With US election fever hitting its climax the web is filling with dubious information, from concerted efforts to influence voters to straight-up trolling to old-fashioned clickbait.

As our social lives have moved onto social media sites like Facebook over the past decade, there's been a lot of hand-wringing over what all that screen time might be doing to our health.

Ever been caught napping? Well, imagine if your little snooze was seen by the all-seeing eye of Google StreetView and splashed all over the internet.

Disney decided not to pursue a bid for Twitter partly out of concern that bullying and other uncivil forms of communication on the social media site might soil the company's wholesome family image, according to people familiar with management's thinking.

The web is rife with annoyances. Here are some browser add-ons that make it a better place for everyone.

Google is celebrating 18 years as a company, and is marking the occasion in the only way the web giant knows how: with a Google Doodle.

Oculus founder Palmer Luckey has acknowledged giving $13,000 to pro-Donald Trump group which created anti-Hillary Clinton memes.

Twitter has announced that, as of now, media extras such as photos, GIFs, and videos — along with quoted tweets and user polls — will no longer contribute to the 140-character limit per tweet.

​Not a fan of what you're seeing in your Instagram comments? The social network is about to give you the power to ignore what you don't want to see.

Look once you'll see a maximum of four. Look twice, you'll see eight.

The rise of the internet has been a double-edged sword for Star Trek clubs like Austrek, helping win over a new generation of fans but reducing their need to join a fan club in order to stay in touch with the adventures of Star Fleet.

Not only did Microsoft's map service show the Victorian capital in the wrong spot, it was in the wrong hemisphere.

Feel like Facebook's been reading your brain? Here's how the social network makes more than $8 billion from ads in a quarter.

If you want to improve your life, the internet is home to a lot of clever little tricks you can use called 'life hacks'. Some are great! Some are very, very bad.

A data scientist has analysed Donald Trump's Twitter feed and shown a reliable way to tell which tweets were sent by the controversial US presidential hopeful himself, and which were sent by one of his staff members.

Gaming can boost students' school performance and should be incorporated into classroom activities.

A new beta version of Apple's iOS 10 software for iPhones and iPads dropped today, and with it a fresh look at the new and reworked emoji coming to the company's platforms.

Marina Joyce is a moderately popular British fashion vlogger. Over the weekend she tweeted out a link to her latest video. Here begins the conspiracy.

Tourists are flocking to the world's steepest street in the coolest little city of the south, Dunedin.

US regulators are moving to stem a growing scandal in YouTube-land, where ostensibly independent game reviewers are being paid big bucks to plug products.

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More and more, what we choose to put on social media is influenced by what we want to be able to remember in the future.

A call on Reddit to mount a campaign against positive reviews of Ghostbusters has taken a curious twist, reports Karl Quinn.

​Google probably knows you better than your closest friends and family.

• Web

He was behind this week's hoax about the death of author Cormac McCarthy. But it was not the first time his lies have fooled the public or the media.

• Web culture

The internet's Greg Miller discusses the weirdness of internet celebrity, the importance of community and bringing his 'garbage truck on fire' down under.

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After the tragedy of the Dirr family went viral, concerned people offered support and even money. But the Dirrs did not exist.

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Image sharing service's announcement strengthens its lead over Twitter and underscores Facebook's beachhead of popular mobile apps.

In a move hailed by much of Silicon Valley, a US appeals court upheld federal "net neutrality" rules that prevent ISPs from slowing down service for some users.

A US man's Facebook post seemingly predicts Hillary Clinton becoming president, the Orlando tragedy and the deaths of Muhammad Ali and Prince. But has he fooled the 160,000 people who have shared it?