Hamas is considered a terrorist organisation by the US, European Union and Israel.

$US1b lawsuit: Facebook accused of being Hamas tool

Lawyers filed a $US1 billion lawsuit against Facebook Inc., alleging it allowed the Palestinian militant Hamas group to use the platform to plot attacks that killed four Americans and wounded one in Israel, the West Bank and Jerusalem.

Twitter has appointed a former Facebook executive to its board, as it tries to drive growth.

Twitter appoints Facebook veteran

Twitter has appointed Bret Taylor, a former senior executive at Facebook, to its board, continuing a makeover of its board of directors as it struggles to rev up its growth.

How to talk about politics

Political parties and private companies are giving conversational tips to the politically disengaged.