Now a recent report from the UK shows what modern technology can do when access to apps like WhatsApp is obtained. Cops in Wales managed to use a picture sent via the popular chat app to extract fingerprints belonging to a suspected drug dealer. That evidence was then used to …

A prominent pub chain in the U.K. shut down its Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts, saying that people are spending too much time on social media. Tim Martin, the chair of JD Wetherspoon, said that people could not control their urges to spend time on social networks. "It's becoming increasingly … …

He's baaaack. A few days after his eccentric Hollywood Reporter interview, Kanye West has officially returned to Twitter—at least for the moment—and his tweets are everything you'd expect from the rapper/designer/mogul. There's a shoutout to his own merch, which seems to possibly feature Caitlyn … Read More

On the one hand we are here talking about a Twitter account, a virtual microphone that dispenses thoughts into the ether and has irreparably stained the mental state of anyone with an account. On the other, the reason the social network is bad can also be good: it is the …

We require these security measures for the company's benefit because of the importance of Mr. Zuckerberg to Facebook, and we believe that the costs of this overall security program are appropriate and necessary. We paid for the initial procurement, installation, and maintenance of security measures … Read More

Facebook has banned the American white nationalist who popularised the term "alternative right". Richard Spencer's page on the social network was removed on Friday along with two other pages he controlled: that of his National Policy Institute think tank, and one promoting his AltRight.com news … Read More

Yes, we're still talking about Facebook. Onstage at the TED conference on Saturday, board member Reed Hastings offered his first public comments on Facebook's data privacy controversy. Social platforms like YouTube and Facebook “are clearly trying to grow up quickly. And you see that with all new … Read More

The company's stated reasoning noted that the decision came in the midst of a range of bad news about social media: the trolling of MPs and people from …. "If you've been active in contacting us through social media, please continue to feed back at your local pub or via …

The reality is that JD Wetherspoon has got its own phone app and website, and wants to manage its customer services through those channels and face to face. There's a lot to be said for that, but it won't stop unhappy customers sharing their experiences on social media, whether Mr …

The company's chairman Tim Martin said he didn't believe quitting social media would impact on business. "We are going against conventional wisdom that these platforms are a vital component of a successful business," Martin said in a statement emailed to Mashable. "I don't believe that closing these … Read More