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McCaw sin-binned: How Twitter reacted
Where were you when the All Black captain got a yellow card? That's the question dominating social media.

Claws out in fight over cat
A dispute over ownership of a cat seen the claws come out, with lawyers and police getting involved and a request being made for a cat DNA test.

Facebook fine-tuning 'dislike' button
Facebook is finally working on a feature that users have wanted for years: a "dislike" button that will let us react to posts that aren't strictly positive.

How Twitter reacted: England v Fiji
Fans on social media were quick to react to this morning's Rugby World Cup opener between Fiji and England, with many critiquing the commentary and referee's decisions.

Why it's not just teenagers who are suffering from 'PhoMo'
Fear of missing out has left adults and teens glued to their phones, checking social media in the small hours, says Flic Everett.

Online shaming the new public flogging?
There's a specific strain of online-shaming that's become popular: Women publicly sharing the offensive private messages they receive.

Guy texts girl for a year over sunglasses
For a year Alex tried to get his sunglasses back from Anna.

Kim Cattrall hates the word 'childless'
Actress Kim Cattrall has divided public opinion after insisting she still considers herself a mother despite not having any children of her own.

Young gambling with privacy
Millennials are most willing to gamble their privacy and security in exchange for a life online.

Editorial: Online respect way to stop cyber bullying
The 2015 Harmful Digital Communications Act had its critics as it passed through Parliament.

Jack Tame: A haven for the missing link
It turns out LinkedIn is another ripe digital forum for middle-aged men to make dicks of themselves.

Social media's glum side for teens
A lack of sleep among teenagers who are spending the night hours on social media can cause depression and anxiety, according to a study.

Getty wants you to pay to use Socially Awkward Penguin
Socially Awkward Penguin is arguably one of the most recognisable memes on the internet. It's also the intellectual property of National Geographic and they now want people to pay.

Schoolgirl brawl has police concerned
Police are concerned about an increase in "absolutely disgusting" behaviour organised by young people on social media.

Barrister has ogled men on social media
Woman who accused male solicitor of sexism after he described her photo on a business website as 'stunning' has previously told men they were 'hot stuff'.

'Men get job offers, I get propositions'
High-flying female barrister at the centre of the LinkedIn sexism scandal has reportedly branded the networking site the "white-collar Tinder".

Girl, 13, hospitalised after cyber bullying
Mother says more needs to be done to ensure children are kept safe from the kind of hurtful messages she found on her daughter's phone.

You are what you like - the app says so
A vaguely disconcerting app from researchers at the University of Cambridge can guess how old you are, how smart you are and who you like to sleep with.

Why sexting is healthy
Higher levels of sexting are accompanied by higher levels of sexual and relationship satisfaction.

The definitive guide to Facebook etiquette
Debrett's has launched an etiquette class for the 21st century - instructing teenagers on the dos and don'ts of social media.

Identical doppelgangers meet
Two women who live thousands of miles away have been brought together after learning they are real-life doppelgangers.

US man sent Kiwi girl, 9, sex photos
A 9-year-old New Zealand girl was sent sexually explicit photographs of a Florida man whom she had been chatting with on a social networking website.

Dagg and Jane - Is it all over?
Social media posts from Israel Dagg and Cory Jane suggest both believe their respective All Black careers are over, having missed World Cup selection.

Why are we obsessed with the super-rich?
You'd have thought that we would have got over our fascination with the wealthy. But we haven't.

Woman live tweets plane break-up
Woman turns plane delay into gripping Twitter soap opera, live-tweeting the break-up of a couple across the aisle from her.

Just how shallow are guys on Tinder?
An American beauty vlogger posted the same photos of herself - one set unedited, one edited - to find out if men really do prefer natural looks.

Selfie queen 'threatened' to reveal bisexuality
Selfie queen Karen Danczuk has revealed she is bisexual after claims a former partner had threatened to expose her.

Russell Brand quits social media
British comedian and activist Russell Brand is quitting social media and his YouTube series The Trews, saying he is sick of becoming the story.

'Appalling' Facebook page slims down plus-size stars
Appalling or inspiring? Under the guise of "public service", a fat-shaming Facebook page is photoshopping famous plus-sized models to make them look thinner.