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Harvey apologises for crotch shot tweet

Dominic Harvey accused of disrespecting women after posting pic with comment: "Chrystal showing Art what he missed out on."

Young Nats' cheeky memes

John Key's children, Max and Stephanie, have raised plenty of eyebrows with their postings on social media this year. But their powerful Dad has resolutely stood by them.

Best memes mocking Sun's Nazi salute pics

The internet has responded to the publishing of footage of a young Queen Elizabeth doing a Nazi salute in typical fashion.

Schumer's 'poor taste' Star Wars shoot

Amy Schumer's Star Wars GQ spread has been blasted as "inappropriate".

Emojis jack up phone bill

A glitch means some phones are automatically turning text messages that contain emoticons, or emojis, into a pricier multimedia text message.

Are kiwis Facebook oversharers?

A study which surveyed people from 26 countries, including 1500 Kiwis, has found that 16 per cent of New Zealanders are constantly logged in to Facebook.

Inmates' banned behaviour under close watch

The Corrections Minister has announced a "robust and thorough" review over footage of inmates engaging in banned behaviour in New Zealand prisons.

Fugitive gets caught after Spotify trail followed

A wanted woman didn't realise her recent activity on Spotify was helping the police track her whereabouts.

Why crop top pics went viral

You'd think that, between the filters and the #fitnessgoals and the celebrity-grams, Instagram would make an unfriendly place to talk body acceptance. But the opposite is actually true.

How many friends do you really have?

While we share travel photos and life musings with a long list of virtual friends, the average person still only relies on a few people.

The photo inspiring the world

An image of a homeless boy doing his homework by the light of a McDonald's restaurant has inspired thousands of internet users.

One Direction get serious

One Direction is encouraging fans to share what they think about climate change and social inequality.

Women fight breast censorship with male nipples

Women have found a wacky way to fight censorship of their breasts on social media, covering them with images of male nipples.

Blogger reveals domestic violence horror

An Irish fitness blogger has posted a disturbing video on social media, revealing a black eye and saying her partner punched her in the face.

How to take safe selfies

So many Russians are being killed or injured in pursuit of the perfect selfie that police have launched a public safety campaign.

Fans fume as Sky app won't Go

Rugby fans are fuming after missing much of yesterday's All Blacks match in Samoa because of a glitch in Sky TV's app, Sky Go.

Young life saved by FB post

Young Aucklander Ruby Joy says her life was saved by the touching words of British literary star Julie Burchill, who recently lost her son to suicide.

See who’s unfriended you

Before you take your unfriend-number to heart, remember most of the people we connect with on Facebook are not, and were never, actually our friends.