If you've noticed that some users on the platform have profile pictures that are just black squares, you may be wondering ...

"Why should women #black out their #Facebook profile pictures and go silent tomorrow? Haven't women been silent and ignored enough? Now we are erasing ourselves with our own hands? sorry I'm not ...

The black profile picture is back, and it has a message. Though its specific origin is unknown, social media users have explained that the trend is a movement to show what the world might be like ...

The black squares you see swapped in for your friends' Facebook profile pictures aren't a sign of poor internet connection. They also aren't related to the social network's latest security breach.

Many voters have begun protesting against Mr Trump’s win however, and have started turning their Twitter profile pictures and cover photos black to demonstrate their opposition. The hashtags # ...

You can pin a tweet on Twitter to personalize your profile page with a choice tweet. You can change the tweet pinned to the top of your Twitter profile at any time using a computer or mobile device.

Social media users took to Twitter and Instagram in the hours following the election results to protest Donald Trump's shocking win over Hillary Clinton with a black box in place of a profile picture.