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The average time spent online each day has risen from 3.4 hours last year to 3.8 hours (Peter Byrne/PA)

Children spending more time online to help cope with lockdown, research says

January 28, 2021

Nathan Evans, the former postman behind the viral sea shanty Wellerman (PA)

Former postie-turned-TikTok star set to enter charts with viral sea shanty

January 24, 2021

The Sheringham Shantymen, a group of singers from North Norfolk, and Nathan Evans, whose TikTok video went viral and inspired a global trend (The Sheringham Shantymen/@NathanEvanss)

‘Today’s youngsters are tomorrow’s shantymen’ – shanty singers welcome trend

January 24, 2021

Jimmy Fallon (PA)

Viral TikToker teams up with Jimmy Fallon to turn internet drama into song

January 22, 2021

Firm’s global head of public policy strategy said Twitter should have taken more aggressive enforcement action earlier (Yui Mok/PA)

We didn’t get everything right, Twitter chief tells MPs following Capitol riots

January 20, 2021

The clip was put on TikTok (Screenshot/TikTok)

Car photoshoot on railway tracks shared on TikTok ‘beggars belief’

January 16, 2021

TikTok is tightening its controls (Peter Byrne/PA)

TikTok tightens privacy rules for under-16s

January 13, 2021

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Pandemic sparks dramatic rise in app use, report says

January 13, 2021

US President Donald Trump has been banned from Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (Niall Carson/PA)

Donald Trump was the social media president until he was banned

January 9, 2021

MPs told TikTok that its system of content moderation ‘wasn’t working’ (Peter Byrne/PA)

TikTok told its systems are failing to spot anti-vaccine misinformation

December 17, 2020

Snapchat’s UK public policy head says filters such as 2016’s Bob Marley face would be rejected today (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

Snapchat apologises for ‘misguided’ filters that caused offence

December 16, 2020

The social media giant also announced an update of its community guidelines (PA)

TikTok adds new vaccine misinformation labels and strengthens community rules

December 15, 2020

Oliver Dowden and Priti Patel will set out a final decision on online harms proposals (Yui Mok/PA)

What are the new rules to make tech giants accountable for harmful content?

December 15, 2020

TikTok (Peter Byrne/PA)

Another judge blocks Trump’s TikTok ban

December 8, 2020

The TikTok app on a smartphone (Peter Byrne/PA)

BBC and Gordon Ramsay among TikTok’s most popular in its 2020 review

December 2, 2020

Ex-home secretary warns of ‘major gap’ in dealing with harmful online content

November 27, 2020

Snapchat’s new Spotlight feature (Snapchat)

Snapchat takes on TikTok with new Spotlight feature

November 23, 2020

A group led by researchers and clinicians called Team Halo is using TikTok to help ‘reassure’ users of the safety of vaccines (Dr Paul F. McKay and Dr. Anna Blakney)

Scientists take to TikTok to explain how vaccines work

November 20, 2020

The app’s Family Pairing feature enables parents or guardians to link their child’s account to their own (Peter Byrne/PA)

TikTok boosts parental controls with update to Family Pairing feature

November 17, 2020

Emily Canham has been reprimanded by the country’s advertising regulator (Matt Crossick/PA)

Regulator finds advertising breach by influencer Emily Canham on TikTok

November 4, 2020