Hello, social media warriors! Today’s #MMSocialReport is all about taking control over your social media life and improving your experience. How can we balance our online lives and shut down the haters? On another note, it’s time to celebrate! The internet turned 25, and what better way party than with 25 of the most influential memes the World Wide Web has given us so far. This and more below!

1. New Ways to Control Your Experience on Twitter

By @EmilLeong via @twitter

Sometimes the Twitter world can be overwhelming. Luckily, the higher-ups have been working on new ways for users to reclaim control while improving their social media experience. The network announced last Thursday two new settings that will help users personalize and enhance their time on Twitter, including the ability to limit notifications and better access to the notifications tab. Twitter has also added a quality filter to improve the tweets you see. What do you think of these changes? Do you feel like you’ve regained some control or can more be done?

2. Unicode’s next emoji update focuses on gender and jobs

By @JessConditt via @engadget

We couldn’t write this week’s Social Report without mentioning that it’s Women’s Equality Day! In this spirit, we thought we’d share how Unicode’s emoji rules have added a handful of dual-gendered jobs that give basically every human emoji both male and female versions. As a company founded by women, we are excited for more ways for females to represent themselves in the social media world.

3. Having A Healthy Relationship With Social Media: A How To

By @tcburning via @forbes

There is no doubt we are obsessed with social media, especially at MMHQ. There are some days the notifications are neverending, the phones will never stop ringing, and there is no end to the number of tabs open on our laptops. With so much content constantly making its way into our everyday lives, how can we keep the relationship healthy?

4. Shut down bullies with this simple emoji

By @rebecca_ruiz via @mashable

Internet bullying remains a constant problem and sometimes finding the right words to shut them down can be difficult, especially if you just experienced a blow to your self-confidence. The I Am A Witness campaign, launched by The Ad Council, has created a digital solution to help young people bring awareness to their plight with a signature eye emoji meant to stop bullies in their tracks by letting them know they are being watched.

5. All your memes are belong to us

By @GenePark, @AdriUsero, @ChrisRukan via @Medium

This week the internet turned 25! That’s 25 years of personal expression, researching, and accidental reply-alls to everyone in your office. To celebrate, the writers at Medium take us back by showing us 25 memes from each year of the web’s existence. Remember the Dancing Baby on “Ally McBeal”?

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