Oscar-winning actors Michael Caine and Emma Thompson are blaming major Hollywood studios for what they say is a damaging new trend — namely, an increase in the hiring of young actors and actresses based solely on the size of their social media following, rather than on any actual acting ability.
Facebook has reportedly paid a 10-year-old boy from Finland $10,000 after hacking Instagram’s comment section.
The New York Times reports it was able to persuade Facebook to shut down six web pages used as “sprawling online arms bazaars” for terrorists and militants, “offering weapons ranging from handguns and grenades to heavy machine guns and guided missiles.”
Chelsea Handler posted a topless image on Instagram Monday with the words “Trump Is A Butt Hole” written across her back and butt. The 41-year-old former Chelsea Lately star apparently decided to blend her two favorite things — criticizing GOP
Actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio faces being banned from Indonesia after he criticized the country’s palm oil and paper industries online.
Changes to the order in which content will appear in Instagram’s photo feed have sparked a negative reaction from some users, including notable celebrities, who fear it will detract attention and lead to less interaction to their profiles.
An Iraqi Shiite militia group calling itself the “Iraq Special Operation Force” claims it settled the fate of a captured Islamic State jihadi by giving Instagram users an hour to vote for either freedom or death, and imposing a death sentence when the online vote called for it.
Pop diva Miley Cyrus accused GOP frontrunner Donald Trump of being “sexist” in his defense of his wife Melania on Instagram Friday. After an anti-Trump super PAC created an online attack ad that shamed the former fashion model for posing
Pope Francis has added Instagram to his repertoire of innovative evangelizing instruments, garnering more than one million followers during the first twelve hours of his life on the social media site.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is expanding his presence on social media with an Instagram account.
Donald Trump mocked Hillary Clinton as unserious on foreign policy and a “punchline” to America’s foes and rivals in an online campaign ad.
A satirical Instagram account called ‘Hot Migrants‘ is causing outrage online. It was set up by a seemingly pro migrant individual, but critics say it is “objectifying” and “disgraceful”. “Handsome men on their journey to Europe. Their countries might be falling
A 12-year-old girl from Fairfax, Vancouver has been charged with making threats towards her school after posting a series of emoji’s along with the words, “Killing. ‘Meet me in the library Tuesday,’” to her Instagram account in December.
Actress Lindsey Lohan became the subject of ridicule and mockery after she endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton this week in a hazy Twitter post.
A new Muslim, hijab-wearing Barbie doll has taken Instagram by storm.
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and Iran’s mullahs have taken to Twitter and Instagram, respectively, for recruitment.
Breitbart News reported on January 30 that Facebook and Instagram were tightening their anti-gun policies by barring private citizens from advertising gun sales on the social media platforms.
On January 29 Facebook announced a broadening of its anti-gun policies to include prohibiting private citizens from advertising gun sales.
Jaden Smith, the eccentric teen son of Oscars boycotters Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, appears in a new gender fluid ad for Vogue Korea.
The desperation plays keep coming from Twitter, including a new marketing executive, while also promising to hide her marketing efforts from “elite” users of the platform.
A few weeks ago I accidentally found myself surrounded by millennial college students. I was walking by the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. after the Georgetown vs. UNC-Wilmington basketball game when I overheard a group of millennials talking.
While most of her peers in Hollywood were preparing for the 73rd Golden Globes, Lena Dunham spent the weekend stumping for Hillary Clinton and transforming herself into a walking billboard on the campaign trail in Iowa and New Hampshire.
“Girls” star and creator Lena Dunham took over Hillary Clinton’s Instagram account Friday.
Turkey has accused the Russian government of having a hand in cyberattacks launched against government and private Turkish websites, after the downing of a Russian fighter in November.
On Monday, Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian Beth Stelling detailed on her Instagram page her history as a victim of domestic abuse.
GOP frontrunner Donald Trump is sending his Christmas and holiday wishes to everyone on social media, adding “I Love You All.”
Black-bearded Internet outlaw Dan Bilzerian — the so-called “King of Instagram” — routinely posts videos of himself unloading hundreds of rounds from the 50-caliber fully-automatic rifle he rides around with in the back of his truck. There are photos of him emerging from a private jet here accompanied by topless women, as well as pictures of him diving out of a helicopter into water.
Longtime Obama supporter and New York-based rapper Nas posted a picture to Instagram Saturday showing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s graffitied face with his mouth open on a bathroom wall behind a urinal.
The president of the Russian region of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, suggested on his Instagram account that terrorists should be tied to drones and dropped on the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
On November 11, film director Spike Lee told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that he believes “social media is partly to blame” for the surge in “gun violence” and firearm-related homicides in Chicago.
A standard celebrity Halloween for rapper Nicki Minaj has turned into a public relations nightmare, after an online video appears to show her laughingly commanding a disabled person in a wheelchair to “walk.”
Fashion magazine Modeliste has pulled an upcoming issue after former Disney child star Zendaya called out the publication for altering one of her images to make her look slimmer.
Cathriona White, the former girlfriend of comedian Jim Carrey, shared an image online of her participating in Scientology’s all-natural antidepressant purification process weeks before her suspected suicide.
The hacker collective “Anonymous,” which has waged a long online battle against hackers loyal to the Islamic State (ISIS), is apparently planning to annoy the terror state by selling lingerie branded with the black ISIS flag.
After Robert Griffin’s account III “liked” an Instagram post criticizing Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder and the front office while praising him, the quarterback posted a message on social media denying he had personally “liked” the post.
Donald Trump is doing a bit more than merely “trolling” Jeb Bush with his Instagram account, as the headline at National Journal has it. Trump is playing a longer game here, and he’s also playing rougher than terms like “trolling” or “minor ribbing” would suggest.
GOP frontrunner Donald Trump took to Instagram, posting a video that criticizes fellow GOP presidential candidate former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush for saying illegal immigration is an “act of love.”
Chrissy Teigen has a message for all the meanies who insult her on social media: If you’re going to put me down, at least do me the courtesy to not tag me in your posts.
As Republicans squared off Thursday in Cleveland, OH for the first debates of the 2016 election season, Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton spent the day courting Hollywood donors, and taking photos with reality TV stars Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner.
CLEVELAND, Ohio: Ivanka Trump, daughter of GOP frontrunner Donald Trump, posted a photo on Instagram of her father doing some reading on his private jet, in flight to Cleveland, Ohio, where he will take the debate stage Thursday night. She
