The Battle to Stop YouTube’s Dislike Spam

YouTube has just spoke out against its "dislike mobs." Here's our guide on what dislike spam really is, how YouTube aims to

German Anti-Monopoly Regulator Blocks Facebook from Combining App Data

In a major blow to Facebook's ambitions to more closely interknit its Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram apps, a German

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on the Joe Rogan Podcast – 5 Things We Learned

Over the weekend, podcaster Joe Rogan invited Twitter CEO into his studio to chew the fat for a couple of hours about social

Tinder Pays $17.3m in Age Discrimination Lawsuit

Tinder has settled a class action lawsuit age discrimination lawsuit in California for $17.3 million. It follows a challenge

The Web’s Report Card for 2018

A lot has happened on the internet this year, and it's been hard to keep up. We've rounded up our favorite internet heroes

Amnesty International Study Highlights Misogyny and Racism on Twitter

A shocking Amnesty International survey has revealed the scale of misogynistic and racist abuse directed at female

5 Revelations From Facebook Documents Seized by UK Parliament

Almost 250 pages of internal documents from social media giant Facebook were posted online this Wednesday by a U.K.

What Happened With Facebook (While Everyone Was Distracted With Black Friday)

Facebook had the relentless Black Friday and Cyber Monday news cycle to hide behind as bad news about its platform and the

How Tanzania’s Anti-Gay Vigilantes Are Propelled By Social Media

A Tanzanian government official has announced on YouTube that he is forming a squad that will use social media to identify

What is TikTok? Everything You Need To Know About The Video-Sharing App

You might have never heard of TikTok, but your kids probably use it every day. It's the video-sharing social media app aimed

Facebook Fined £500k by the UK’s ICO Agency

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK has announced that it's slapping Facebook with a £500,000

How Facebook is Flagging False News

After coming under heavy fire by users and government, Facebook is trying to regain trust in its service. Is flagging false

Facebook Data Breach – Is Single Sign On Safe?

With news that potentially 50 million Facebook accounts have been breached, should you continue using its Single Sign On for

Timehop Customer Data Hacked – What You Need To Know

How to Delete Facebook and Why It Won’t Matter

In a world already skeptical of cyber attacks, data breaches, and stolen personal information, Facebook really dropped the

How Much Does Facebook Know About You? Three Tools to Find Out

For years, millions of us have shrugged off nagging privacy concerns about Facebook's use of our data. Now, with Facebook at

7 Hidden Costs of Building a Website

You don’t have to be an expert to launch a website anymore. With all the DIY solutions on the market, small businesses can

How Instagram Powers One Sci-Fi Lover’s Book Dealing Business

When Adam Axler, the bookseller behind the Instagram account Collectible Science Fiction, first joined the service, his

We’re Not Paying Enough Attention to Social Media Subcultures

Reporters and major media outlets in general often fail to accurately mirror the social media niches that are so available

5 Domain Name Generators to Help Create Your Brand

There is certainly an art to creating a brand name. And whether you’re starting a blog or launching a new company,

Launching a Blog Is More Than Just a Fancy Name

In 2001, a Chinese hacking group penetrated Brian Kreb’s home network. At the time, he was a reporter for the Washington