Social Media Top Five: Twitter cuts off spammers and bots

Twitter is now banning apps that allow you to simultaneously post identical content to multiple profiles or liking or retweeting from multiple accounts. The ban includes apps that schedule tweets to multiple cards too.

Now you can drag-and-drop 3D objects into your Facebook feed and bring them into Facebook Spaces, the social VR hangout rooms.

Google is adding 22 more languages to Google Assistant (it currently has eight). By the end of 2018, 95 per cent of Android phone users will be able to use the service

Have you ever wished that Facebook had a 'dislike' button? Well there could be one on the horizon. A"downvote" button that lets users flag and hide comments they deem inappropriate is being tested in the USA. It only applies to brand pages though, not personal profiles.

Instagram is hoping to boost intimate use of Direct with privacy controls not found on Snapchat. Now users can decide how recipients can view content sent directly. Choices include one view, temporary and permanent access.