Social media

Facebook said April 22 that profit in the first quarter plunged 20 percent from a year ago but revenues got a lift from robust growth in mobile advertising.

BELGRADE - The world's biggest Internet search engine Google made YouTube Partner Program available in Serbia Monday, opening up new opportunities for local creators to earn from content they upload.

Turkish authorities have told daily Hürriyet that they blocked access to a popular link shortening service due to a "technical error," causing a brief outage that triggered a nationwide outcry.

A photograph posted on Facebook last Friday by noted local author Auguste Corteau, showing the man kissing his ? husband, was apparently too much for the world's foremost social media site, which promptly took it down.

This is a call to the government: Please do not hesitate to take Turkey off the Internet grid. It is the ultimate solution to all of your problems. I do not understand why our government is still trying to reason with small companies like Facebook and Twitter. Our government should not waste their precious time with these companies and their executives.

Turkey blocks access to "166 websites"

ANKARA -- Turkish authorities have ordered access to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube blocked to prevent publication of images of a Turkish prosecutor killed last week.

Turkish authorities have blocked access to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube over their initial refusal to remove photos of a prosecutor who was taken hostage by militants in Istanbul. After hours, the ban on Facebook and Twitter has been been lifted as both websites complied with the court ruling.

Turkish authorities have blocked access to Twitter, YouTube and Facebook over the publication of photos published on the three social media platforms showing a prosecutor who was taken hostage by militants in Istanbul last week.

Josie Canseco, Instagram-famous is following in Kate Upton’s footsteps, with one added advantage: She markets herself in social media beautifully.

According to a study commissioned by the Belgian data protection agency, Facebook tracks the online activity of every user who visits its website - even those who have opted-out of tracking in the EU or do not have an account with the social network, a new report has revealed.