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Twitter just made it a lot easier to get verified
How people get those coveted blue checkmarks next to their name on Twitter is changing, for the better.
By Karissa Bell
Indian sexual assault survivors break taboos by using Snapchat filters to tell their stories
Snapchat filters are helping sexual assault survivors anonymously narrate their stories.
By Sonam Joshi
This book nerd's tweet to a bookstore's official Twitter account ended in a love story
It started with a tweet.
Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch's brother confesses to killing her for 'honour'
Qandeel was strangled to death at her family home during the weekend.
By Sonam Joshi
Facebook reportedly blocked in Armenia during unrest in the capital
Facebook appeared to be blocked in Armenia Sunday, according to locals on Twitter.
By Ariel Bogle
The everyday app that helped Erdogan beat the coup
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed to a virtual Turkey to save his faltering regime, while coup plotters occupied physical spaces.
By Sulaiman Hakemy
Pakistani social media star strangled by brother in apparent 'honor killing'
Her parents told police one of her six brothers strangled her to death in the family's home in Multan, Pakistan.
Facebook's Instant Articles are now on Messenger
Facebook is expanding its Instant Articles format.
By Karissa Bell
Facebook diversity report shows slow progress, major challenges
Facebook is considered an industry leader when it comes to championing a diverse workforce, so why isn't it making progress?
By Rebecca Ruiz
People are spending more time in 'Pokèmon Go' than Facebook and Snapchat
Nintendo's seemingly unstoppable mobile hit has reached a new milestone.
By Karissa Bell
Inside the data center where Facebook trains and tests its apps
Here's where the magic happens.
By Karissa Bell
A non-gamer's best guesses as to what Pokémon Go actually is
Read this if you have no idea what Pokémon Go is, and want a science editor's semi-educated take.
How to use Snapchat Memories
Memories is Snapchat's biggest change yet -- here's how to use it.
By Karissa Bell
How the world celebrated Social Media Day 2016
From east to west, the world came together both online and IRL to celebrate the 7th annual Social Media Day.
Facebook confronts the grisly reality of live video with the shooting of Philando Castile
How, exactly, does Facebook deal with graphic footage?
By Karissa Bell
Indian government steps up efforts to check online trolling against women
“There is too much filth online,” India's Women and Child Development minister, Maneka Gandhi said.
By Sonam Joshi
Snapchat may be outgrowing its disappearing photos
Snapchat is taking its biggest step back yet from the disappearing messages that made it famous.
By Karissa Bell
Why are prominent YouTube gamers caught up in a gambling scandal?
Remember, content creators: You have to disclose when you stand to profit from helping to sell a product.
China discourages sites from using social media to report the news
Social media in China just suffered a huge setback.
Justin Bieber probably doesn't know what Netflix and chill means
He takes the lyrics to "Love Yourself" very seriously.
Facebook Messenger has more than 11,000 bots
Facebook just moved one step closer toward making its bot ambitions a reality.
By Karissa Bell
Snapchat went down for an hour, and the millennials panicked
Snapchat selfie sharing came to dramatic halt on Friday, and not surprisingly, its core user base was not happy.
Facebook can now translate your posts into other languages
What's on your mind, world?
By Karissa Bell
