Amy's Baking Company Bakery Boutique & Bistro was featured on the US version of Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares show recently, then seemingly went berserk on Facebook as users hit it with comments about its appearance. The CAPS LOCK key was engaged and everything. Read More >>
Featured comment by Duke:
"From their page "Amy's Obviously our Facebook, YELP, Twitter and Website have been hacked. We are working with the local authorities as well as the FB..." More »
Brit Boxer Curtis Woodhouse was unfortunate enough to take a beating in the ring last week, losing his light welterweight title. One particularly venomous Twitter user started hitting him with abuse about it, so Woodhouse decided to track him down. Read More >>
Featured comment by camholder:
"Sorry but I don't agree, the troll was being a bully and you stand up to bullies. Given some of the things the guy said I wouldn't have blamed Woodho..." More »
Featured comment by sion12:
"i dont see whats there to complain if the kid are not forced. eg if i want/need money and work underage and some self justified helpful jerk come and ..." More »
After a Chinese labour watchdog fingered Samsung with child labour allegations, the company set to auditing its entire catalogue of factories. Initial results weren't toogreat, but now the final results are in — and while there's no evidence of child labour, there are plenty more problems to worry about. Read More >>
PM David Cameron has managed four tweets since signing up a more personal account on the social networking site on Saturday, managing to make a "joke," plug a charity, talk about his next TV performance and make an attempt at buddying up to his mate William Hague. Read More >>
Featured comment by Darrell Jones:
"Now Taf, you know this isn't true. If Apple were to jump under a bus I guarantee Samsung would not copy them and I am quite happy to prove this to you..." More »
The nasty man who launched a staggeringly wide-ranging series of attacks on Nicola Brookes through Facebook has been identified, with police revealing the crazed social stalker is a copper from Birmingham. Read More >>
Featured comment by theran24:
"One of the things I'd really like to be is a police officer, just a shame I can't be one without a driver's license. I don't personally know of any ot..." More »
We heard how Tom Daley got a load of abuse, then other Team GB members, but now we're hearing more and more about the abuse people get on Twitter. Next up is Blue Peter'sHelen Skelton, who's also doing some Olympic TV work; she's quit Twitter over some horrendous trolling, while Kirstie Allsopp has a fight on her hands too. Does this mark the beginnings of a celebrity Twitter mass walkout, and will that bring Twitter crashing down? Read More >>
Featured comment by Benj5L:
"Celebrities in "I want it both ways" shocker. If you open yourself to a public forum where you literally solicit feedback for every message you send, ..." More »
A bit of friendly banter is fine, but when you accuse someone of letting down their father, who had recently died from brain cancer, and then send them a death threat -- well, that's so far below the belt, it's seeping out the hems. After placing fourth in the synchronised diving, Tom Daley received the horrifying abuse over Twitter yesterday, leading to the 17-year-old critic's arrest this morning. Read More >>
Featured comment by FRISH:
"17 is old enough to know what's right and wrong and he just went too far. And not only that, but it's not a 1 only time thing for him. He deserves wha..." More »
When you're thinking up a Twitter name for yourself, it's probably best not to pick a company name. It's not because said company will come after you, but it's users might when things go tits up. Read More >>
Internet trolls are a sad reflection of human society let lose on the internet. They spread their bile behind the protection of anonymity, and can follow you anywhere on the internet and out on the street. Now one woman is taking the fight to back to them; she has a court order forcing Facebook to unmask the vile hate mongers. Read More >>
While it might be a little bit of fun and just a harmless prank between friends, at some point it all goes horribly wrong and someone gets hurt. But in this case, Nicola Brookes is determined to go to court to get the names of those responsible for this Facebook prank against her good name. Read More >>
Featured comment by dja357:
"The ability to be anonymous on the internet is in many ways a good thing, but some people seem to transform to disgusting idiots when they think nobod..." More »