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Rare help: Social media brings justice for Charsadda family
Accused brought back from Malaysia after protest
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#KashmirHour trends globally
More than 181,000 tweets were posted using # KashmirHour globally
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France says social media platforms will still sign hate speech pledge
Despite a last-minute delay
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Lack of information hampers fight against cybercrime
Social media platforms are often unwilling to hand over data to local authorities
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#15AugustBlackDay, #KashmirBanegaPakistan create a stir on social media
Govt officials, celebrities lend support to social media campaign to express solidarity with Kashmiris
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#RedwithKashmir: How effective is social media's turning 'red' to the cause
Upward of 62,000 users following Instagram account remain united against Indian atrocities in IoK
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The deadly side of social media
Two cases in Lahore highlight how criminals are using popular apps to lure potential victims
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Explainer: What Google, Facebook could face in US antitrust probe
The US Department of Justice is investigating whether big technology companies are engaged in anticompetitive behavior
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Heated discussion on social media results in bedlam, arrests by police
Suspect’s father gets involved, breaks into police station
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Restrictions on social media in the offing
Law minister says amendments in the cybercrime law will aim to discourage anti-state and fake news
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Structural violence against women and girls
Figures on violence are difficult to come by, particularly intimate partner violence
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Spotify may be adding 'listening' feature
Collaborators could be listening to the same music together, whether physically together or not
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Instagram now lets you play landscape videos on IGTV
The commitment to the vertical video was the main focus point in its’ launch almost a year ago
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Dating apps motivate eating disorders amongst users: study
The odds of these unhealthy dietary restrictions and behaviours were seen to be associated with gender
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Gamers arrested for playing 'PUBG' in public
Authorities in India stated the game was a compelling distraction from school work and academics
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Flipboard latest casualty to data breach scandals
This unauthorised person has been able to access Flipboard users’ information for over nine months
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Snapchat employees have access to personal data of users: report
Data access tools, such as SnapLion, allows them to peel back the curtain on users’ pages
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Hamas sympathiser threatening to blow up Trump Tower arrested
Investigators find a series of threatening messages posted on social media by Jonathan Xie
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After episode 4 coffee cup, fans spot water bottle in 'Game of Thrones' finale
HBO fantasy series faces heavy criticism when eagle-eyed fans point out water bottle
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Social media has really been terrible for my generation: Selena Gomez
The US pop singer says it's dangerous and contributes to a world of disinformation and bullying.
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Malaysian teen took own life after Instagram poll
Instagram announced a clampdown on images of self-harm in February
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9-year-old Saudi ‘Snapchat star’ dies of heart attack
Dana Al-Qahtani had a Snapchat account that she shared with her two sisters
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Curfew imposed in Sri Lankan city after Muslim shops, mosques attacked
Several dozen people threw stones at mosques and Muslim-owned stores
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Saboor Aly, Saheefa Jabbar respond to ire over classist video
As the clip surfaced on social media, many slammed the actors for their mocking comments
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Wildlife documentaries to be filmed in Punjab
Films will document animals found in Potohar, Cholistan
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Afridi urges youth to stand united as ‘ambassadors’ of the country online
During the Social Media Conclave 2019 at the Aiwan-e-Quaid
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Verbal bullying on social media
Personal attacks have been a regular feature of disagreements and debate
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New Zealand, France plan bid to tackle extremism on social media
In the wake of the Christchurch attack
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Google, Facebook, Twitter have to do more to fight fake news: EU
As its latest report showed a lack of progress in some areas
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Social media trial: Chinese envoy comes to Asad Umar’s rescue
Lijian Zhao shares BBC video clip showing ex-finance minister chastise West for criticising Pak-China ties
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Facebook 'unintentionally uploaded' email contacts of up to 1.5 million users
When a password was entered, a message popped up saying it was “importing” contacts without asking for permission
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Britain seeks to set up regulation on online services accessible to children
Organisations should demonstrate that their services use children's data in compliance with data protection law
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US social media users sticking with services: survey
Despite controversies over privacy and misinformation
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US senators introduce social media bill to ban 'dark patterns' tricks
It would bar companies from choosing groups of people for experiments unless the companies get informed consent
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Social media a popular, yet not trusted, news source: survey
Political news is the most likely to contain misinformation, according to respondents
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UK unveils plans to hold social media bosses liable for harmful content
From encouraging violence and suicide to spreading disinformation and cyberbullying
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Back from the brink of war with India: Key takeaways for Pakistan
We expect too much from friends, given the demographic and socio-psychological underpinnings of our nation
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Algorithms for hate
The foundational notion of the Internet needs to change
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Fake news: Israeli pilot arrested in Pakistan?
AFP fact-checks photo of an Israeli Air Force pilot who died in a helicopter crash six years ago
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Accountability court allows transit remand in FB scam case
Accused is allegedly involved in fake schemes on FB, OLX and in corruption of over Rs21m
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The grass is always green in cyberspace
Research links heavy internet use with increased depression
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Petition filed against Careem over billboard campaign
The petitioner maintained that a private taxi company has breached the law by putting up the immoral billboard
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Police arrests man for allegedly torturing his wife
Victim's family approached Women Protection Cell to lodge complaint online
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UK's Corbyn says social media platforms must act after New Zealand attack
The leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party said after a gunman in New Zealand broadcast a shooting rampage
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New Zealand firms consider pulling ads from social media after mass shooting
Both Facebook and Youtube said they are also using automated tools to identify violent content and remove them
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BJP leads the way in internet trolling, propaganda
Almost 20% of Indian Twitter traffic on some trending issues is generated by BJP IT cell: researcher
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New Zealand massacre provides test for live video platforms
The major internet platforms have pledged to crack down on sharing of violent images
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After Trump gaffe, Apple chief changes Twitter handle
On the request of one of the users, Apple CEO changed his Twitter handle to Tim and a Mac emoji of an apple
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'Tweeple power': A tale of single tweet that led to Chohan's ouster
Social media pressure forced PTI govt removing Punjab minister over derogatory remarks against Hindu community
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Bail rejected in cybercrime case
Case heard by judicial magistrate at the city courts