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 …

China's Twitter-equivalent Weibo said on Friday it would remove pornographic, violent or gay videos and cartoons in a three-month campaign, singling out a genre of manga animations and comics that often depict raunchy gay male relationships. In response, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual … Read More

Popular pub chain JD Wetherspoon has announced its head office and 900 pubs are quitting Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, with immediate effect. The home of bargain pitchers and Curry Club Thursdays linked the move to bad publicity surrounding social media including the "trolling" of MPs and … Read More

But little did he know, maybe, that it was going to birth a Twitter trend that has gone beyond South Africa's Twitter sphere. People across Africa have been using the #JuliusMalemaChallenge hashtag to make different comments mocking situations from politics, social, economic and academic incidences. Read More

UK pub chain JD Wetherspoon has announced it will delete all its social media accounts. The company runs 900 pubs and bars and will stop publishing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram from all of them. Its chairman, Tim Martin, admitted that the move conflicted with conventional wisdom about … Read More

Individual pubs also have Facebook and Twitter accounts, which are run with much the same enthusiasm. The Independent's local Wetherspoons, for instance – The William Morris in Hammersmith – has not sent a tweet since 2017, and even then only did so by automatically pulling through a post from … Read …

So it was with a heavy heart that the outspoken founder Tim Martin told his legions of fans this morning that the chain is shutting its Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts for all 900 pubs – as well as its head office – with immediate effect. And then he did …

JD Wetherspoon is closing down its Twitter , Instagram and Facebook accounts for all its 900 pubs and head office with immediate effect after trolling of MPs; Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin said: 'We are going against conventional wisdom that these platforms are a vital component of a successful … Read More

JD Wetherspoon is closing its Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts for all its 900 pubs and head office following the abuse directed at MPs and others. The pub chain said the move also takes into account recent concerns over the misuse of personal data and the addictive nature of social …

JD Wetherspoon is closing down its Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts for all its 900 pubs and head office with immediate effect. The company announced the decision following concerns about accounts being used to troll MPs. The pub chain said the move also takes account worries over the … Read More