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Facebook gets on with the photo frame frenzy and releases a new feature where users can customize their own photos with frames, captions and drawings.

People usually use emoji to express things without having to use words. They still understand it, anyway. However, Google would not recognize it. In fact, before emoji search were enabled back in May, people got "no results found". But just recently, the tech company is extending its emoji search capability to Twitter.

The European Union has very strict laws on hate speech. They have also been very involved on the social media platforms' role in addressing this issue. Now, EU's commission has issued a warning to Facebook, Twitter, Google, YouTube and Microsoft for failing to act quickly and effectively against hate speech online.

Twitter is among other social media platforms that have not really address the issue of online hate speech. It is a toxic environment to be in online especially during the past US Presidential election. People openly express their opinions about things. Some use it to inflict pain on others. As for President-elect Donald Trump, it has become his way to communicate with the American people. Given that Trump has a not-so-good relationship with the media, he will not stop tweeting anytime soon.

Technological advances have made it possible for people to connect wherever they are in the world.

Two of YouTube's most popular stars PewDiePie and Casey Neistat have recently announced they are 'quitting' YouTube for good.

With Facebook now with more than 1.65 billion monthly active users since its founding in 2004, it is not surprising that it is now dubbed as the biggest social networking site in the world.

While some Facebook users would want to permanently delete their accounts, others would want to opt out of it temporarily for varied reasons.

Ever since Facebook entered the market back in 2004 and made its way into the stock market in 2012, the social networking company now boasts of more than 1.65 billion monthly active users.

Since Facebook released its Instant Games this month allowing users to play games with their friends using Facebook Messenger, the encryption feature is one setting that users tend to skip out on but something that is important to make the most of the new Instant Games.

Facebook has just released a new update on its Messenger app which allows users to play games with their Facebook friends.

Israeli security firm Check Point discovered a malware program that exploits vulnerabilities on social media platforms like Facebook. Apparently, the security flaw in Facebook leads to a maliciously coded image file that downloads itself to the computer. Once it is accessed the Locky ransomware will be installed to the device. In a statement to Engadget, Facebook said that the said ransomware is not on their social media site.

Security Threat ‘ImageGate’: Facebook and LinkedIn Images Can Hack User’s PC

"Gotta catch 'em all" is the famous catchphrase of the Pokémon TV series which has now been reinvented by Niantic Inc. with its Pokémon Go app.

With the online hate speech in social media platforms, the issue of fake news in Facebook and banned accounts in Twitter, Reddit has its own battle to deal with. It recently banned the Pizzagate subreddit that had been responsible for some conspiracy theories that are often related to Hillary Clinton. That caused members of the The_Donald, who are supporters of the President-elect, to openly criticize Reddit CEO Steve Huffman. He retaliated by editing their posts that now led for some Redditors to call for his resignation.

Twitter is taking an action against the inappropriate use of their service. The social media platform has a policy that prohibits developers from allowing any other entity, like the law enforcement agencies, to use their data for surveillance. Twitter issued a warning that they will suspend or terminate the access of those that violate their rules.

After playing very crucial roles in one of the most divisive elections in the history of the United States, Facebook and Google are both taking action against fake news. The two internet giants are now cracking down on fake news sites of which there are so many online.

The Chinese government is very strict and censorship has become their staple. International companies would have to comply with China’s conditions otherwise, they will be banned from the country. Facebook seems to change its tunes. Apparently, the tech giant may be building a censorship tool. This move might be part of the company’s move to further expand its market.

Following LinkedIn's infringement of Russian law requiring that all companies holding Russian citizens' personal details be stored in servers within the country, Russia is now working on measures to ban the site from the country.

Friend Finder Networks, formerly known as Penthouse Media Group, has seen this week a data breach with over 400 million users' details compromised.

Since Los Angeles-based Snap Inc.'s launch of its successful mobile app Snapchat in 2011, founders Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown are now set to put the company forward with their last week's filing for an Initial Public Offering (IPO).

With the onset of heavy criticism for Facebook and Google on their lack of conscientiousness in tackling the spread of misinformation during the height of the U.S. presidential campaign, experts from around the globe have shared their views on how to sift through this day and age where people are "drowned in data," as Arianna Huffington is quoted into saying.

Google has announced its recent hire on three UK-based fact-checking organizations amidst public tensions against Facebook's inability to filter misinformation.

Facebook was recently slammed following the highly debated U.S. elections, with the public agonizing over wrong information published on the biggest social media networking site.

You don't need thousands of social media followers in order to advance in your career. While one can claim that the popularity of social media has caused the deterioration of culture, someone else has claimed that quitting social media makes for a better career.