Orkut closing Orkut on September 30, 2014. No new accounts could be created starting from July 2014. Users could download their profile archive by Google Takeout. Orkut's features and interface changed significantly with time. Initially, each member could become a fan of any of the friends in their list and also evaluate whether their friend is "Trustworthy", "Cool", "Sexy" on a scale of 1 to 3 (marked by icons), which was aggregated as a percentage. Unlike Facebook, where one can only view profile details of people in their network, Orkut initially allowed anyone to visit everyone's profile, unless a potential visitor
Qzone Qzone are closely related with its competitors. Qzone's controversy relates to a controversial event between Tencent (the parent company of Qzone) and Qihoo 360, another big Chinese IT company. Qihoo's products include 360 Safeguard, a popular anti-virus software in China. In November 2010, when Qihoo removed their products' compatibility with Tencent products, such as QQ messenger and Qzone, Tencent reciprocated by removing Qzone's compatibility with 360 Safeguard and 360 browser. This event has spurred controversial discussion in the Chinese IT industry. Qzone is known to employ a variety of censorship methods, depending on the specific nature and level of sensitivity