Social media
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Mark Zuckerberg says VR will capture human experiences like never before – but is it really superior to what writers and artists achieved centuries ago?
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The tech company surpassed quarterly estimates with $6.24bn in ad sales thanks to soaring popularity of mobile app and burgeoning live video feeds
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Future of photo-sharing site remains unclear but its founders say the innovation at Flickr died as soon as it was acquired in 2005
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Twitter has launched a new ad campaign after discovering that many people still don’t understand it. Thankfully, the Guardian’s guide explains it all
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Law students at Queen Mary, University of London, combine their academic knowledge with social media savvy to help victims of angry ex-lovers
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Game of Thrones is ground zero for spoilers but rather than trying to fight a digital culture clash, it’s best to go with the flow and enjoy entertainment
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She was the poster girl for austerity Britain, and then she suffered a breakdown. Jack Monroe talks politics, party frocks and being transgender
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Hearing ‘no’ is hard to take, be it after a date, at work, or on social media. So how do you cope?
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USOC sent letters to companies that don’t have a commercial relationship with them, warning use of #TeamUSA and #Rio2016 is stealing intellectual property
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A sense of moral superiority is key to being a Brit in America. I feel lost without it
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The platform has banned a high-profile user – but it still needs to find more effective ways to combat racist and misogynistic bullies
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From a taped conversation to a naked snap at the gym, technology no longer places reasonable limits on our ability to share private acts – but the law does
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Blue-tick badges normally reserved for the accounts of high-profile figures are to be rolled out to all users who provide correct information
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This isn’t a harmless prank, this isn’t about hurt feelings or even the sting of a racist comment. This is an attempt to keep us off the internet
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What started as idle chat three years ago, ended up with a magical day at Manchester register office
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ICM poll shows support for victims to have their identity protected after Home Office rejects calls for anonymity
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Qandeel Baloch was failed by Pakistan society at every step. The same nation that topped Google searches for pornography strangles women like her to death
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Likened to Kim Kardashian for her unapologetic sexuality, Pakistan’s first social media star was a high wire act. Her murder has divided the nation, and made her an unlikely political icon
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In the future, our digital selves will have personalities that are accessible to anyone who cares to look, with huge implications for our privacy
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With the number of whiplash cases soaring, canny insurers are increasingly looking at people’s Facebook and Twitter accounts to help them nail false claimants
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MP says harassment of Labour figures is coming from inside and outside party and is a threat to democracy
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When photos of her gang rape go viral, an Irish teenager descends into depression in this timely exploration of sexism and social media abuse
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Celebrity whose risque online videos angered country’s religious conservatives was victim of apparent ‘honour’ killing
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Reports emerge during attempted military coup of people struggling to access social media in a country described as a ‘bastion of internet censorship’
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Letters: Jean Baudrillard wrote about how media, in particular television (in 1987), have fundamentally changed our relationship to the objects and events of our experience. I believe the same argument holds for social media in 2016
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Body launches public consultation on laws that need updating including online abuse legislation, which predates digital age
Melania no more: why did Donald Trump take down his wife's website?