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'Pilipinas Got Talent' rules weekend ratings with live shows

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 10:47 PM

"Pilipinas Got Talent" continued its winning streak in nationwide ratings over the weekend as it kicked off its live shows, featuring the top 28 acts. Read more »

Mexico fights its own 'fake news' battle ahead of vote

Jean Luis Arce, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 25 02:55 PM

With allegations of Russian interference and a flood of "fake news," the race for Mexico's presidential election is shaping up to look a lot like the last one in its giant northern neighbor, the United States. Read more »

#DeleteFacebook? Privacy proves hard to protect online

Douglas Busvine, Reuters
Posted at Mar 24 09:50 AM

Anyone tempted to #DeleteFacebook after personal data of millions of users fell into the hands of a political consultancy is still likely to be monitored by the social network, which tracks nearly 30 percent of global website traffic.   Read more »

As Twitter turns 12, here are 12 of your favorite stars' first tweets

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 24 06:23 AM

It all started with a single tweet.  Read more »

Investors, lawmakers, advertisers pressure Facebook over data

Reuters
Posted at Mar 23 02:26 AM

WASHINGTON/LONDON - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's apology for how his company handled 50 million users' data did little on Thursday to ease investor worries about the cost to fix mistakes and lawmakers' dismay that his response did not go far enough.   Read more »

Wanted sa robbery-holdup, timbog dahil sa social media post

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 11:48 PM

Arestado ang lider ng isang 'notoryus' na robbery-holdup group at drug pusher sa Biñan, Laguna sa pamamagitan ng mga post nito sa social media. Read more »

Psychometrics: How Facebook data helped Trump find his voters

Paul Handley, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 21 03:56 PM

WASHINGTON - It was one of hundreds of cute questionnaires that were shared widely on Facebook and other social media, like "Which Pokeman Are You?" and "What Are Your Most Used Words?" Read more »

Cambridge Analytica CEO claims influence on US election, Facebook questioned

Eric Auchard and David Ingram, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 21 08:07 AM

LONDON/SAN FRANCISCO - The suspended chief executive of Cambridge Analytica said in a secretly recorded video broadcast on Tuesday that his UK-based political consultancy's online campaign played a decisive role in U.S. President Donald Trump's 2016 election victory.   Read more »

You're the product: Facebook's business model explained

Agence France Presse
Posted at Mar 21 02:36 AM

Do you prefer organic food? Did you study in Mexico? Do you like red shoes? Such bits of information about Facebook users may seem insignificant in isolation but, once harvested on a grand scale, make the internet giant billions. Read more »

Facebook security chief changes role to focus on election fraud

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 20 08:28 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook's chief of security late Monday said his role has shifted to focusing on emerging risks and election security at the global social network, which is under fire for letting its platform be used to spread bogus news and manipulate voters. Read more »

Facebook data breach, trade worries weigh on global stocks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 20 06:49 AM

US stocks dropped Monday on worries that Facebook's data breach scandal will lead to a regulatory crackdown on technology companies, while European bourses fell on lingering trade-war fears. Read more »

Ilang kabataan, tinutulungang makabangon sa Marawi crisis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 01:20 AM

Sa pamamagitan ng isang non-governmental organization at ng social media, ilang kabataang biktima ng giyera sa Marawi ang natutulungang muling makabangon. Read more »

Trump consultants harvested data from 50 million Facebook users -reports

David Ingram and Peter Hend erson, Reuters
Posted at Mar 18 08:17 AM

Data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica harvested private information from more than 50 million Facebook users in developing techniques to support President Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign, the New York Times and London's Observer reported on Saturday.  Read more »

Buko vendor, inireklamo ang nanakit na MMDA enforcers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 04:16 PM

MAYNILA - Inireklamo ng isang buko vendor ang 3 traffic enforcers na nanakit sa kanya sa clearing operations ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). Read more »

Online harassment takes 'heavy toll' on women politicians: report

Lin Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Mar 13 09:08 AM

LONDON - Women politicians are judged more harshly online than their male peers on appearance and marital status, according to an international study comparing how male and female politicians are treated on social media. Read more »

UN investigators cite Facebook role in Myanmar crisis

Tom Miles, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 13 08:26 AM

"I’m afraid that Facebook has now turned into a beast...We know that the ultra-nationalist Buddhists have their own Facebooks and are really inciting a lot of violence and a lot of hatred against the Rohingya or other ethnic minorities."    Read more »

Pagkamatay umano ng ilang pusa sa Eastwood, 'fake news'?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 02:58 AM

Naalarma ang ilang pet lovers sa Eastwood, Quezon City matapos mag-viral sa social media ang pagkamatay ng ilang pusa sa lugar.  Read more »

Judges assert judicial independence amid alleged Sereno quit manifesto

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 12:50 PM

Several judges this weekend asserted the independence of the judiciary as a supposed manifesto calling for the resignation of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno made rounds in courts.  Read more »

Vice Ganda, naniniwalang di biro maging 'influential' sa social media

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 09 11:28 PM

Naniniwala si Vice Ganda na hindi biro ang maging sikat sa social media. Read more »

KILALANIN: Mga 'millennial idol' at ang kanilang mga itinataguyod

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 10:55 PM

Nais itaguyod ng mga makabagong idolo ng mga kabataan ang kani-kanilang mga advocacy tulad ng body positivity at pagdaig sa mga kinatatakutan. Read more »