MPs warn about rubbish COVID-19 advice

Misleading and harmful online content about COVID-19 has spread "virulently" because the UK still lacks a law to regulate social media, an influential group of MPs has said.

Encourages bad behaviour – so now you know

Inventor of Linux and IT’s Mr Sweary Linus Torvalds has revealed his dislike of Social networking.

Unless they remove harmful content

The UK conservative party, which brought you Brexit and austerity, has decided it will shut down social media sites on health grounds if they do not do what they are told.

Want to see regulation

A new poll suggests that the US is getting tired of social media companies and want to see the whole lot regulated.

Ordered to crush anti-Trump protests

The United States government is accelerating efforts to to pre-empt major anti-government protests in the US.

At least in the US

Internet, social media use and device ownership in the US have plateaued after years of growth, according to beancounters at Pew.

Interviewed by a British "royal", he spills the beans

The ex president of the United States of America has hit out at what he described this morning as the "irresponsible" use of social media.

Facebook is tearing society apart

A former Facebook executive has spoken out about the harm the social network is doing to humanity.

Must be all that Trump stuff

Social media outfit Twitter said today that it will make a profit for its fourth quarter.  It will be the first time the company has ever had a profitable quarter.

They are monkeying around over racism and terror

A group of British MP’s have had a good moan about social media networks not doing enough to remove illegal and extremist material posted on their sites, and for not preventing it appearing in the first place.