Mass expulsions from MySpace

The social networking website MySpace has removed 90,000 sex offenders from its website. The total is apparently double the figure anticipated by MySpace. Both MySpace and Facebook had earlier pledged to root out known sex offenders in an effort to make the sites safer for children. Last month, paedophile teacher Mark Little was jailed at Chester Crown Court for five …

Happy Birthday Facebook

Facebook, the social network site, is celebrating its fifth birthday and users are getting a variety of virtual presents. It all started in 2004 as a college project to connect friends online but has now mushroomed to become the largest social network with an estimated 150 million members. MySpace, its closest rival, has about 130 million members, although the two …