Momo challenge isn't a viral danger to children, but it is going viral
Parents, fearing for their children's safety, are helping to propel warnings about the Momo Challenge around the internet, writes Abby Ohlheiser.
YouTube's now-banned dangerous pranks a problem long before #BirdBoxChallenge
Dangerous, extreme pranks have been popular on the platform for years before the "Bird Box challenge" got out of hand.
YouTube 'Rewind' 2018 is now the most disliked video in the site's history
It passes a Justin Bieber video.
YouTube Rewind 2018 is full of people who didn't become famous on YouTube
YouTube Rewind is an annual online cultural tradition at this point: a video that looks back at the past year on the platform, released and promoted by YouTube as part of its year in review.
Over 800 000 people paid to watch YouTubers' Logan Paul, KSI boxing match
For months, brothers Jake and Logan Paul have hyped their boxing match against a pair of British YouTube siblings, Deji Olatunji and KSI, as the "biggest event in Internet history. "
WATCH: Why did the lemon go viral?
A lemon rolled down a hill, and somehow became an online hero. Do not question the lemon.
The murky facts of the 'deodorant challenge'
Social media crazes show the dumb things teens are willing to do, but are some of these "challenges" even true, asks Abby Ohlheiser.
WATCH: YouTuber Jake Paul has 5-point plan to end school shootings
Jake Paul presented a plan for ending school shootings that are based on what Parkland taught him - none of those points involve gun-control laws.
'Acid attack' prank video not meant for 'old boring people'
A YouTube prank video has faced heavy backlash as acid attacks has tripled in frequency in Britain in recent years.
Five fake web rumours about US elections
With a week to go until the US elections, here are five unsubstantiated rumours floating around the internet.
The self-retweet has arrived
This is how you retweet yourself. Now you know. But should you?
Destroying stuff a hit on YouTube
Ever wanted to know what’s inside a brand new Macbook? This father and son will show you.
A Facebook trend isn’t always what it seems
Some news items may never trend because of a team of curators that are allegedly squashing conservative news.
Prince of the Internet - and not
Washington - People tend to look at a couple of things when considering what relationship Prince, who died on Thursday, had with the Internet: His 2010 declaration that the “Internet's completely over,” maybe,
Relive the horror at the malware museum
Early computer viruses tended to announce themselves with flashy graphics. Relive the early days with this collection.
The meme we deserve
'How should a dog wear pants' is the meme we deserve for the end of 2015
If it seems too good to be true. . .
You can't win Mark Zuckerberg's money on Facebook, the Internet's hoax paradise
A person by any other name. . .
Facebook is testing some changes to its strict 'real name' policy enforcement
Outrage over YouTube prank
More than 100,000 people have signed a petition to have Sam Pepper banned from YouTube after prank murder.
10 (nearly) forgettable internet memes
As we near the end of 2015 it’s time to look back on the craziness that is the social web.
The day 4Chan planned Drake’s “death”
Drake’s not dead, but the notorius 4Chan group did a pretty good job of convincing a lot of people that he was.
Microsoft wants to guess your emotions
Microsoft has released a batch of fun new machine learning tools as it expands its work in the AI department.
Why are tweets disappearing on Twitter?
When an activist noticed some of his tweets not appearing on timelines, he naturally investigated.
Twitter bot that judges your selfies
@deepselfie has been trained to judge (and often, insult) the composition of the ubiquitous images.
Leon: the adventure game on Twitter
Pixel artist builds adventure game on Twitter using dozens of accounts.