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Facebook to use AI, ML to stop the spread of revenge porn on its platform

Facebook will be implementing new detection technology to help curb the spread of revenge porn, it announced on Friday. “To protect victims, it’s long…

The internet believes PewDiePie inspired the Christchurch mosque shooting

YouTube’s most followed creator PewDiePie is being accused of inspiring Friday’s mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand. This comes after one of the perpetrators…

Two top Facebook executives leave the company, Zuckerberg announced

Mark Zuckerberg has revealed that two Facebook executives have decided to leave the company. In a blog post, Zukerberg referred to the news in…

Mass shooting in New Zealand sparks global outrage

A mass shooting, which took place at two mosques in the New Zealand city Christchurch on Friday morning, has sparked global outrage on social…

The latest ‘Avengers: Endgame’ trailer leaves Twitter emotional

Marvel has dropped another Avengers: Endgame trailer, just a over a month before the movie premieres. The sombre video features black and white flash…

Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram suffer global meltdown (and so do their users)

Last night Facebook and its “family of apps” went down for a large number of global users, with many unable to post updates or…

The internet’s now pro-Johnny Depp, anti-Amber Heard after new evidence surfaces

Johnny Depp has been on the receiving end of the infamous online cold shoulder since ex-wife Amber Heard accused him of physical abuse. However,…

YouTube has made it harder for creators to use Patreon

YouTube has made it more difficult to use crowdsourced-funding platforms like Patreon with a recent out-of-the-blue update. The update forces creators to become part…

#Elphinstone: Mumbai railway stampede kills 22, Twitter users question govt

At least 22 people have died after a rush hour stampede at Mumbai’s Elphinstone Road train station. The incident occurred as commuters traversed a…

Twitter addresses Russian bots as Zuck faces the web’s wrath

Twitter has finally broken its silence on the role its platform played in enabling Russian interference in the 2016 US election, but it’s staying…

What are Twitter users doing with their 280-character tweets?

We get it: 280 characters are a lot. Some would argue too many. And while Twitter argues that more room to tweet is beneficial…

Get Twitter’s 280-character tweets right now with these nifty tricks

While a swathe of Twitter users aren’t best pleased that Jack Dorsey and company believe longer tweets are of utmost importance, they probably can’t…

Your pocket guide to the 2017 Streamy Award winners

The 2017 Streamy Awards last night honoured YouTube’s best and brightest — but if you’re feeling out of the loop, here’s a quick guide…

Twitter is doubling the length of tweets to 280 characters

Twitter’s 140-character limit may soon be a thing of the past. The microblogging network announced plans to extend its arbitrary but now-familiar 140-character limit…

Twitter won’t bar Donald Trump from tweeting because of ‘newsworthiness’

According to Twitter’s Public Policy account, the social network will not be removing US President Donald Trump’s threatening tweets towards North Korea. In a…

WhatsApp now completely blocked in China

China is now blocking WhatsApp in its entirety, according to a report by The New York Times. The Facebook-owned messaging service was earlier this…

Kim Jong Un and ‘dotard’ Trump get the internet excited about words again

US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong Un may be engaged in a game of nuclear table tennis, but at…

Instagram ‘advertises’ itself on Facebook with rape threats

Instagram has come under fire for advertising itself on parent company Facebook’s platform with a screenshot of an email that read “I will rape…

Instagram gives you a new way to embarrass yourself in live video

Instagram will soon allow users to apply awkward Face Filters to their live video broadcasts. “Starting today, you can play with face filters while…

Nambia vs Namibia: how a fictional country became more popular than a real one

You can always trust US President Donald Trump to say something controversial, whether it be on Twitter, or at the UN General Assembly. But…

Russian Facebook pages may have organised pro-Trump rallies

Suspected Russian Facebook page Being Patriotic organised pro-Trump and anti-Clinton rallies in the build-up to the 2016 US election, The Daily Beast has found. On 20…

Twitter’s efforts to cull pro-terror content seems to be working

Twitter’s latest transparency report reveals that the platform’s effort to cut down on pro-terror content is working. According to the report, the first half…

Here’s what the web thought of the 2017 Emmy Awards

Every year, Hollywood’s television bigwigs get together in one room to praise each other and themselves at the Emmy Awards. This year’s ceremony, hosted…

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Two top Facebook executives leave the company, Zuckerberg announced

Mass shooting in New Zealand sparks global outrage

The latest ‘Avengers: Endgame’ trailer leaves Twitter emotional

Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram suffer global meltdown (and so do their users)

The internet’s now pro-Johnny Depp, anti-Amber Heard after new evidence surfaces

YouTube has made it harder for creators to use Patreon

Twitter addresses Russian bots as Zuck faces the web’s wrath

What are Twitter users doing with their 280-character tweets?

Get Twitter’s 280-character tweets right now with these nifty tricks

Your pocket guide to the 2017 Streamy Award winners

Twitter is doubling the length of tweets to 280 characters

Twitter won’t bar Donald Trump from tweeting because of ‘newsworthiness’

WhatsApp now completely blocked in China

Kim Jong Un and ‘dotard’ Trump get the internet excited about words again

Instagram ‘advertises’ itself on Facebook with rape threats

Instagram gives you a new way to embarrass yourself in live video

Nambia vs Namibia: how a fictional country became more popular than a real one

Russian Facebook pages may have organised pro-Trump rallies

Twitter’s efforts to cull pro-terror content seems to be working

Here’s what the web thought of the 2017 Emmy Awards

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