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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had previously responded to allegations regarding fake news stories. Some people claim that hoax articles in the News Feed helped swayed US voters in favor of President-elect Donald J. Trump. Now, Zuckerberg laid out the social media platform’s plan to address misinformation amid such growing concern.

A notorious Russian hacking group have managed to get hold of the medical files of the creme de la creme among U.S. Olympians and shared such personal and private information online.

The latest Snapchat filter is touted to be racist as it seems to depict a racial stereotype that is accented by slit eyes and contorted facial features, starkly pointing in the direction of an Asian descent.

Google, the world's most popular search engine, is gearing up for the summer Olympics that will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this year, by ensuring that millions worldwide will be able to participate remotely thanks to YouTube video highlights as well as checking out search updates in real-time.

Just how popular is Facebook Messenger? Very, it seems, as it has hit the 1 billion user mark and shows no signs of slowing down.

"Pokémon Go and sin no more," Westboro Baptist Church representatives stated in an online post with an image of Jigglypuff after a "Pokémon GO" user named LoveIsLove saw the church was marked as a gym and claimed it with a Clefairy. Westboro Baptist Church leaders now are locked in an epic battle for control of a Pokémon Go gym-the group's headquarters.

Facebook ups the ante in terms of chat security by testing out encrypted and self-destructing chats in Messenger Chats.

Facebook has once again released an update to improve the interface of its News Feed feature. Although the update is geared towards improving how users see posts of their contacts, it could decrease the traffic for publishers and page owners.

Facebook intends to be on part with Apple and Google with their Slideshow movie maker innovation.

WhatsApp is a force to be reckoned with as an instant messaging program.

As we reported before, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was planning on hosting a Q&A on the new Facebook Live service. The Q&A took place and had a lot of time for very random subjects, as well as a Special Guest visit from the one-and-only Jerry Seinfeld.

So, what can one say about Mark Zuckerberg? As the man who is the face of Facebook, he certainly has changed social media as we know it. He has a reputation for his town hall-style question and answer sessions all around the world, and he is about to have another one, but this one will be quite different. This is the latest news on Mark Zuckerberg's first Facebook Live Q & A with the start time, where to watch online, as well as how to livestream.

The annual Google I/O developer's conference kicked off today, Wednesday May 18th. There have been some big reveals so far, and we're covering a few of them here, including some new messaging apps, the Android N platform, and a new Virtual Reality for smartphones called "Daydream."

Justin Bieber has encouraged his social media followers with Psalm 46:10, which reads: "Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."

There's a big change made in the popular social media app known as SnapChat. The Los Angeles based company rolled out its new features in a massive update yesterday, called Chat 2.0. Find out more about the new features here.

His Holiness Pope Francis became even more social media savvy Saturday when he launched his new Instagram account, posting a picture of himself kneeling, with a caption in several languages asking people of faith to pray for him. The previous Instagram record was 24 hours held by athlete David Beckham.

Last month, we covered the recent problems that Internet video celebrities like Doug Walker were having with YouTube constantly taking their videos down. In response, Doug has made several videos criticizing YouTube's policies, and other Internet critics have also taken the time to make videos devoted to putting YouTube's questionable takedowns in the spotlight. It would appear that these critics are starting to get a response from the big video-sharing company, and this also includes some from many gamers who are upset that their Call of Duty clips have been taken down. Is YouTube finally giving these protesters the response that they want?

A team of West Point U.S. military academy cadets recently developed an online strategy to go undercover to steer young Muslims away from terrorist recruiters. Their social media campaign was part of the "Peer to Peer [P2P]: Challenging Extremism" initiative, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, Facebook and EdVenture Partners, and hosted by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Participating teams were tasked with using digital tools to counter violent extremist narratives and reach those most likely to get enmeshed in ISIS tactics and missions.

WhatsApp reached a milestone this week. It achieved a billion monthly active users only seven years after its launch.

If you aren't familiar with Doug Walker, he has been entertaining the Internet for several years as the Nostalgia Critic. The usual format for his online video channel, Channel Awesome, is to talk about bad movies, often showing a lot of footage. The footage is protected by Fair Use, which is a brief exception where copyrighted videos can be shown verbatim briefly, in such uses like criticism, news reporting, teaching, without the need to obtain formal permission from the copyright holder. Doug, like many other YouTubers, is finding that YouTube is challenging his right of Fair Use, and will often step in and remove channels or monetization privileges without any warning.

Every year, all the tech companies congregate at Las Vegas in order to show off all of their products and meet and greet with buyers and the media at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). As someone who has been attending the conference for the last eight years, it is a good place to find trends for the year. I can say that this year could be the year for Virtual Reality (VR). I have talked about how we could be entering a Virtual Reality age, and I have also predicted that it might not catch on. From what I have seen at CES 2016, we are about to enter an interesting age of Virtual Reality that will not only change gaming, but entertainment and social media as well.

Looking to get more affordable mobile devices this Black Friday season? Many retailers have already announced their special deals on smart phones and tablets for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Now, let's break them down.

YouTube Kids is now available outside the US and is doing very well. Parents all over the world are quite supportive, with the app hitting more than 10 million downloads as evidence.

YouTube announced two new features Thursday for its Android app that expand the video site's use of virtual reality, giving the new technology its biggest platform yet.

Alphabet Inc's YouTube will launch a $10-a-month subscription option in the United States on Oct. 28 that lets viewers watch videos from across the site without interruption from advertisements, the company said on Wednesday.