UK government urges social media users to do their bit in tackling coronavirus-related ‘fake news’

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Governments could use social media to enforce coronavirus lockdowns

Social media posts are being used to track whether people are adhering to strict coronavirus lockdown rules in Italy. Researchers claimed to have identified more than 30,000 breaking the rules in March alone after analysing half a million photos and videos from Instagram. It follows similar efforts in China, South Korea and the US to … Read more

Chinese state media suggests coronavirus pandemic originated in Italy

Chinese media outlets have linked the origin of the coronavirus pandemic with Italy after a Milan-based professor said doctors there saw ‘very strange’ pneumonia cases as early as November. Beijing is now rejecting the widely held assessment that the city of Wuhan is the birthplace of the global outbreak after the number of daily infections … Read more

Social media influencers can now pass on their Instagram accounts when they die

Social media influencers have been told by a will-writing service that they will be able to transfer their accounts to a family or friend when they die – but Instagram say accounts can only be ‘memorialised’ and not used for profit. Bequests, based in the UK, has launched a scheme on its website that claims … Read more

A 101-year-old man whose birthday was cancelled due the coronavirus asks social media to send wishes

Let’s take this party online! A 101-year-old man whose March 31st birthday bash has been cancelled because of coronavirus fears asks people to get him 101,000 likes on Twitter instead 101 year-old Owen had his birthday cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic  He took a picture of himself holding a sign, asking for good birthday … Read more

Police warn of ‘disturbing’ new social media trend as teens cough on grocery store produce

Police in Virginia are not pressing charges against two teenagers identified as having filmed themselves coughing on produce in a grocery store and uploading the video to social media. Authorities are warning of the ‘disturbing trend’ which has appeared on social media as the coronavirus pandemic worsened, calling on parents to monitor their children’s actions … Read more

Hannah Brown SLAMMED on social media for posting bikini-clad snap with tonedeaf caption

The Bachelorette alum Hannah Brown suffered the wrath of keyboard warriors on Friday, when she dictated a questionable caption on her most recent bikini-clad Instagram portrait. ‘What’s more contagious than a smile,’ wrote the 25-year-old reality star, who could be seen posing before a slew of palm trees. Shortly after posting, Brown was quickly met … Read more

‘Last chance of a pint until June!’ Drinkers flood social media with memes

Pub goers have taken to social media to lament Boris Johnson’s announcement that pubs and restaurants across the country will be closed by sharing humourous memes and pictures.  The announcement comes as the Prime Minister detailed unprecedented measures to cover the wages of workers who would otherwise lose their jobs due to the coronavirus outbreak. … Read more

Green-fingered Brits take to social media to share they’re digging for victory

During the Second World War, millions of people across Britain ‘dug for victory’, planting vegetables in their gardens to feed their families.  The campaign was set up by the British ministry of agriculture and encouraged men and women across the country to grow their own food in times of harsh rationing. At the time two-thirds … Read more

Ellen DeGeneres gives social media followers light-hearted entertainment as she FaceTimes Kevin Hart

Ellen DeGeneres gives her social media followers some light-hearted entertainment as she FaceTimes her friend Kevin Hart By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 07:41 GMT, 20 March 2020 | Updated: 15:35 GMT, 20 March 2020 Her eponymous daytime talk show went from filming without an audience to completely shutting down amid coronavirus fears. Ellen DeGeneres … Read more