SOCIAL MEDIA

Narendra Modi's rise to power generated huge expectations across India in 2014. But, he may find it hard to deliver on his promises.

One Direction fans can breathe easy -- member Niall Horan is not leaving the UK boy band.

Is Facebook's 'Year in Review' problem the result of hiring mostly privileged young programmers?

The sign-in issue, which forcefully logged many users out of the site, appears to have been an internal error, rather than a cyberattack.

The English-language account of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has frequently tweeted against the U.S., Israel and the Islamic State group.

Phillip Phillips' girlfriend Hannah Blackwell received an engagement ring for Christmas.

Louisville Cardinals player Chris Jones caught a ghost elbow from Kentucky Wildcats center Dakari Johnson Saturday.

A current U.S. Supreme Court case could affect New Yorkers who used social media to threaten cops after the murder of two NYPD officers.

A victory for free speech, but maybe not for Sony: "The Interview" has been illegally downloaded more than 200,000 times since it was streamed online Wednesday.

Facebook was denied a bid to dismiss a 2013 class action lawsuit for scanning users' private messages.

The self-styled Lizard Squad, which could allied with North Korea or just seeking publicity, claims to have done it.

The ride service company is facing legal charges in South Korea, just the latest country to challenge the service.

EZTV is again online barely two weeks after it was taken down. Fans of the Pirate Bay won't feel as lucky.

Anonymous allegedly threatened to release stills from Iggy Azalea's rumored sex tape.

The U.S. administration is not yet sure how it will respond if it confirms that North Korea was behind the Sony hack.

The great Instagram spam purge of 2014 has caused Justin Bieber to lose 3.5 million followers.

About 1,000 people plan to attend Friday's #ThankyouNYPD Rally, and 500 may be protesting it.

The maker of FireChat hopes to use new funding to help smartphone users build offline networks.

Social media users had a largely negative reactions to the news that another Bush might soon run for president.

Officer Philip White had sent threatening messages to protesters on social media website Twitter.

Facebook's latest move is largely considered part of its strategy to enter the field of Web search, currently dominated by rival Google.

ThePirateBay.ee and OldPirateBay.org are just two of the sites meant to emulate the sunken ship.

Shuttering major piracy sites provides only short-term relief, researchers say, as copycats thrive after takedowns.

NBC’s live musical event generated more Twitter chatter than Discovery’s much-hyped anaconda stunt.

This victory, however, may just point to India's increasingly dominant role on the Internet.

As a blogger spreads unconfirmed private details, Twitter Inc. is once again being criticized for lax harassment policies.

In just two years, the cranky kitty has become a household name -- and a very lucrative brand.

Francois Hollande was visiting his counterpart in Kazakhstan, when he was photographed wearing the country's traditional attire.

Protests took place in several cities after a grand jury didn't indict an NYPD officer whose chokehold led to Eric Garner's death.