Social media

Millions of people flock to Signal and Telegram as WhatsApp scrambles to assuage users' concerns

Many users have until February 8 to accept the new rules – or else lose access to the app

It may be impossible to delete your personal information from Houseparty and other social media services – despite privacy legislation!

What’s the benefit of deleting your Houseparty – or any other unused – account, rather than just uninstalling the app?

From keeping your account safe to curating who can view your liked content, we look at how you can increase your security and privacy on TikTok

Could your social media account be spoofed, why would anybody do it, and what can you do to avoid having a doppelgänger?

An apparent glitch is preventing a number of users from signing in to their accounts

The attackers exploited the human factor to gain access to Twitter’s internal systems and the accounts of some of the world’s most prominent figures

Tech titans and prominent politicians among victims of a sprawling hack that Twitter says leveraged its internal tools