Twitter said government requests for user data and content removal jumped in the second half of 2014.

Mark Zuckerberg is in a dispute with a property developer who claims the Facebook chief executive broke his promise.

The Jordanian air force pilot burned to death by Isis extremists was reportedly heavily sedated and unaware what would happen.

The age of information-sharing is brilliant, as long as you have no secrets, writes Heather du Plessis-Allan.

Twitter's CEO has said he is "ashamed" of the company's persistent failure to deal with harassment of users, admitting: "We suck at dealing with abuse and trolls on the platform."

The ex-fiance of the woman at the centre of the office romp in Christchurch says she's a 'really nice person' who made a mistake 'and it's gone world-wide'.

A Twitter campaign ran in the days after the capture of a Jordanian pilot, in which Isis supporters suggested sick methods of his execution.

A woman who was sacked from a TV station after posting "angry and abusive" emails on a social media site has been awarded more than $15,000 for unjustified dismissal.

If your social media is filling up with pictures of women with smeared lipstick, don't worry, you're not alone.

My best friends gave me a selfie stick for Christmas, and a fair bit of cheek. "It's cos we noticed pretty much every photo you take is a selfie," said Matt. "

Aussie rapper Iggy Azalea has deleted her recent Twitter tirade against the bosses at shoe label Steve Madden.

Our social media scout Cam Mansel gives you the run down of things you might have missed in the weird and wonderful world of celebrity social media.

Dealmaking in the tech sector has jumped to the highest levels since the dot-com boom but there is no "bubble", according to a new report.

Friends who post too many selfies can be annoying, but is something darker afoot?

Our social media scout Cam Mansel gives you the run down of things you might have missed in the weird and wonderful world of celebrity social media.

Our social media scout Cam Mansel gives you the run down of things you might have missed in the weird and wonderful world of celebrity social media.

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You could be forgiven for judging yummy mummies as the most loathed women in the world. But this year, Grace Cormack is going to give up fit shaming.

It's become almost common knowledge now that being constantly connected makes us unhappy, particularly when it comes to being inundated with incessant social media posts.

A woman who wet her pants at a haunted amusement park is upset a photo of the incident is being used to market the company on social media.

Chances are you've probably never heard of Kid Rock. He's not the kind of character who appeals here.

Facebook pages encouraging violence on behalf of Isis are among factors increasing NZ's official terrorism risk and leading to a recruitment drive for new spies.

Young royals, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are doing their best to become more social media savvy.

Parents and children have been warned to be more vigilant when using social media sites after a 12-year-old boy from Christchurch was allegedly threatened by an unknown Facebook user.

The US military's Central Command social media accounts are back online after apparently being hacked by Isis.

'The course is a theory/practice introduction to photographic self-portraiture,' intones a syllabus for the new class.

Few of us would have the disposable cash to drown a phone on principle but, dammit, haven't we wanted to?

Cara Delevingne has praised her late grandmother for having the "best eyebrows in the world" in a touching tribute.

If you're back at work this week, it's likely you're experiencing some summer holiday envy.