Twitter working on fix for worldwide outages across main service and TweetDeck
An outage has hit Twitter, preventing some users from tweeting, receiving notifications and viewing direct messages.
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Hundreds of millions of Facebook user phone numbers exposed
Facebook has confirmed that hundreds of millions of user phone numbers were left in an unprotected server, which reportedly included several million British details.
World of sport unites to heap social media praise on ‘sporting genius’ Stokes
Some of the world’s most successful athletes paid homage to Ben Stokes after the all-rounder led England to victory in the third Ashes Test at Headingley.
Managers want social media companies to lead fight against online abuse
Premier League managers have put the focus on social media companies to police abuse dished out to players online after a spate of recent incidents.
Police officers given thank you gifts by public after death of Andrew Harper
Police officers across the UK say they have been given gifts from members of the public thanking them for their service following the death of Pc Andrew Harper.
Former child refugee reunited with camp worker who gifted her a bike
A former child refugee tracked down a man who bought her a bike when she was five-years-old, after she launched a Twitter campaign to find him.
Keep phones away from bedtime to aid children’s mental health, parents advised
Cyber-bullying and lack of sleep have a bigger impact on children’s mental health than social media use, a study has found.
Meet the Instagran: Sharon Gillespie, 69, shares a snapshot of her very busy life as an international hands-on granny
When mum-of-two Sharon Gillespie, 69, from Bearsden, isn’t jetting off to visit her grandchildren in Canada or sunning herself in Vegas with her retiree husband David, 71, she is off to Zumba or sightseeing in Scotland with her friends.
Chinese propaganda units suspected of hounding Scots swimmer Duncan Scott with online trolling after medal row
State-sponsored trolls are suspected of launching an online offensive against Scots swimmer Duncan Scott.
Home Secretary Priti Patel unblocks local police federation Twitter
New Home Secretary Priti Patel has unblocked a Twitter account representing police officers in Essex after four years.
Rona Dougall: Facebook can’t just pass the buck as suicide rates among young soar
I’m so thankful the internet wasn’t around when I was growing up and I feel sorry for youngsters nowadays who have to deal with it.