Instagram rolls out the blue tick to the public, some Instagram users discover that the ask a question feature on stories isn't anonymous, Twitter removes locked accounts and protests have erupted in Uganda over the government's social media tax

Tinder finally encrypts the photos shared on its platform, Facebook bug effects 800,000 people who blocked a friend, Facebook now allows anyone to find information on advertising on its platforms, Facebook shuts down Moves, Hello and tbh apps and you can now add music to stories in Instagram

Instagram announces IGTV, Facebook trials membership fees for group admins, rumors that Snapchat has updated their spectacles to export videos on a non-circular format, Tinder introduces a new feature called 'picks'and Reddit has launched a 'news' tab for their IOS app

Facebook's new data centre and agreements with Chinese companies including Huawei plus their crackdown on businesses who lie to their customers, Instagram launches longer videos, Snapchat will soon be rolling out the ability to unsend messages, Snapchat announces 'Snap Kit,' which includes the ability to login to other apps using Snapchat, Kim Kardashian West asks Twitter for edit button and Twitter announces changes to their explore page.

Facebook losing ground to YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat, Facebook removing trending topics feature, Instagram is getting a mute button, Twitter kills TV apps, Snap announces regular investment in media startups, Tinder is now tracking where you go with a new feature called 'Places,' Reddit adds night mode on desktop, Reddit beat Facebook as the third-most-read website in the US, Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk is thinking of creating a social media website for news, plus Google, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have been hit with a privacy complaint within hours of GDPR taking effect on Friday.

Twitter bots may have helped Trump and Brexit Win, Snapchat allegedly  ignored warnings about its hated redesign, Snapchat launches unskippable six - second ads, Study says Tinder doesn't help users get casual sex, Instagram reveals 'Time Spent' feature, Instagram users can now share feed posts to stories, disruptive tweets will now be  hidden from view in a new spam filter, Facebook launches Youth Portal

Facebook  is researching Blockchain amid rumours that it wants to start its own Cryptocurrency, Facebook users in the US remain loyal despite the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Twitter is allegedly working on end to end secret direct messaging, Snapchat rolls back its hated redesign, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel made the most money last year, Tinder is trialing a new opt-in, location - tracking option as well as a message - first feature, Instagram suffers an outage, Users can now book holidays or order food on Instagram plus the network have released an emoji slider sticker

Facebook's F8 Conference announcements including their new dating service and VR headset, Instagram and WhatsApp updates, Twitter urges it's users to change their passwords after security bug, Twitter allegedly sold data to Dr Kogan, Cambridge Analytica files for bankruptcy, Cambridge Analytica is banned from buying advertisements on Twitter, Instagram users notice a change with their explore feeds, Tinder CEO Elie Seidman responds to Facebook's announcement that they will be launching a dating app, plus Tinder introduces a new feature called Loops.

Eddie McGuire sues Facebook, updates to Facebook's fundraising rules, Sleep Mode for Facebook's Messenger Kids app, Twitter and Instagram update their privacy policies, Instagram users can now download all their photos in one go, an update to Instagram stories, Snapchat launches Spectacles 2.0, Tinder for Transgender people, Pinterest introduces searches by skin tone and updates for the visually impaired

Facebook releases New Video Monetization and Promotion Tools for Facebook Watch, Twitter goes down again, Teens prefer Snapchat and Instagram according to survey, Snapchat rolls out new type of ad inside its camera, Pinterest change the design for business profile pages, British pub chain JD Wetherspoon quit social media and there's a new dating app, exclusively for the privately educated.