coming.

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Donald Trump's CNN wrestling tweet sparks fresh outrage

Donald Trump's latest tweet gets him into hot water again

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Trump defends Twitter attacks

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May Day on twitter

How has twitter responded to an election result widely considered to be a catastrophic failure for Theresa May?

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Trump causes a “covfefe” over enigmatic midnight tweet

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Trump warns former FBI boss against speaking to the press, hints at White House "tapes"

President Trump warns ousted FBI boss James Comey against talking to media, hints there may be tapes he would use to counter Comey's accounts.