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Leading Facebook faux pas

Today, our internet selves are an extension - however curated - of our 'real' lives.

Facebook users are offended by things they didn't used to be.

NZ's oldest Facebooker?

Jean Leslie, 99, uses Facebook to connect with relatives like her granddaughter Melissa Tripe.

Even with just 62 'friends', this 99-year-old still gets fed up with some of the stuff other people 'like'.

Twitter boss: Sorry about Trump

Twitter co-founder Evan Williams says the internet is "obviously broken" because it rewards extremes.

Silicon Valley star says social network's role in Trump's populist rise is "a very bad thing".

Kids' pics and social media

Sisters Kylie Carter, right, readily posts pictures of her kids online, but she respects the fact Amanda Goile doesn't.

Experts warn parents to think twice before uploading pictures of their kids to Facebook.

Crash sparks car seat safety warning

Lailah and Davin Flynn were unharmed in a car accident thanks to their mother's diligent car seat safety.

Mum pleads with parents to remove jackets from children in car seats after terrifying crash.

Does Madam Woo live up to hype?

The pork and prawn sui mai have a chunky and chewy filling, just how you want them.

"Some of the most enjoyable Asian food I've had in Christchurch for a long time."

Bill opens the flood gates video

Microsoft founder Bill Gates recommended a book. Just like that, sales rose 6000 percent in 24 hours.

How strong is Bill Gates' reputation as a businessman? He tweeted about a book, and sales soared.

Instagram adds selfie filters video

Users can access face filters by simply opening the camera and tapping the new face icon in the bottom right corner.

Instagram has souped up its camera with quirky face-tracking filters, adding another feature similar to Snapchat.

Are your cellphone habits out of control?

Recognise you have an addiction, then do something about it.

How to know when you've gone too far.

Little blog with big aspirations

Vic Nicoll, left, and Rhiana Merota founded Halycon, a website focused on profiling and empowering young people.

A pair of students hope their online magazine will offer a positive platform for youth creativity and culture.

Facebook is back

Facebook has crashed. It's not yet known why or how many people this has affected.

Facebook returns after a 30 minute outage. It's not yet known how many people were affected.

Porn creator accused of harassment

A man is approaching young women over Facebook and offering them money for a porn shoot.

Horrified mother speaks out after her 19-year-old daughter received unsolicited requests to make porn.

Bite of the social business

Taranaki man Joel Lewis posted footage of maggots he found in a steak and cheese pie on the social media giant Facebook ...

It's our individual gateway to an audience of millions and it can be used for good or bad. Social media is a serious business.

Tech giants sued for 'supporting IS'

San Bernardino residents grieve after Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, opened fire on a holiday ...

Facebook, Google, Twitter provided "material support" to terrorists, victims' families say.

Facebook's fix for murder posts video

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg: "It's heartbreaking, and I've been reflecting on how we can do better for our ...

Social giant will add 3000 employees to monitor reports of murder and suicides being posted.

Hanging out with friends in VR

Facebook Spaces is in beta and available (for free) in the Early Access section of the Oculus Store.

Facebook Spaces lets you and up to three of your Facebook friends hang out in the same virtual environment.

Twitter finally gets good news

Last week, the company revealed that monthly user numbers - an all-important metric for tech companies - had increased ...

After two years of suspended animation the app is starting to show some signs of life.

Social media ban hurts kids

Forbidding teens from using social media might not have its desired effect - and can have harmful consequences.

Forbidding teens from using social media might not have its desired effect - and can have harmful consequences.

New act helps cyberbullying crackdown

The Harmful Digitial Communications Act was passed in July 2015.

Act helps as more than 20 people prosecuted for posting harmful content online.

Fake Facebook page draws complaints

Councillor Murray Chong has laid complaints about a fake Facebook profile set up claiming he was running for New Zealand ...

"Who knows what is going to happen in life, I've probably looked into it but who knows what is going to happen."

The decline of social media

Founder of Telegram Pavel Durov: "It's pointless and time-consuming to maintain increasingly obsolete friend lists on ...

Reading other people's news is brain clutter, says a tech pioneer who says messenger apps are better.

Facebook's streams of depravity

Facebook has gone out of its way to avoid acknowledging the obvious: It is a media company, not simply a platform its ...

Facebook's existential crisis has arrived with a vengeance but Mark Zuckerberg doesn't want to talk about it.

App lets you meet friends virtually

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg speaks on stage during the 2017 Facebook F8 developers conference.

Facebook Spaces allows up to four people to appear in the same virtual space with one another.

Abuse complaints 'shrugged' off

Cory Tito, who is an administrator of several Facebook pages, said the Taranaki Cases and Convictions page had raised ...

"You don't have to put your name to it and you can do as you please."

The future, according to Facebook

Facebook is focused on creating experiences that will fundamentally change how people interact with each other and the ...

The company thinks smartphones and augmented reality will blend our physical and digital worlds.

Facebook turns to newspaper adverts video

The social media website wants people to be able to identify the real from the fake.

It has turned to an unexpected tool to educate people about fake news, the print newspaper.

Accidentally messaging the cops

A message mistakenly sent to police on Facebook got plenty of people giggling, with the police using hashtags to promote ...

NZ Police responds to message mishap with a humorous public safety announcement.

Silliness in the storm

Facebook asked Kiwis to mark themselves as "safe" during Cyclone Cook, and offer or request help from others nearby. ...

As Kiwis braced for Cyclone Cook, Facebook's "safety check" let people offer or request help. Then the fun began.

Scammers target Facebook Marketplace

Shoppers have been warned to take extra care with the Facebook Marketplace Community page after numerous complaints of scams.

Bargain-priced items on Facebook Marketplace seem to good to be true, and often are, say police.

Facebook fights 'revenge porn'

Facebook is cracking down on so-called "revenge porn" by bringing in tools to make images easier to report and to ...

Facebook adding tools to make it easier to report "revenge porn" and prevent images from being shared.

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