#LifeBeforeAbbott: Aussies reminisce
TWITTER users have been casting their minds back to Australia as it was before Tony Abbott’s prime ministership, with hilarious results.
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The absurd new social media craze
IT’S called “dogspotting”, it involves posting pictures of pooches for points, and is the group everyone wants to join on Facebook. What’s all this about?
Cuddles threaten hook-up culture
SICK and tired of the hook-up culture on Tinder and Grindr? There’s a new location-based social-meeting application on the market just for cuddles.
‘Rape T-shirt’ pulled from mall
ONE of the biggest malls in Asia has been forced to pull a T-shirt from its shelves that made fun of rape, following social media outrage.
Muslims beat terror group at their own game
A POWERFUL campaign against IS is gaining traction on social media as young Muslims fight radicalisation with the hashtag #notinmyname.
Trolls — they just want to have fun
THEY go to bed in the morning light. Their friends and family wonder when they’re gunna live their lives right. They’re the Internet’s trolls. And they’re sadists.
Scotland and UK: It’s complicated
SCOTLAND flirted with single status, but decided to stay ‘married’ to England. Here is some of the best internet reaction.
‘Til martyrdom do us part’
SHE moved to Syria, devoted her life to IS, and married a terrorist in the thrall of martyrdom. This is the disturbing story of a jihadi bride, as told to the world on social media.
Drag queens in Facebook fight
DRAG queens are fighting with Facebook over its policy requiring people to use their real names, rather than drag names like Pollo Del Mar and Heklina.
Burqas ‘not right in Australia’
CONTROVERSIAL Liberal Senator Cory Bernadi is at it again, using this morning’s terror raids to take aim at burqas.
Facebook joins fight against cyber bullies
SOCIAL media giant Facebook will embed public cyber safety messages within Victorian users’ news feeds to help spread a Napthine Government anti-bullying campaign to students and parents.
How social media is saving flood victims
MILLIONS affected by devastating floods in India and Pakistan are uniting on social media to start rebuilding their lives.
9/11 mystery solved 13 years on
EVERY year since 9/11, Elizabeth Keefe has tried to track down the people in this photograph found at Ground Zero and learn of their fate. This is her remarkable story.
Terror threat high? No worries mate
THE threat of terror to the nation has been raised but that hasn’t dampened Australians “no worries” attitude – as evident on Twitter.
Woman fakes trip on Facebook
HER parents dropped her at the airport for a month-long trip to Asia. But Zilla went straight back to her apartment to play out a kooky experiment.
Behind China’s web of censorship
TENS of thousands of censors sifting through post after post, looking to crush dissent. But what they keep and what they delete may surprise you.
Militant schoolgirl angry at lost kitten
A BRITISH schoolgirl who ran away to Syria to join Islamic State has tweeted her anger at her militant husband after their ginger kitten went missing.
‘I lived at Google for a year and nobody noticed’
WHO needs to pay for food and rent? Google employees reveal how they saved thousands of dollars by taking advantage of the company’s perks.
Man turns hilarious errors into images
THE internet is a haven for bad spellers. One man has decided to take advantage of that and has created some hilarious pictures from their mistakes.
‘This is NOT Australia’s biggest wanker’
A “HYBRID of beauty therapist and tradie” who owns 40 pocket squares and calls his beard a “conversation piece” is copping it online.
Angry Muslims spark Burn ISIS Flag Challenge
ANGRY Muslims have nominated the whole world to take on the Burn ISIS Flag Challenge, in retaliation of the terror group’s extreme views.
Facebook knows your darkest secrets
YOU may not give those Facebook “likes” a second thought, but you’ll be amazed at what the social media giant knows about you.
IS threaten to kill Twitter staff
ISLAMIC State supporters have threatened to kill employees of Twitter if they don’t stop closing down their accounts.
The ugly news hidden in iPhone’s shadow
USING the hullabaloo of today’s Apple event some companies have smuggled through the tech news they didn’t want you to see.
Social media split over iPhone 6
APPLE devotees are over the moon, but not everyone will be rushing out to buy a new iPhone 6 or Apple Watch.
Internet Slowdown Day is coming
THE battle for the internet is heating up as the net’s biggest names join in protest to controversial rules by ‘breaking’ their websites.
Now you can shop on Twitter
SHOPPING comes to the social network as Twitter users will now be able to buy items, music or donate money at the tap of a button.
These people will help you change your life
SOMETIMES you just need a bit of a wake up slap to sort you out and there’s a whole heap of inspiration out there on Twitter. Meet the world’s most important, interesting and insightful people.
Beheaded soldier’s mother vows revenge
THE distraught mother of the second Lebanese soldier beheaded by IS learned of her son’s horrific death from photographs on Twitter.
Pollie’s accidental bondage tweet
A POLITICIAN has accidentally tweeted a racy picture of a blonde dominatrix to publicise his visit to a disadvantaged school.
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