How do you 'Like ' this? Le Monde reports that a German federal state has ruled the 'like' button to be illegal, as Facebook can trace where users have clicked and can use this to amass personal data. Facebook claims that the site does not contravene European Law and that users have complete control of their data.

What the public really thinks about phone hacking: a Frontline Club survey has revealed that the British public believe the practice of phone-hacking was not simply confined to The News of The World.

Disinformation and confusion: The New York Times compares the current mass of contradictory information in Libya to the confusion after the fall of Saddam Hussein.

Print v Online: Why old-fashioned paper and print beats digital. Slate investigates.

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