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Instagram copies TikTok's key features by letting users record a 15-second video clip with music

Instagram is now testing a 'video remix feature' that allows users to take a 15-second video accompanied by music and then post that clip to their story. The feature is currently live in Brazil.




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South Australian of the Year finalist William Russell jailed for grooming children

William Russell, from Adelaide has been jailed for two-and-a-half-years after he groomed teenage boys to send him nude photos.




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Tatler reveals how to throw a (very posh) teen party

Society bible Tatler has revealed its top tips on the best way to throw a party for a teenager - including hiring security and banning all consumption of alcohol for under 16s.




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Snapchat's new 'Time Machine' filter lets you change your age to appear older or younger in selfies

The Time Machine feature works as a slider, making faces appear younger at one end and older in the opposite direction.




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Hundreds of kids punch each other at Queens mall after rumors of fight circulate on Snapchat

The chaos at the Queens Center in Elmhurst, New York, involved some 200 schoolchildren who descended on the mall after being let out of class early on Friday.




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The Bold And The Beautiful vet Carly Steel gets engaged to Snapchat executive Jacob Andreou

The 37-year-old beauty, who has starred on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful and worked with Gwyneth Paltrow on Mortdecai, shared the news on Monday after flashing her diamond.




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Holly Willoughby shares snaps from the This Morning team's VERY boozy Christmas lunch

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield will be nursing sore sore heads on Thursday's episode of This Morning, after a very boozy work Christmas party.




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Sickening video shows teens torturing deer to death

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The footage shows two teenagers, named locally as Cody Hetrick and Alex Smith, tormenting the wounded animal in a wooded area of Pennsylvania.




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Half a million people call for 'maximum sentencing of monsters' who tortured deer to death

The clip showed two males kicking the deer to death in a Pennsylvania woodland. As of Wednesday more than 500,000 people were seeking criminal charges against the pair.




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Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes are missing from the This Morning Christmas Party

This Morning fans were left concerned when they noticed hosts Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes were missing from the shows Christmas party.




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Girl, 12, is arrested after sharing a 'death list' with classmates' names on Snapchat

A Falcon Cove Middle School student made the false threats to kill on Friday and was arrested after a fellow student reported her to the Broward Sheriff's Office in Weston, Florida.




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How Instagram is causing eating disorders among girls in their early teens 

Early high school students from South Australia and West Australia have been studied to examine the link between social media and eating disorders.




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Oregon mom is arrested for having sex with 14-year-old at her daughter's school she met on Snapchat 

Rheta Leanne Melvin, 36, is accused of having sex with the 14-year-old boy in the back of her car in Riddle, Oregon. She admitted to sending him sexually explicit photos and videos on Snapchat.




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Cheerleading coach, 29, accused of having sex with two male students, aged 16 and 18

Oklahoma English teacher and cheer coach Brandy Lynn Foreman, 29, has been charged with four counts of sexual battery involving her alleged encounters with two male students.




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Former Miss Kentucky who worked as a teacher admits sending sexual photos to 15-year-old 

Former Miss Kentucky (left and inset), Ramsey BethAnn Bearse (right after arrest), 29, has pleaded guilty to one count of possessing material depicting minors in sexually explicit conduct.




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Cruel teenagers MICROWAVE a cat and post footage online, sparking death threats across France

In harrowing footage the giggling teenagers from Dunkirk can be seen closing the door on the cat as it desperately tries to struggle out of the oven.




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Savvy shopper claims a MOP makes wrapping presents easier

Amanda Coulter, from the UK, shared a handy present -wrapping hack to Facebook group Extreme Budget DIY & Life Hacks - and all you'll need is a mop and two chairs.




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Scorned woman is labeled 'toxic' for getting revenge on cheating boyfriend by DESTROYING his things

A woman from Scotland was with her boyfriend for over a year when he cheated on her, She got revenge by destroying his stuff, cutting up clothes and putting meat and yogurt in his shoes.




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EasyJet flight attendant mocks passengers for returning with 'f***ing glowing' teeth from Turkey

Emma Kivell, 36, shared her outburst on Snapchat in which she blasted British passengers coming home from Dalaman to Manchester after having expensive work done on their teeth.




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Two teens who filmed themselves torturing a deer to death are charged with animal cruelty

Alex Smith (pictured), 18, and a 17-year-old male friend were charged by the Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office on Friday.




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Two Pennsylvania teenagers face charges after 'recording a two-year-old boy inhaling vape device'

Footage of a two-year-old child inhaling a vape pen, coughing and then crying was allegedly recorded by two teenagers in St. Clair Township, Pennsylvania. Child endangerment charges are pending.




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Kim Kardashian reveals she has 'BACK FAT' that peeks out from her bra

'SKIMS is next launching the new bodysuits with a mock turtleneck and all of the crew necks have thongs and come in sleeveless and long sleeved,' chirped the star.




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Woman, 21, posed as a 16-year-old boy to sexually assault as many as 50 girls

Gemma Watts (pictured) 21, from Enfield, travelled the country by train to meet the youngsters, who believed they were in a relationship with a boy close to their own age.




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REVEALED: The top skills job-hunters NEED to have in order to get a six-figure salary job in Australia

Australians with the know how to develop technology like Snapchat filters or Facebook's facial recognition for photos could be some of the most sought-after candidates heading into the new year.




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Spotify tests new 'Stories' feature that lets influencers incorporate videos into public playlists

The feature imbues playlists with short videos that users can optionally click on and watch more. Users can tap through similar to story features in other platforms like Instagram or Snapchat.




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Footage of a man repeatedly punching a helpless kangaroo with a broken back as his mate laughs

The video, which was posted to Snapchat , begins with a man in green shorts pulling the marsupial's head back and repeatedly smacking it in the face.




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TikTok's top earners revealed: Loren Grey, BabyAriel, Zach King

Online Casinos compiled data to estimate TikTok's top earners and how much they make per post based on their following and engagement. PIctured is Loren Gray and BabyAriel.




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Thug, 19, who boasted on Snapchat about stabbing a man to death is jailed

Enroy Ruddock, 19, from Coventry, who bragged about stabbing Emmanuel Lukenga, 21, on snapchat was found guilty of murder at Warwick Crown Court today.




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Dele Alli apologises for appearing to make jokes about coronavirus

Tottenham Hotspur's Dele Alli has apologised to fans for posting a video to Snapchat appearing to mock an Asian man in relation to the coronavirus outbreak.




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Teacher records how many phone notifications pupils get while in class - with shocking results

History teacher Kathy West asked one class of eighth grade students at a Kanawha County school in Poca, West Virginia, to keep a tally of how many alerts they got on their phones over six periods.




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Truck driver accused of sexually abusing 13-year-old girl in his cab after meeting on social media

Sydney truck driver Jason Humphreys, 39, is accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl he allegedly groomed over Snapchat for months.




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Truck driver was on bail for sexual assault charges when he allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl

Jason Humphreys, 39, was arrested on Monday evening after allegedly sexually assaulting the young girl on multiple occasions in a truck and a home he was renting in south-western Sydney.




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After 10 years and 22,000 tweets, why I've ditched anti-social media

Louise Minchin has taken a break from social media, following advice from her daughters Mia, 18, and Scarlett, 15. British TV presenter reveals the online platforms were making her feel down.




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Indiana couple driving a pickup forced two 14-year-old twin boys riding their bikes off the road

An couple from Hobart, Indiana allegedly drove a pair of twin teenage boys off a road they were bicycling along with flags in support of President Donald Trump, according to local police.




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Newcastle teacher, 27, breaks down in tears as he is jailed after sending sex texts to child

Andrew Crozier, who was due to be married, had snapchat exchanges with a teenage girl which were exposed when the girl's family found out about the exchanges and alerted the police.




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Tik Tok become second most used app for young Australians - despite paedophile fears

The surge in popularity comes despite fears the mini-movie app is a magnet for paedophiles, amid concerns Australian children are being targeted online.




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Twitter is now testing tweets that DISAPPEAR after 24 hours just like Instagram's stories feature

The social media giant announced that it will test a feature that allows users to post tweets that disappear after just 24 hours, similar to the ephemeral story posts on Instagram and Snapchat.




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Snapchat selfies and lewd comments Bulldogs player Jayden Okunbor sent to a 16-year-old schoolgirl

Canterbury Bulldogs star Jayden Okunbor asked a 16-year-old schoolgirl he invited to his hotel room to send naked photos on Snapchat.




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Snapchat releases Here for You mental health support tool early to get through coronavirus crisis

Snapchat today announced it is working with charities in the US and UK to assist people with their mental health amid coronavirus pandemic.




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Location app creates 'Stay At Home Challenge' that encourages self-isolation during the coronavirus

Zenly, a Snapchat-owned app, has turned self-isolating into a game with its 'Stay At Home Challenge' that shows users which of their friends have spent the most inside during the coronavirus.




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Snapchat's new 'lens' aims to encourage social distancing using an augmented reality circle

The circles it draws appear to have a radius of around 3.3 feet (1 metre) - meeting the guidance of the World Health Organisation, who helped develop the lens.




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Sandra Bullock's ex Jesse James slept with at least 20 women behind the back of wife Alexis DeJoria

Jesse James scoured sites for casual hook ups and sent racy messages begging women for sex on Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook. He posted about the split from Alexis DeJora in late March.




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Rob Lowe's son John marks two years of sobriety with a startling pair of photos: 'Then -> Now'

John Owen Lowe took to Instagram to recognize a significant trail marker in his evolution, uploading an image from his Twelve Steps program showing that he has been sober for two years.




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Snapchat releases new lens that lets you donate to the COVID-19 relief fund by scanning a banknote

When a note is viewed through the lens, the app uses augmented reality to show how a donation would support the Swiss-based World Health Organization's response efforts.




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Everton condemn Moise Kean after striker hosted house party during coronavirus lockdown

The 20-year-old reportedly sent footage of himself partying at his Cheshire apartment to a private Snapchat group. Everton have said they are 'appalled' by Kean's social media antics.




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Pictured: Female guests give lap dances at Moise Kean's lockdown house party

Everton labelled the behaviour 'unacceptable' after the £27million striker, who earns £53,000 a week, sent footage of himself partying at his Cheshire apartment on social media.




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Moise Kean faces £100,000-plus fine for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules by hosting house party

Kean, the Italy Under-21 striker, was discovered to have had a party at his apartment in Cheshire last weekend. He uploaded footage of the gathering, featuring several women.




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Cop teaching eighth graders about dangers of sexting resigns after he sends 'inappropriate' messages

Ryan Prescott, a former police lieutenant in Cartersville, Georgia, who taught students against sexting, sent 'unprofessional and inappropriate' messages to three girls, say police.




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Will Smith and the cast of the Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air share a tear-filled tribute to Uncle Phil

Will Smith gathered the cast of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in an epic virtual reunion for the finale of his Snapchat series the group shared an emotional tribute to Uncle Phil actor James Avery.




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Kurtis Whaley from Manly Vale preyed on boys ages eight to 15 as sick texts are revealed

Kurtis Whaley, 24, from Manly Vale from northern Sydney pretended to be a 16-year-old girl as he coerced boys from ages eight to 15 from June 2014 until his arrest in February last year.