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Social media refers to the means of interaction among people in which they create, share, and exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks. Social media depends on mobile and web-based technologies to create highly interactive platforms through which individuals and communities share, co-create, discuss, and modify user-generated content. It introduces substantial and pervasive changes to communication between organisations, communities and individuals.

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The Ministry of State Security kept a secretive presence for years, but now it is on social media and creating a more high-profile public image. It has every reason to expand its public reach, but it must be more mindful of the potential impact of its daily musings on political and economic matters.

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Social media platforms must stay abreast of sinister technology developments that have ensnared Hong Kong leader John Lee and pop star Taylor Swift, among others.

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  • Bluesky resembles Twitter – now known as X – in many respects, although it does not yet offer direct messaging between users
  • Bluesky plans to set users free by allowing them to move their collections of friends, followers and other data to competing social networks

Whitney Wright faced accusations of promoting propaganda for Iran’s government after posting pictures which have since been removed at sites including the former US embassy in Tehran.

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Ella Beatty, the daughter of Hollywood veterans Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, is following in her parents’ acting footsteps having just made her TV debut in Feud: Capote vs the Swans

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The feuding hip-hop queens dissed each other in new singles ‘Hiss’ and ‘Big Foot’, but used to be friends … so how do their fame and fortunes stack up?

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Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s youngest daughter Audrey has shared more photos of Lincoln Lawyer actor Manuel Garcia-Rulfo on her Instagram, suggesting they might be dating after months of speculation

Chrissy Teigen has just admitted to having three boob jobs, so who else has been candid with their fans – and which stars say they regret their surgeries?

Chinese are debating a superstitious belief that the coming lunar year will bode badly for marriages, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs is paying attention.

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Authentic A-list pioneers like Pamela Anderson, Millie Bobby Brown and Alicia Keys have changed our beauty standards – but we still need a smart routine to maintain healthy skin

As the girlfriend of Travis Kelce, Swift has been to plenty of his NFL games and hung out with Patrick and Brittany Mahomes – so who are Patrick’s parents and where are they now?

The founder of a platform that’s been called a ‘bible of bro culture’, he adores Taylor Swift, has gone after Kim Kardashian and just endorsed Donald Trump

An interior designer with real estate firm Atlantic Properties, Noce is also a mother of three who is as guarded about her private life as her fiancé – who she initially bonded with over Bible study

Facebook owner Meta Platforms plans to deploy into its data centres this year a new version of a custom chip aimed at supporting its artificial intelligence push, according to an internal company document.

The ‘Cruel Summer’ singer has been booed at games but seems to ‘shake it off’ just fine and has the support of her loyal Swifties, her beau and even David Letterman, who just spoke out on the matter

During Chew Shou Zi’s testimony before US lawmakers about the harms of social media on children, he was pressed repeatedly by Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas.

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Taylor Swift ‘cannot style a dress. Or a skirt. Or anything’, claims one critic – but at this point ‘she doesn’t need the stamp of approval from Anna Wintour’, defends @IDeserveCouture

Social media firms have been accused of not doing enough to protect young people facing issues ranging from sexual predators to bullying to eating disorders.

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Footage on YouTube appears to show Justin Mohn picking up the severed head and identifying the victim as his dad, Michael Mohn, while ranting about the government.

Ukraine’s foreign ministry has expressed its distaste with HBO’s decision to cast acclaimed Serbian actor Miloš Biković, claiming without proof that he has backed Russia since its invasion of Ukraine