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'One of the worst years of my life': Woman awarded €8k in unfair dismissal case
The woman criticised the firm’s attitude towards her mental health, as she had postnatal depression after her child was born.
It's official - Facebook makes you miserable, according to new research
People’s emotional life improves significantly when they quit the social network for a week, a study found.
This is how Facebook plans to crack down on fake news
The company said it will be focusing on the “worst of the worst” offenders and partnering with outside fact-checkers to sort honest news reports from made up stories.
Twitter's founder was accidentally banned from the website
Co-founder Dorsey returned as chief executive last year but has yet to ignite growth.
8 social disasters that would happen if Facebook stayed down
A harrowing ten minutes.
Mark Zuckerberg has written a lovely letter about his wife's miscarriages
He announced that his wife Priscilla is pregnant.
Woman who set up site for Russian LGBT teens is fined for "gay propaganda"
Yelena Klimova (26) said she will appeal the verdict.
Twitter is making it easier for you to report nasty comments
The website is also improving its system for blocking accounts – and this is just the first step.
12 brilliantly sarcastic comebacks to Facebook posts
Er, nice status update.
It's official. Everybody hates happy couples on Facebook
Baby, think twiiiice… before you post.
Column: What is the psychological impact of spending so much time in 'cyberspace'?
There are serious legal, ethical and philosophical challenges to protecting children in this technological age, writes Mary Aiken.
Your Facebook search history is a thing of nightmares
Here’s how to get rid of it.
Everything you needed to know about Reddit but were too afraid to ask
Your guide to getting the most out of it. Subreddits, the lingo and upvotes, oh my!
Column: Facebook's early childhood was... complicated.
Our relationship with Facebook has waxed and waned over these years as we oscillate between loving, adoring and depending on it, to needing to self-impose several ‘breaks’ from it as it drives us crazy, writes Colman Noctor.
Here's how to unearth your first ever tweet
And anyone else’s too.
Is Facebook an 'infectious disease that will die out'?
Two PhD candidates at Princeton University seem to think so.
Revenue using social networks to catch tax dodgers
If you’re not paying tax, probably best not to tweet about it.
12 reasons Snapchat is worth way more than $3 billion
Back off Facebook!
Here's why you can't search for 'yellow duck' on a Chinese website
The term has been blocked on the country’s most popular social networking site Weibo which is similar in style to Twitter.
Yahoo! approves deal to buy Tumblr in $1.1bn takeover - report
The Wall Street Journal says Yahoo! directors have approved the ambitious takeover of the popular social platform.
Vin Diesel: Facebook 'owes me billions of dollars'
The ‘Fast & Furious’ actor reckons his pre-eminence in building a big following on the site has led the way.
Facebook to unveil new 'home' on Android screens
Facebook is expected to unveil a modified version of Android, which will be more deeply integrated with the social network.
Facebook is changing the news feed... yes, again
Yep… again. The new design will make it easier to split your friends’ updates from pages you follow.
18 of the funniest Irish Twitter political commentators you should follow in 2014
If you like your politics with a side of humour, that is.
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