Governments around the world are enlisting "cyber troops" who manipulate Facebook, Twitter and other social media outlets to steer public opinion, spread misinformation and undermine critics, according to a new report from the University of Oxford. Adding to growing evidence of government-sponsored efforts to use online tools to influence politics, researchers found 29 countries using social media to shape opinion domestically or with foreign audiences. The tactics are deployed by authoritarian regimes, but also democratically-elected governments, the authors said.

A California woman was arrested after a fatal crash killed her 14-year-old sister Friday posted a recording of the wreck and its gruesome aftermath on Instagram. Obdulia Sanchez, 18, was singing and listening to music as she drove with her sister and another 14-year-old girl in the backseat when the vehicle suddenly veered off the roadway. The video then captures the sound of screams as Sanchez tried correcting the turn.

#reddit is a social news aggregation and discussion website. According to Alexa, a platform specializing in measuring internet traffic and statistics, Reddit is the fifth most popular website in the United States and the United Kingdom, the ninth most visited website in the world, with more than half a billion unique monthly visitors. Clearly, Reddit is an absolute internet giant.

HSE researchers examined the structure of online communities of Russian AIDS denialists—people who deny the reality of HIV and AIDS—and the manner in which they spread their ideas. The findings are published in American Behavioral Scientist.

They’re heroes in the industry, idolized by an army of millennial gamers. But their true legacy is hiding in plain sight. By John Adkins.

People with anxiety can often find a supportive community through tweeting, but the nature of the social media site can exacerbate symptoms.

I believe businesses will no longer join social media for traffic or revenue, but for brand building and engagement. Here's why.

A popular travel, beauty and fashion blogger, Amelia Liana, resorted to photoshopping and editing her pictures to grab attention. However, the stunt backfired and she was caught. Moreover, Liana had to face a lot of flak online.

Event on using technology to fight terrorism told small networks facing an influx and lack resources to block accounts

What is the alt-right? Where did it come from? And how has this strange online subculture blossomed into a mainstream political movement with real-world power? By Sean Illing with Angela Nagle.

Elon Musk usually tweets about mundane topics, from LA traffic to Tesla projects. On Thursday he was more dire. "The world's population is accelerating towards collapse, but few seem to notice or care," Tesla's CEO tweeted to his nearly 10 million followers. He pointed to a November article in New Scientist magazine titled, "The world in 2076: The population bomb has imploded."

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The former Manchester United star was criticised by some fans after posting a photo with him and five-year-old daughter Harper on Instagram. Speaking during a Facebook Live interview, he said: "We want to show our kids love." David Beckham's wife Victoria was also criticised for posting a picture of herself kissing their daughter on the lips last year.

I’ve read pretty much every marketing or growth hacking article I could ever get my hands on.

Open door: Cumulative effect of missteps led the Guardian to overstate the potential impact on the security of users’ messaging

A Minnesota woman killed her boyfriend Monday by shooting at a book he was holding over his chest, in a YouTube video stunt gone wrong.

China's latest maneuvre in a sweeping crackdown on internet content has sent a chill through a diverse community of filmmakers, bloggers, media and educators who fear their sites could be shut down as Beijing tightens control.

The online game of geocaching shows there are ways to create value online that are not purely financial.

A trove of internal documents sheds light on the algorithms that Facebook’s censors use to differentiate between hate speech and legitimate political expression.

Uncover what's new to Twitter -- from the Explore tab to live video -- that you may have missed.

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German lawmakers have approved a controversial law that would impose high fines on social media companies like Facebook, Twitter or YouTube for failing to swiftly delete posts deemed to exhibit hate speech.

The special counsel faces the challenge of showing Trump’s aides colluded with the Russia-linked Twitter bots and Facebook trolls.

A fake social network might be the only thing your smartphone needs. By Ian Bogost.

The chatbots came up with their own original and effective responses - including deceptive tactics

Federal and state officials have increased their focus on the problem.

If you'd like to accelerate the process of pulling your website audience together, here are seven things Sonia Simone has found useful for her own projects.

Facebook has refused to cave in to demands by Christian evangelicals to create a cross “reaction” emoji. Campaigners are particularly incensed at the lack of a Christ-related miniature symbol after a Pride flag was added to the social media giant's pictorial lexicon last month. Facebook introduced the rainbow-coloured reaction emoji to mark LGBT Pride month on 9 June and “celebrate love and diversity”.

As we recently covered, Minnesota law enforcement tried to snatch victory from the expiring body of a black driver shot by a St. Anthony police officer by immediately asking an uninvolved social media company to turn over information on Philando...

Facebook has declined Pakistan’s request to pair mobile numbers with user’s account, a move that the government argue could help overcome the issue of fake accounts on the social network. Responding to an email by VOA regarding the social media giant’s reaction to the request made by the Pakistan government, Facebook spokesperson Christine Chen said the company had declined the request in order to protect the rights of its users.

To understand Facebook’s new emphasis on private groups, I joined more than 100, ranging from gardeners to flat-earth truthers.

A video in Arabic calling for the worship of Allah “with love, not terror” has gone viral on YouTube, with over two million views in four days. Released at the start of Ramadan, it slams terrorists for “filling cemeteries with children.” The video, featuring Hussain Al Jassmi, an Arabic-language singer from the United Arab Emirates, was released on YouTube by Kuwaiti mobile telecommunications company Zain on Friday.

Why would Zuckerberg want the job of president? Let’s be real: whose future is brighter, the United States’ or Facebook’s? By David V. Johnson.

The soft touch of Yahoo versus the suspected iron fist of Verizon.