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Is internet addiction real?
Speed Read Up to 8% of Americans ‘diagnosed’ as growing digital dependency spawns host of new treatment programmes
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Social media firms face ban over suicide images
Speed Read Health secretary warns online giants must ‘purge’ disturbing material or face new legislation or higher taxes
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Tumblr apologises as ‘lazy’ porn ban comes into effect
In Depth Company clarifies guidelines in response to user confusion
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Google+ data breach: shutdown brought forward as new leak exposes 52.5 million users
In Depth The social media service is ending in April, four months earlier than originally planned
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Southwest Airlines apologises for mocking child called Abcde
In Depth Five-year-old's mother alleges gate agent took picture of daughter's boarding pass to share online
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Children have ‘1,300 pictures of them’ posted online by age 13
Speed Read New report urges parents and young people to be aware of digital footprint that ‘starts in womb’
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What is Gab - and why is it so controversial?
In Depth ‘Free speech’ social media platform used by Pittsburgh synagogue shooter forced offline
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Why Twitter may remove the ‘like’ button
In Depth Some users believe the idea doesn’t go far enough to tackle far-right content
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How Instagram is using AI to tackle bullying
Speed Read Automated systems will flag images and captions that show signs of hurtful content
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How long should kids spend on social media?
Speed Read Safe time limit guidelines to be drawn up to counter concern about impact on mental health
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Former content moderator sues Facebook
Speed Read Selena Scola claims the company did little to prevent her developing PTSD
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Fifth of Brits ‘harmed by the internet’
Speed Read Ofcom to seek stricter regulation of social media giants as research reveals scale of problem
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Reality TV making half of millennials ‘feel bad about their bodies’
Speed Read BBC 5 Live survey finds a third of 18-34-year-olds would consider plastic surgery
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Kylie Jenner tops list of 20 biggest Instagram earners
Speed Read Reality TV star knocks singer Selena Gomez off No. 1 spot with £760,000 per sponsored post
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