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Social media firms warned over ads that fuel fraud

Reuters
Posted at Sep 28 07:51 PM

Tech firms have said they are investing in fraud prevention and collaborating with the government and regulators. Read more »

Google dominance in Australia online advertising harms businesses: regulator

Byron Kaye, Reuters
Posted at Sep 28 09:28 AM

Google dominates Australia's online advertising market to the point of harming publishers, advertisers and ultimately consumers, the country's antitrust regulator said, calling for new rules to rein in the Big Tech giant. Read more »

Pandemic constraints push Filipinos to buy online

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 01:42 PM

Restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic are driving Twitter users in the Philippines to purchase goods online, data from the social media platform said. Read more »

Big Tech rolls on as investors shrug off regulatory pressure

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 16 08:44 AM

Pressure is rising on Big Tech firms, signaling tougher regulation in Washington and elsewhere that could lead to the breakup of the largest platforms. But you'd hardly know by looking at their share prices. Read more »

Upbeat quarterly update lifts Twitter shares

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 23 08:56 AM

Twitter on Thursday posted better-than-expected results for the recently ended quarter with gains in revenue, profit and its user base, sparking a rally in shares of the messaging platform. Read more »

Tokyo 2020 sponsor Toyota withdraws Olympics-related TV commercials: Yomiuri

Reuters
Posted at Jul 19 01:16 PM

Tokyo 2020 sponsor Toyota will not air Olympics-related TV commercials, the daily Yomiuri reported a senior company executive as saying on Monday. Read more »

Facebook launches ads globally for Instagram Reels

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 09:06 AM

The social media company, which is aiming to make money from its short-form video feature, began testing Instagram Reels ads in India, Brazil, Germany and Australia in April. The tests ran with brands such as BMW, Louis Vuitton, Netflix and Uber. Read more »

Google to change global advertising practices in landmark antitrust deal

Mathieu Rosemain, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 08 11:30 AM

Google said it would make changes to its global advertising business to ensure it did not abuse its dominance, bowing to antitrust pressure for the first time in a landmark settlement with French authorities. Read more »

New Facebook tool seeks to make 2022 polls transparent

Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ)
Posted at May 13 10:59 AM

In a step toward campaign finance transparency in the Philippines, Facebook has started monitoring political advertising in the country through its Ad Library. Read more »

Potential bets start advertising on Facebook as 2022 campaign shifts to social media

Cherry Salazar, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at May 12 07:20 PM

Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, and many local politicians are top ad spenders on Facebook a year before the polls. The Comelc is drafting rules to govern online campaigning.    Read more »

Google says it doesn't sell users' personal info as privacy concerns grow

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 12:42 PM

Google said Thursday it does not sell user data and that information on its platforms such as Gmail, Google Drive or photos remain private.    Read more »

Google sales top estimates on ad surge; Alphabet plans $50B buyback

Paresh Dave and Subrat Patnaik, Reuters
Posted at Apr 28 07:00 AM

The results are the first sign that Google services may hold on to gains in usage brought on by lockdowns and other pandemic restrictions. Read more »

Apple moving forward on app privacy, despite pushback

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 25 11:27 PM

An update to the software powering some billion iPhones around the world kicks in Monday with an enhanced privacy feature critics fear will roil the internet advertising world. Read more »

Here’s how SHAREit is doing its part to fight piracy

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 03:15 PM

Introducing better practices could play a crucial role in reducing, if not totally eliminating, video piracy, an official of file sharing platform SHAREit said Wednesday, as fraudsters try take advantage of technology for wrongdoings. Read more »

Facebook gives users more control of News Feed with comment options, favorites

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 06:35 PM

Facebook users can now choose or limit who can comment on their public posts after the social media giant released updates for more News Feed control, it said Wednesday.   Read more »

Google blocks 99 million COVID-related ads in move vs 'opportunistic abuse'

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 08:34 PM

Google blocked or removed about 3.1 billion ads and over 99 million COVID-related ads in 2020 for violating its policies as it intensified efforts to keep users safe especially during the pandemic. Read more »

Love in the time of corona: Jollibee targets lockdown-wary Filipinos with new 'heartwarming' ads

Nika Lazo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 04 05:59 PM

Jollibee revealed 2 of the 3 ads to the media on Thursday namely, "LDR" by award-winning director Antoinette Jadaone, and "First Date" by long-time Jollibee ads director Pepe Diokno. Read more »

Facebook backs away from heated political talk

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 28 02:50 PM

Facebook is seeking to "turn down the temperature" on its sprawling platform by reducing the kind of divisive and inflammatory political talk it has long hosted.   Read more »

Facebook to provide data on targeted political ads to researchers

Reuters
Posted at Jan 26 03:37 AM

Facebook Inc said on Monday it would provide academic researchers information on how political ads were targeted in the lead-up to the presidential election in the United States last year. Read more »

Half of women put off by macho language in job adverts

Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jan 13 09:40 AM

Biased language in some job adverts in Britain deters as many as one in two women from applying, a study said on Wednesday, amid a push to attract more women to male-dominated sectors. Read more »