Police baffle Twitter with warning of ‘large boulder the size of small boulder’
A police force in the United States has gone viral after warning locals of “large boulder the size of a small boulder” blocking a highway.
Ant and Dec become latest stars to take on Dolly Parton challenge
Ant and Dec have delighted fans by taking on the so-called Dolly Parton challenge.
Dolly Parton inspires meme challenge on social media with viral hashtag
Country music star Dolly Parton has showed her versatility by inspiring the latest meme challenge on social media.
Love, like, laugh: Twitter adds emoji reactions to DMs
Twitter is bringing colour to private conversations with the addition of reaction emojis.
Trump sets presidential record for most tweets in a day
US President Donald Trump has set a presidential record for activity on Twitter.
Trump congratulates McGregor on ‘big’ UFC win as pair tweet pleasantries
Donald Trump congratulated Conor McGregor on his winning UFC return after the fighter described him as a “phenomenal president”.
Social media reacts to Harry and Meghan split from royal family
People took to social media to show their support or condemnation of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Twitter apologises for allowing adverts targeted at racist groups
Twitter has apologised for letting adverts on the platform target hate groups including neo-Nazis and homophobes.
Twitter will probably never launch edit button, says boss Jack Dorsey
Tweeters hoping for an edit button might want to give up now, as the social network’s boss has said “we’ll probably never do it”.
Facebook holds out against pressure to ban political ads
Facebook continues to resist pressure to ban political ads and said it will not limit targeting like tech rival Google.
Twitter to test new feature allowing users to limit or block replies
Twitter has revealed plans to allow users control over who can reply to their tweets – and even block responses completely.
#Megxit trends after Duke and Duchess of Sussex announcement
The hashtag “Megxit” trended on Twitter on Wednesday evening after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced they are to step back as senior members of the royal family.
Alastair Campbell shares bagpipes lament from trip to Charles Kennedy’s grave
Alastair Campbell has shared footage of a trip to Charles Kennedy’s grave in Scotland, including a lament on the bagpipes.
Greta Thunberg changes Twitter name to Sharon after viral Mastermind blunder
Climate activist Greta Thunberg changed her Twitter name to Sharon after a Celebrity Mastermind contestant failed to identify the Swede.
V&A tweets ‘for every like we get we’ll post a pic of museum in 2019’ – and is at 94 and counting!
V&A bosses were perhaps feeling a bit overwhelmed after tweeting to say for every 'like' their tweet received, they'd post a pic of the museum from this year.
Twitter and Facebook remove accounts in interference crackdown
Twitter has identified and removed nearly 6,000 accounts it said were part of a co-ordinated effort by Saudi government agencies and individuals to advance the country’s geopolitical interests.
Lily Allen quit Twitter because social media ‘gives voice to far right’
Lily Allen has said she quit Twitter because it has “given a voice to the far right” and helps them to win elections.
Twitter figures show ‘significant increase’ in General Election engagement
Figures released by Twitter suggest that political engagement more than doubled on the social media platform since the 2017 election.
Lily Allen deletes Twitter account after political argument with Piers Morgan
Singer Lily Allen has deleted her Twitter account after posting a series of tweets concerning the General Election results.
Candidates receive four times the amount of online abuse than 2017 election
Political candidates during the General Election campaign have received an estimated four times the amount of online abuse than in the 2017 campaign, according to research.