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Eknoor Singh, 22, is paid by clients to cut short vertical clips from longer videos in the hope they go viral, with clippers able to earn up to $3 for every 1,000 views. Analysts caution that only a small number make significant money.
Taken in by SPCA Cincinnati after her owner died, an obese cat named Pumpkin has shed almost 3lb, gained millions of online fans and now has a Halloween birthday party to look forward to.
Writing for the Guardian's Opinion section, columnist Chloë Hamilton argues that a love of autumn has been turned into an entire personality by social media — and into a way of selling people things they do not need.
Pauline Kana, who turned 100 this summer, was recognised by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to crowd surf at a concert, taking to the crowd at a Texas show when she was 99 years and 274 days old.
Former Meta consultant Arturo Béjar, whose teenage daughter's experience on Instagram drove him to speak out, has testified against the company at least seven times and helped force a landmark settlement worth up to $18bn.
