The hospital selfie is the dose of reality social media needs

So much of what we share online is fantasy, but posting pictures from a hospital bed helps people feel less isolated and can demystify disability and illness

Kate and Meghan’s staff seek social media firms’ help over online abuse

Royal duchesses’ Instagram and Twitter accounts plagued by vitriolic messages

Katie Price is right. Disabled people shouldn’t be forced off the internet by abuse

If the social media giants can’t prevent abuse, then parliament should protect minority groups, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Pity the little darlings if they are being raised by parents who like to share

There’s little to stop social media obsessives exploiting children who are too young to say no

What are social media companies doing about suicidal posts?

Rapper CupcakKe was hospitalised this week after worrying tweets, highlighting the increasing frequency of posts that need urgent responses

Seeking inner peace in a violent, unequal world is not a selfish act

That is, so long as you don’t ignore the outside world, like the Twitter CEO who blithely tweeted from a meditation retreat in Myanmar, says Holly Rigby, a teacher and union activist

Tributes paid after Guardian journalist Simon Ricketts dies

Writer and subeditor who gained a large social media following had lived with cancer for several years

Rebel Wilson apologises for claiming to be first plus-sized lead in a romcom

The actor faced a media storm as she initially blocked Twitter complaints, before acknowledging other stars including Mo’Nique and Queen Latifah

‘Is our life just worth a photo?’: the tragic death of a couple in Yosemite

More than 10,000 Instagram fans followed Meenakshi Moorthy and Vishnu Viswanath’s travels. But their mysterious death raises concerns about selfie culture

Backlash over Lena Dunham script for Syrian refugee film

Girls creator is embroiled in a ‘whitewashing’ row after news that she is to adapt the story of Doaa Al-Zamel whose boat was rammed in the Mediterranean

Gab forced offline following anti-semitic posts by alleged Pittsburgh shooter

PayPal, Stripe and Joyent abandoy support of site that hosted multiple anti-semitic posts by Robert Bowers

Father’s post on bullied son’s pink nail polish sparks outpouring of support

Parenting blogger goes viral after former NFL player tweets: ‘I rock pink nails all the time’

Truly, madly, tweetly: Tanya Gold’s other life online

Journalist Tanya Gold has had a serious Facebook and Twitter habit for years. As she scrolls down through thousands of old posts, what does she discover about herself?

Graham Linehan given police warning after complaint by transgender activist

West Yorkshire force tell Father Ted co-writer not to contact Stephanie Hayden after row on Twitter

Star Wars: The Last Jedi abuse blamed on Russian trolls and ‘political agendas’

Report finds half of negative comments aimed at Rian Johnson’s movie came from Twitter bots or trolls, indicating fan backlash was overstated