With miscarriage, there are many routes to shame
Mark Zuckerberg is right to challenge the taboos surrounding pregnancy. But the pressure on women remains intense
It’s fast, global, engaged and influential – so why isn’t Twitter flying?
While Facebook and Snapchat soar, the most immediate social media channel in the world has many experts worried
Should everyone be able to delete social media posts?
Last week, the government backed the iRights campaign, which calls for under-18s to have the right to delete potentially damaging material they’ve posted on social media. Should everyone have this protection?
Zuckerbergs’ baby announcement immediately upstaged by their dog
Beast, a puli, is the newest internet celebrity thanks to his moppy hair and unusual heritage
Ads can now tell how fast your heart is beating
As smartphones and wearables collect increasingly sophisticated health data from consumers, advertisers are now considering how this can be used to serve more effective content
Black politicians to push Silicon Valley giants on ‘appalling’ lack of diversity
Congressional Black Caucus to meet executives of Google, Apple and other tech companies with poor track records of hiring African American employees
Facebook’s second-quarter earnings call points toward focus on video content
Company’s second-quarter earnings were better than expected – its ad business was up 43% – and its stock rallied after initial slump in after-hours trading
To my brother I leave my Facebook account … and any chance of dignity in death
Users of the social network can now nominate a ‘legacy contact’ to manage their digital presence after they die – but how on earth do you decide who to pick?
Ministers back campaign to give under-18s right to delete social media posts
iRights campaign says young people should be able to easily edit or delete comments or pictures they have posted on sites such as Facebook and Twitter
Facebook, Google, Dell, HP, eBay back Samsung in patent war with Apple
Silicon Valley companies rally around Samsung with supporting statement arguing that Apple’s patent litigation is damaging to the industry
Facebook testing ‘Moneypenny’ human-powered digital assistant, reports say
New service built into social network’s Messenger chat app aids with product research and purchases, connecting users with knowledgeable people
If you are single and whine about it online prepare to stay that way
Have you ever seen someone ranting and raving about not having a boyfriend or girlfriend and said: ‘I’m so turned on by this display of bitterness’?
When it comes to nudity, Facebook is little different than Victorian England
Facebook is making a distinct choice: rather than enable freedom of expression as the company often claims to do, it imposes cultural conservatism, eroding our freedom in the very spaces we perceive to be and treat as our commons
The Weekly Beast: Ray Martin still Mr TV with Q&A audit and SBS show
Along with the Q&A audit, Martin will also star on SBS. Plus a damning tweet from NZ, Marion Ives at peace with SBS and Dawn Fraser’s bad hair day
Facebook gets a feminist twist with new friends icons
Company designer Caitlin Winner puts women front and centre in new icons for friends and groups