Facebook pressured to refuse access to Assad campaign in Syria election

Sawa page attracts 200,000 likes as Facebook 'terminates' ads, leading Syria Campaign to say president accused of war crimes 'should be beyond the pale'

Moshi Monsters creators launch mobile game World of Warriors

As Mind Candy unveils a new game aimed at 'children of all ages', we speak to the company's founder about the challenges of following Moshi mania. By Keith Stuart

Facebook removes page glorifying Isla Vista killer

The social network has acted to remove the page about Elliot Rodger, a day after refusing to do so. By Alex Hern

Facebook bows to pressure on privacy settings for new users

Social media site responds to calls for changes to default privacy setting that puts users at risk of accidentally over-sharing content

Facebook to launch ‘I’m a voter’ feature worldwide after India election success

Expansion comes after success in the May Indian elections, where more than four million voters clicked the button

Facebook wants to be part of the online dating scene with its new ‘ask’ button

Facebook's new feature allows users to 'ask' about relationship status. Hannah Jane Parkinson thinks this is Bridget Jones' worst nightmare come true

Secure text message service Silent Circle revamps iOS app

The messaging app Silent Text 2 has been ‘substantially’ improved for iPhone and iPad, offering text chats and file transfers. By Stuart Dredge

Reddit women protest at new front-page position

A redesign has given some of Reddit's specialist subforums unwanted attention – exposing them to 100 million users a month, writes Alex Hern

Top book-recommendation platforms: what are your favourites?

We round up the best places for reading recommendations on the web. But do you use them? Which ones do you prefer and why? Or do you resort to more traditional methods to find your next read?

Oculus Rift CEO: we want to put 1 billion people in virtual reality

Powered by $2bn Facebook purchase, Oculus Rift wants to create a 1 billion-person virtual reality world beyond gaming. By Samuel Gibbs

Tinder: dating app’s parent company hints at plans for advertising ‘soon’

'The nature of the Tinder user experience presents real opportunities for native advertising' says IAC executive. By Stuart Dredge

Google, Facebook and Amazon race to blur lines between man and machine

Johnny Depp film Transcendence highlights battle for merging known as 'the singularity' – which is closer than we thought

Facebook buys fitness-tracking app Moves

The app will keep running (and walking) as a standalone service for now, but marks a significant move for the social network into health data. By Stuart Dredge and Alex Hern

Pavel Durov: founder of Russia’s Facebook and no friend of Putin

The VKontakte entrepreneur may not be quite as rich as Mark Zuckerberg, but he probably doesn't need to worry about recently becoming unemployed

Boot up: Sony’s self-washing robots and Google Maps Game of Thrones

Samuel Gibbs: Plus end-to-end Gmail encryption, apps going the way of consoles, Facebook going all out on ads, and more