Two days after working out in front of NFL scouts, including representatives from the Jets and Giants, former pro quarterback Johnny Manziel came to his beleaguered fellow passer's defense on Twitter. “This will probably cause an uproar, but I'm tired of the @Kaepernick7 vs myself comparisons and … Read More

Or maybe it is because Twitter gives everyone a voice, including women — and some people don't like that. It's no coincidence that online abuse regularly targets women's femininity. Trolls often attack their appearance. Worse is the number of women who are told they “deserve” to be raped. The MP … …

Dillian Whyte (23-1, 17 KO) looked the best he ever has in his career and Lucas Browne (25-1) looked horrible. That dynamic led to a massive and brutal sixth-round KO win for the former. LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 24: Dillian Whyte celebrates as he knocks out Lucas Browne in the …

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday that he was open to some sort of regulation following news that information from millions of accounts on the social network was used without people's permission by Cambridge Analytica, a digital consultancy hired by the Trump presidential campaign. Read More

The trajectory of what happened since is a case study in how complex truths stubbornly pieced together can eventually capture the wider imagination. The first act in this drama was a legal challenge by Facebook, an attempt to suppress Carole's interview with the Cambridge Analytica whistleblower … Read More

Facebook responded with minor changes to the way users were notified about how apps were gathering data but did not fully block the practice for another four years. The discovery of the warning raises new questions about why Facebook did not act sooner to protect users' private information. Read More

But it's difficult to tell if air travellers are acting out more, of if social media makes the most extreme examples of misbehaviour easier to share. The answer probably involves both. … No matter how airlines approach customer service in the social media age, there's a drawback. If they do …

A new social media platform hopes to hit a sweet spot for students, merging Facebook and LinkedIn. The platform BlackCap, named so after a graduation cap, aims to link students with potential employers. Five universities including the University of Auckland and the University of Waikato, have signed … Read More

Social media being used to share March For Our Lives. Author: Michael King. Published: 1:06 PM EDT March 24, 2018. Updated: 3:12 PM EDT March 24, 2018. Many people are using special Snapchat to share videos of their own experiences at the March For Our Lives from Atlanta and all …

A recent study on adolescents in the UK has identified a gender difference in how much time young men and women spend using social media on average. What's a real concern is the suggestion of a link between those added hours spent clicking and future wellbeing. For pre-teen girls at …