Twitter's VP of engineering, Ed Ho, says the company will be making changes to address harassment on its platform later this week. FULL STORY >

Education, and the primary ways of learning new knowledge are changing, due to social media and the proliferation of information. FULL STORY >

After crossing the 50 million subscriber mark on YouTube, will PewDiePie star truly delete his channel? FULL STORY >

The company behind the Telegram encrypted messaging platform has launched a new blogging site named Telegraph that does not require sign up or linking to social media to work. FULL STORY >

Hinging heavily on public APIs, Twitter is making a concerted effort to keep its users’ data safe from developers creating surveillance tools. FULL STORY >

Could more Snapchat-rivalling apps and features be on the way? FULL STORY >

We may have said goodbye to six seconds prematurely as Twitter reportedly has five companies bidding to buy Vine. FULL STORY >

SHA decided to launch a liability product through its broker database, that consumers can purchase to cover the legal fees and damages associated with defending themselves against allegations of privacy... FULL STORY >

In 2017, social media will become an indispensable tool for South African marketers and politicians, artists and activists, reporters and media personalities alike. FULL STORY >

Announced in May this year, Twitter could finally make its character limit change on 19 September. FULL STORY >

Designed for users 21-and-under, Lifestage is an iOS-only social network app, created by a 19 year old Facebook product manager. FULL STORY >

Twitter is set to rollout a new range of features aimed at cleaning up the user experience, which should mean abuse will crop up far less in feeds. FULL STORY >

After Adblock Plus rolled out its code earlier in the week, Facebook has its own solution to counteract it ready and waiting. FULL STORY >

With an estimated 1.5 billion users, Facebook is readying instant translation feature for posts that will cater for 44 different languages. FULL STORY >

Taking a cue from other popular social media platforms, Twitter announces new stickers for users to decorate and edit their photos before posting. FULL STORY >