Syria’s internet blackout may signal something worse
Jillian C York: The Syrian government's brutal attack on the city of Hama in 1982 was also preceded by an information blackout
Baby Hashtag: has the search for original names gone too far?
A new mum has reportedly called her baby after the ubiquitous Twitter symbol. She may well live to regret her rash choice …
Twitter fiction festival set to launch
Authors from around the world set to join microblogging celebration of 'new literary practice'
Who is Jenny Johnson and how did she enrage Chris Brown?
What did the Twitter commenter say to make Chris Brown delete his account?
Twitter fiction: Joanna Briscoe
The novelist and critic takes up our Twitter-based challenge to come up with a story in 140 characters or fewer
ITV to pay Lord McAlpine £125,000 in damages
Broadcaster agrees to pay damages plus legal costs to retired Tory politician after Phillip Schofield blunder on This Morning programme. By Mark Sweney
Lord McAlpine: Met considers criminal investigation over Twitter messages
Lawyers for Tory peer to meet detectives over online child sex abuse allegations made after Newsnight report. By Josh Halliday
Lord McAlpine to demand charity donations for false Twitter allegations
Lawyers draw up plans to deal with those who spread false child abuse claims about former Conservative party treasurer
Tim Dowling: me and Ms Jones
I'm living in a parallel universe where everything is exactly the same, except I'm in Liz Jones's column
Twitter fiction: John O’Farrell
The author, broadcaster and comedy scriptwriter takes up our Twitter-based challenge to come up with a story in 140 characters or fewer
McAlpine’s solicitor warns long list of Twitter users to ‘apologise or be sued’
Andrew Reid threatens tough action on those who defamed his client on social media and elsewhere. By Lisa O'Carroll
Fran Unsworth urges caution on Twitter use following Newsnight crisis
BBC's acting head of news says it would be helpful if staff did not publicise the corporation's problems on social media. By Josh Halliday
Prince Charles’s FAQs: in his own words
The truth about my breakfast routine, the royal fleet of cars and plans for my coronation
Clive Dunn and the Celebrity Death Twitter Harvest
As the deluge of tweets following Clive Dunn's death shows, there is no shortage of celebrities willing to share their grief for stars they didn't actually know
Remembrance Sunday brings grief, reconciliation and Twitter exasperation
Queen leads commemoration in London and Irish PM heads north as more bad news emerges from Afghanistan