Outrage as officials ask people trying to sign in to free WiFi to select their gender.

You'd think that, between the filters and the #fitnessgoals and the celebrity-grams, Instagram would make an unfriendly place to talk body acceptance. But the opposite is actually true.

The second great space race is under way.

Bella Katz admires NZ's fast internet speeds and wired up cities as she experiences broadband drama in Melbourne.

A video capturing the moment a baby girl puts on her first pair of glasses is melting the hearts of the internet after being posted on Facebook by her mum.

Ever asked the internet what your symptoms mean and gotten a response that seemed wacky or totally off base? It's not your imagination.

When her selfie went viral and people started making cruel remarks about her boyfriend, Ashley Stevens had the perfect response.

Victoria Farmer was feeding her son while her daughter played in the next room when things went “crazy quiet”.

"I can't believe I'm stuck with this stupid name and I still can't get into my Facebook. It's ludicrous and I am embarrassed to tell people what has happened."

Do you know what POS means? How about CD9? Or KPC? If you don't you might be wise to learn.

For the first time, users will be able to choose for themselves which posts and pages appear at the top of their feeds.

A French bulldog who got carried away with a roll of toilet paper might have got away with it if it hadn’t been for her bull mastiff mate.

A free smartphone app with an interactive map showing restaurants, hotels or shops that can speak foreign tourists' languages launches.

I want to know what is going on in people's heads as they shuffle towards me, on the footpath, engrossed in the device they hold in their hand.

An image of a homeless boy doing his homework by the light of a McDonald's restaurant has inspired thousands of internet users.

Break-up apps and software that tells you whether you're right to take a "pee break" at the movies are proof society needs a "digital detox".

Women have found a wacky way to fight censorship of their breasts on social media, covering them with images of male nipples.

Young Aucklander Ruby Joy says her life was saved by the touching words of British literary star Julie Burchill, who recently lost her son to suicide.

Before you take your unfriend-number to heart, remember most of the people we connect with on Facebook are not, and were never, actually our friends.

The recipient of the Elsa cake reportedly "loved it", proving that beauty is more than icing-deep.

A makeup vlogger has made a moving video based on the hurtful comments she received when she began baring her makeup-less face on social media.

He believes we should 'keep our options open' and leave our dating profiles up online. He says he's not seeing anyone else, but can't rule it out in the future. What shall I do?

Social media users are using hashtags like #sunburnart and #tantattoo to show off their "artistic" sunburns to the world.

A gay teen whose photo went viral after being posted to the Humans of New York facebook page has received messages of support from celebrities.

WATCH: Homeless man David Gould has taken advantage of a public piano project in Florida - his outstanding musical talent making him an internet sensation.

The web is supposed to be the world's most inclusive medium: Which is why Justin Foley thought it might be funny to make a site that was exactly the opposite.

If a picture paints a thousand words, then what might a selfie say about you?

Prince Harry is right - selfies have to stop. Writer Alice Audley turned her back on them and says her life is better for it.

Cross-stitching has made a comeback as the coolest new craft to try - only this time skin is the canvas.