Online trolls who attempted to fat-shame pop star Selena Gomez have helped inspired her new music.

It all started with a relaxed looking guy singing his national anthem. Perhaps he knew what was coming and didn't really care?

Where were you when the All Black captain got a yellow card? That's the question dominating social media.

A dispute over ownership of a cat seen the claws come out, with lawyers and police getting involved and a request being made for a cat DNA test.

Facebook is finally working on a feature that users have wanted for years: a "dislike" button that will let us react to posts that aren't strictly positive.

Fans on social media were quick to react to this morning's Rugby World Cup opener between Fiji and England, with many critiquing the commentary and referee's decisions.

Fear of missing out has left adults and teens glued to their phones, checking social media in the small hours, says Flic Everett.

There's a specific strain of online-shaming that's become popular: Women publicly sharing the offensive private messages they receive.

Colorado's Waterton Canyon park has bears, and those bears have a problem: hikers wielding selfie sticks.

A notable study from researchers at Princeton University published earlier this year declared the social network would lose 80 per cent of its users and die out "like the bubonic plague".

Millennials are most willing to gamble their privacy and security in exchange for a life online.

The 2015 Harmful Digital Communications Act had its critics as it passed through Parliament.

It turns out LinkedIn is another ripe digital forum for middle-aged men to make dicks of themselves.

A lack of sleep among teenagers who are spending the night hours on social media can cause depression and anxiety, according to a study.

Socially Awkward Penguin is arguably one of the most recognisable memes on the internet. It's also the intellectual property of National Geographic and they now want people to pay.

Police are concerned about an increase in "absolutely disgusting" behaviour organised by young people on social media.

Woman who accused male solicitor of sexism after he described her photo on a business website as 'stunning' has previously told men they were 'hot stuff'.

Want people to 'like' your Instagram posts? Find out what time they're likely to get more hits.

Frequent Facebook use could be making us less happy with our bodies, according to a new study drawn from the views of thousands of Kiwis.

A vaguely disconcerting app from researchers at the University of Cambridge can guess how old you are, how smart you are and who you like to sleep with.

Higher levels of sexting are accompanied by higher levels of sexual and relationship satisfaction.

Debrett's has launched an etiquette class for the 21st century - instructing teenagers on the dos and don'ts of social media.

Two women who live thousands of miles away have been brought together after learning they are real-life doppelgangers.

A 9-year-old New Zealand girl was sent sexually explicit photographs of a Florida man whom she had been chatting with on a social networking website.

Social media posts from Israel Dagg and Cory Jane suggest both believe their respective All Black careers are over, having missed World Cup selection.

You'd have thought that we would have got over our fascination with the wealthy. But we haven't.

Woman turns plane delay into gripping Twitter soap opera, live-tweeting the break-up of a couple across the aisle from her.

An American beauty vlogger posted the same photos of herself - one set unedited, one edited - to find out if men really do prefer natural looks.

Selfie queen Karen Danczuk has revealed she is bisexual after claims a former partner had threatened to expose her.