Comments are often regarded as a right but they can do more harm than good. In the absence of strict moderation, we’d be much better off without them It sits there like an ugly growth beneath articles ...

There's an estimated total of 44 million social media users in the UK (at Statistica's last count, which was in early 2018). That's 66 per cent of us who are selfie-ing, Story-ing and Snapchatting on ...

Eun-Ju Lee, a professor in the department of communication at Seoul National University, is the incoming editor in chief of the journal Human Communication Research. Updated April 18, 2016, 3:32 AM ...

No one should be made to feel unsafe, harassed, targeted, abused, or harmed online or off. When it's happening on social media apps, it's up to the platform itself to effectively tackle this. So what ...

Like Stories, comments will be ephemeral, and only some accounts will be able to leave them. Like Stories, comments will be ephemeral, and only some accounts will be able to leave them. is features ...

Toxic and hateful comments on YouTube have been a constant headache for the company, creators and users. The company has previously attempted to curtail this by introducing features such as showing an ...

Owing to the conflicting effects of anonymity, and in response to the changing nature of online publishing itself, Internet researchers have begun shifting their focus away from anonymity toward other ...

Go ahead and flaunt those wonderful comments for all to see. Credit: Photo illustration by Omar Marques / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images If you're trying to inject some positivity into ...

If you're old enough to remember Vine, you've probably heard of its spiritual successor, TikTok. TikTok is a social media app that has gained popularity in recent years. TikTok users can film videos ...