"Could this be the best podcast episode ever?” shouted the Guardian last week. Betteridge’s law of headlines instantly jumped to mind: Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no.

A father of four who was caught after a schoolgirl put a video up on Snapchat of him masturbating in front of her has received a fully suspended prison sentence.

The annual office party is where many a career has gone to die. Pat Fitzpatrick looks at what can you do to limit the potential damage.

The Health Research Board says there were 7,464 treated cases last year, with men making up almost two-thirds of the figures.

Snapchat has added another seven million daily active users in the last three months, while losses narrowed, the photo sharing app has revealed in its latest results.

The father of a girl killed in a car crash has described Snapchat videos made just before the fatal accident as “absolutely sickening.”

A judge has criticised some young male drivers for treating public roads “as some form of private racetrack” to show off their driving skills and the performances of their vehicles, without regard to the dangers for their passengers or others.

Sung by snapchat star and musical genius, Caroline Kay, the video also features stories from seven Irish people who have each lost a loved one to suicide.

Matthew Horan coerced girls into sending graphic videos.

A UK lotto millionaire accused of defilement of an under-age Irish teenage girl has been further remanded in custody pending directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Snapchat's parent company has announced it is planning to create TV programmes for the mobile app.

Educational psychologist Richard Hogan looks at a number of ways to get through to your teenagers

Snap’s earnings are out late this evening, and investors are already anticipating bad news, thanks to a “never-ending doomsday narrative around Facebook’s perceived impact on Snapchat,” according to analyst Brian White of Drexel Hamilton.

Experts are warning that social media is weakening our grip on our positive virtues, from honesty to self control, writes Ailin Quinlan.

Snapchat has added a new location sharing feature yesterday that allows users to share their geolocation with friends.

Time Warner and Snapchat have announced a new partnership that will bring original Time Warner shows to the social media network.

Instagram is the worst social media site in terms of its impact on the mental health of young people, a report has suggested.

Instagram has added another new feature to its service that is very similar in format to one originally offered by rival Snapchat.

Disappointing quarterly results from Macy's, Kohl's and other big department store chains put investors in a selling mood, sending US stocks lower.

Snapchat's parent company Snap Inc has reported a net loss of more than $2.2bn in the company's first ever earnings report.

Snapchat's parent company Snap Inc is expected to report a big loss when it reveals its first financial results on Wednesday.

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Maria Sharapova’s controversial return to competitive tennis was a winning one as she overcame Roberta Vinci 7-5 6-3 in the first round of the Stuttgart Open.

In a world where lives are more curated than lived, what does it mean to be authentic? Or is there even room for authenticity? asks Elizabeth O’Neill

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A stroll through the two social media platforms has me convinced that the millennials do deserve some of the stick they get after all, writes Paula Burns

Snap, owner of the popular messaging app Snapchat, yesterday set a lower-than-expected valuation for itself amid mounting investor concerns over the company’s still unproven business model, slowing metrics and tight founder control.

Twitter shares plunged by nearly 12% yesterday after the social media giant reported a yearly increase in active users but lower advertising revenue.

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Stock markets have taken a breather while bond yields rose, as traders assessed the likely speed of US rate hikes under Donald Trump’s White House and awaited clues to future policies from the choices for his new cabinet team.