Twitter has rebuffed allegations that it blocked "extremist" accounts on its social network, following reports from Russian government officials that it had agreed to do so. Colin Cromwell, public policy chief for the network, met with Alexander Zharov, head of state censor Roskomnadzor, on Sunday to discuss shutting down accounts not in compliance with Russian press regulations. Speaking to a Russian newswire, Zharov said: "I hope that the information of a number of extremist blogs will be removed.

Peter Jukes,who covered the whole eight-month-long hacking trial on Twitter, has revealed how tweets thought to be prejudicial were brought to the court's attention on "most days". Jukes said that one out of his 24,000 tweets had to be deleted during the eight-month trial. Following the conclusion of the trial yesterday, he tweeted: "I can now report that huge ring binders of prejudicial tweets were weekly delivered to the judge by Brooks' defence team."

EU justice chief Viviane Reding has welcomed a proposal by the Obama administration to give Europeans a right to judicial redress if their data, sent to the U.S. by authorities in their home country, has been abused. The potential U.S. move might prove particularly meaningful with regards to passenger name records that are sent to the U.S. - a European who finds themselves on a no-fly list as a result of this data-sharing has no right to redress at present.

A reporter threatened with arrest under anti-terror laws as he filmed a demonstration in Sheffield has been given a personal apology from the rail firm behind the "incorrect" threat. Alex Evans from the Sheffield Star was at the city's station on Monday to film a protest against travel pass cuts, which ended with the arrest of two pensioners. Evans filmed the demonstration on his mobile phone but was ordered by a member of Northern Rail's "rail response unit" to delete his footage, citing the Terrorism Act.

Saturday, 28 June marks 100 years since the start of World War One, and the BBC is set to promote archived content from the day using modern techniques in order to create 1914 - live. 1914 Live will unfold through a live blog at bbc.co.uk/ww1 from 9.30am-2pm and will include 'live' video from across Europe, such as on-the-ground video reports from Sarajevo (where the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand took place) throughout the day.

It probably won't be a laughing matter for Uruguay after star player Luis Suarez is punished for his latest on-field biting incident - his third since 2010! - but the incident proved irresistible for brands trolling for real-time marketing opportunities. Brands immediately jumped on the easy newsjacking opportunity. Most notably, the Twitter account of McDonald's Uruguay, recommended Suarez bite into a Big Mac if he was still hungry.

Working with digital agency UI Centric, Time Out said the app will take advantage of features such as head tracking as well as the 3D capabilities of the device. The magazine revealed the app will also use the motion and gesture controls to create "a clean and uncluttered user interface by giving the user access to detailed information, options and menus with a simple flick of the phone."

A list of blogs by journalists, journalism academics and photo-journalists sharing tips and perspectives on topics such as social media, data journalism, apps, tools, and the latest developments in the industry. The blogs are grouped by subject and are listed in random order. We have not included any blogs hosted by news organisations or other sites. This is an updated version of our 50 blogs by journalists, for journalists, published in January 2013.

Complaints from the public about abuse, threats or antisocial behaviour on Facebook, Twitter or other social media are becoming a significant part of the daily reports received by frontline police, a senior officer has said. Chief Constable Alex Marshall, the head of the College of Policing, has said that it is becoming a real problem, with as many as half the daily complaints by the public about low-level antisocial behaviour now relating to activity that happens online. He added that soon every police investigation will include an online element.

From the ashes of peace and love gone wrong, generation Y were born, changing the festival experience forever with relentless Instagramming, the ability to stream Skream & Benga on Soundcloud, and the desire to check-in to portaloos on Facebook. Digital is now an integral part of attending a festival, and probably more important than the stuff you bring, so there is literally no point in going to Glastonbury 2014 unless your download these five apps.