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Is Facebook more addictive than cigarettes or alcohol?

I'm sure we all know people who just can't seem to put down their smartphone and stay off Twitter or Facebook for even a couple of hours at a time.

Super Bowl breaks Twitter records

Technically the New York Giants won the big game over the weekend, but Twitter was kind of a winner as well.

Quarter of tweets 'not worth reading'

A quarter? Seriously, only a quarter? But that's the proportion of tweets that Twitter users say are a waste of time.

Man denied entry to US because of a tweet

Apparently the Department of Homeland Security has nothing better to do than to monitor what vacationing tourists post on Twitter.

Twitter boss talks about presidential race

The man at the head of the giant microblogging site says without Twitter, candidates will suffer.

Thailand welcomes Twitter censorship changes

Thailand has become the first country to publicly endorse Twitter's plans to censor tweets on a country-by-country basis, meaning that anybody wanting to insult the Royal Family had better get a move on.

FBI wants to scrape Twitter worldwide

The FBI is considering continuously monitoring all social media sites on a global basis, and is looking for help.

Twitter reveals new censorship plans

Twitter's announced that it can now selectively delete tweets in particular countries, allowing it to comply with individual censorship regimes while leaving offending tweets visible in the rest of the world.

Twitter buys anti-malware firm Dasient

Twitter has acquired web security firm Dasient, in a move which could make clicking on URLs in the social network a little safer.

Twitter buys news app startup

A Canadian company called Summify has become the latest notch on Twitter's bedpost.

China now has 500+ million online users

There has been an enormous explosion in the number of Chinese citizens who now have access to the Internet.

DHS steps up Internet monitoring


The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is now "monitoring" a number of popular websites, including Facebook, Twitter, WikiLeaks, the HuffPo, Drudge, JihadWatch and Wired Danger Room.

Google search changes 'warp the internet'

Google's introduced one of its biggest-ever changes to search, tapping Google+ results to give more personal results in a move that some observers suggest may contravene US anti-trust legislation.

Anonymous warns Germany's far right

Anonymous has launched a new Internet portal populated by hacked data allegedly extracted from various far-right sources in Germany.

Twitter use spread through face-to-face 'contagion'

Ironically, Twitter use took off across the US bacause of traditional face-to-face interaction, an MIT study shows.