Chrissy Teigen has been cautioned by bosses at Instagram after posting a link to a photo of her husband John Legend naked on the site.

When her selfie went viral and people started making cruel remarks about her boyfriend, Ashley Stevens had the perfect response.

"I can't believe I'm stuck with this stupid name and I still can't get into my Facebook. It's ludicrous and I am embarrassed to tell people what has happened."

Selena Gomez thinks social media is "so toxic."

For the first time, users will be able to choose for themselves which posts and pages appear at the top of their feeds.

I want to know what is going on in people's heads as they shuffle towards me, on the footpath, engrossed in the device they hold in their hand.

While we share travel photos and life musings with a long list of virtual friends, the average person still only relies on a few people.

An image of a homeless boy doing his homework by the light of a McDonald's restaurant has inspired thousands of internet users.

One Direction is encouraging fans to share what they think about climate change and social inequality.

So many Russians are being killed or injured in pursuit of the perfect selfie that police have launched a public safety campaign.

Rugby fans are fuming after missing much of yesterday's All Blacks match in Samoa because of a glitch in Sky TV's app, Sky Go.

Young Aucklander Ruby Joy says her life was saved by the touching words of British literary star Julie Burchill, who recently lost her son to suicide.

Before you take your unfriend-number to heart, remember most of the people we connect with on Facebook are not, and were never, actually our friends.

A makeup vlogger has made a moving video based on the hurtful comments she received when she began baring her makeup-less face on social media.

Social media users are using hashtags like #sunburnart and #tantattoo to show off their "artistic" sunburns to the world.

You'll do much better in the 'likes' stakes if you are willing to wait until the optimal time to post on Facebook.

If a picture paints a thousand words, then what might a selfie say about you?

Prince Harry is right - selfies have to stop. Writer Alice Audley turned her back on them and says her life is better for it.

New York police have issued a warning against new mobile phone cases that make it look like the user is carrying a gun.

The kind of food Facebook is advertising to teenagers is the subject of a study being done at the University of Auckland.

Ah, the pitfalls of 'Reply All' - six writers reveal the most embarrassing emails they wish they’d never sent.

US TV station NBC has been criticised for changing its logo in support of gay pride, despite its rainbow colour scheme remaining unchanged for almost 60 years.

A whopping 26 million people have slapped a rainbow flag over their Facebook photos to "celebrate pride."

Take down your topknot and get ready to become a merman - the next big thing in men's hair fashion has arrived.

Kim and Kanye's iconic wedding pic has been dethroned as the most 'liked' Instagram of all time - by one of her sisters.

Thanks to the rise in social media, it's never been easier for celebrities to brag about their lavish, pampered lifestyles and fabulously toned bodies.

Among the boons the internet has brought us have been the opportunities it provides to connoisseurs of gullibility, writes Paul Little.

First there was fat shaming, then slut shaming and skinny shaming. Now the internet is buzzing with makeup shaming, and women have found a unique way to respond.

Twitter is working on a marketing campaign to better explain how to use its services, people with knowledge of the effort said.

If you're a digital native you probably don't need to read this. If you don't know what a digital native is, you definitely do.