US apartments demanded Facebook 'likes'

Tenants in Utah are asked to sign a new lease agreement requiring them to "friend" and "like" their apartment complex on Facebook.

Why Pikachu is making Hong Kong angry

Nintendo's upcoming Pokemon games are causing controversy in Hong Kong because of plans to give Pikachu and his friends Mandarin names.

Web giants pledge to tackle online hate

Microsoft, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook pledge to remove hate speech within 24 hours, as they back an EU code of conduct.

Iran closes borders on messaging apps

Instant messaging apps must store data about Iranian users inside the country, Iran has ordered.

Facebook copy created in North Korea

A crude clone of the Facebook social media site briefly appears in North Korea before going offline.

MySpace and Tumblr hit by 'mega breach'

More than 400 million hacked account IDs from Tumblr and MySpace are being offered for sale on the net.

How happy chatbots could become our new best friends

Will giving computers emotions make them more useful at work?