Facebook and Instagram ban ‘sexual’ use of eggplant and peach emojis

Facebook, which has been caught in a bipartisan battle over political ads, is waging a different type of war against -- eggplants and peaches?

Twitter bans all political advertisements

Twitter is banning all political advertising from its service, saying social media companies give advertisers an unfair advantage in proliferating highly targeted, misleading messages.

‘No problem, I can adapt’: Realtor gets clever after ‘for sale’ sign is vandalized

A Canadian realtor got creative with his marketing after one of his signs was vandalized. Alan Stilwell, of Fredericton, New Brunswick, shared a photo of himself standing next to the vandalized sign. On his visage depicted on the sign, vandals apparently drew squiggly eyebrows, sunglasses, a squiggly mustache and a goatee, all etched in what looks like black marker. 

Teacher under investigation for photo saying Confederate flag is announcement to ‘marry your sister’

A Georgia teacher is under investigation by a local school district after allegedly showing students an image of the Confederate flag and stating it was a way to “announce that you intend to marry your sister.”

Florida sheriff warns parents about more apps following arrest of 23 suspected child predators

The sheriff's office had previously released a list of 15 apps parents should watch out for, noting the apps can be used by predators targeting children. Following the latest series of arrests, investigators updated the list to include six additional apps.

Boy, 11, drives 3 hours for Snapchat meeting, gets lost

Police in South Carolina say an 11-year-old boy took his brother's car and drove alone for three hours to meet someone he met on Snapchat.

Chicago detectives utilizing social media to obtain new leads on cold cases

Chicago detectives are using Facebook to generate new leads and attract new attention to cold cases, and according to one detective, it's working.

Trump slams censorship on social media, gives shoutout to James Woods: We're monitoring closely!

President Trump took to Twitter on Friday evening and slammed social media censorship in reaction to Facebook's recent crackdown of conspiracy theorists, a prominent anti-Semite, and other far-right figures, saying that he's "monitoring and watching closely."

People on social media want Michelle Obama to run in 2020

Following Donald Trump's election as the 45th president of the United States, many people turned to social media to express their feelings, and more than a few people were already looking ahead to 2020.