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An American online news and social networking service is being questioned after it banned a user for doing a parody of a Democrat congressperson on May 6. Twitter permanently suspended ...

STERLING, Virginia—President Donald Trump criticized social media companies after Facebook banned a number of extremist figures, declaring that ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Facebook Inc. said on May 2 it was banning Alex Jones and other politically controversial U.S. personalities for violating the social ...

Social media and technology aren't good or bad—but how they are used makes a difference.

People claiming to have seen religious figures in the flames of Notre Dame are setting social media abuzz. ...

BEIJING— Germany's Daimler has suspended a local sales franchise for its Mercedes-Benz brand in China after a customer ...

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is scanning Xinjiang residents' phones for foreign social media apps and throwing those ...

Getting likes and accumulating a vast social following are not genuine indicators of our worth as human beings.

Every parent faces the same dilemma: You want your child to be a sociable, informed, and confident user ...

It's time to call last drinks on 'influencers' using social media to sell cocktails, wine, and champagne, VicHealth ...

Commentary In the summer of 1945, C.S. Lewis published a little essay in which he told the reader ...

Social media executives whose websites broadcast horrific terror attacks could face jail or billions of dollars in fines ...

Most dogs just want to please their owners: They protect the home and family, offer company,  and some ...

Earlier this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its “Ten threats to global health in 2019” list, ...

Tech-media giants, such as Facebook, Twitter, and even Google, have been under increased scrutiny in the recent media ...

President Donald Trump said on March 19 that he plans to investigate Facebook's apparent decision to censor one of ...

If social media giants can build algorithms to sell ads, Scott Morrison says they can find ways to ...

NEW YORK—U.S. federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into data deals Facebook Inc struck with some of ...

Commentary Within just a few short years, we might be saying, “Welcome to a Brave New America—a dystopian ...

Instagram users have taken to issuing “weekiversary posts,” where they diligently mark the duration of their romances. It ...

NEW YORK—The latest parental panic on social media—over a purported challenge for kids to complete harmful tasks—elevates the ...

A far-reaching bill introduced in the Illinois General Assembly would force state residents applying for gun permits to ...

LONDON—U.S. social-media bosses could face arrest if they fail to moderate harmful content on their sites, the UK ...

LONDON—The British government has proposed new powers that could affect children as young as 12 as police tackle ...

1. The “Flaunt Your Wealth” Challenge The “Flaunt Your Wealth” challenge, also known as “Falling Stars,” saw China’s ...