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Facebook closes hundreds of 'inauthentic' Russia-linked pages

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 12:45 AM

Some 360 pages and accounts were removed that posed as independent news sites but were found to be linked to employees a Moscow-based news agency. Read more »

ABS-CBN News is lone PH website on world's top 25 Facebook publishers in December

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 08:48 PM

The ranking is based on Facebook likes, shares and comments on web publishers' articles.  Read more »

Facebook removes pages, accounts with Russia links

Reuters
Posted at Jan 17 07:37 PM

Facebook Inc said Thursday it has removed a number of pages, accounts and groups that were involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior on Facebook and Instagram. Read more »

TIPS: Paano iwasan ang 'clickbait' sites, apps?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 05:25 PM

Paano maiiwasan ang mga mapanlinlang na "clickbait" na mga website o application na hihingi ng pribadong impomasyon ng users?  Read more »

Facebook to tighten political ad rules for 2019 elections in some countries

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 16 08:46 PM

PARIS - Facebook said Tuesday it will tighten rules for political ads in countries with elections scheduled in the first half of the year, building on transparency efforts already underway in the United States, Britain and Brazil after a series of scandals. Read more »

OPINION: The Death of Facebook?

Karim Raslan – Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Jan 16 05:01 PM

Maybe what we’re seeing is not so much the “death” of Facebook as its dethronement. Read more »

DOTR nagbabala laban sa pekeng LTO Facebook page

Raya Capulong, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 11:26 AM

Nagbabala sa mga motorista ang Department of Transportation (DOTR) Miyerkoles tungkol sa isang pekeng Facebook page ng Land Transportation Office (LTO) na naniningil umano sa pamamagitan ng money transfer. Read more »

Online 'colorum'? Ride-hailing Facebook page thrives

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 16 12:49 PM

Some social media pages for such service have emerged since the suspension of ride-hailing firm Angkas and Grab's takeover of Uber, enabling orphaned drivers to continue with their trade and providing an underground option for commuters, even those willing to pay for a gofer.    Read more »

Robredo lauds FB for taking down 'spam' pages, says more should be removed

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 06:34 PM

MANILA -- Vice President Leni Robredo said Sunday Facebook's recent move to take down pages violating its misrepresentation and spam policies was "good news" for Filipinos. Read more »

Facebook bans Twinmark Media, 220 pages for 'misrepresentation,' spam

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 11 05:54 PM

Facebook has banned digital marketing group Twinmark Media Enterprises and its subsidiaries for repeatedly violating its misrepresentation and spam policies and exhibiting “coordinated inauthentic behavior.” Read more »

Comelec urged: Monitor content, get access to bets' social media platforms

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 12:01 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) – The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) should regulate not just campaign spending but also the content of official social media platforms of candidates and party-list groups running for the May 13, 2019 elections. Read more »

Trump campaign firm pleads guilty in Facebook data case

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 10 05:37 AM

A UK consultancy working on Donald Trump's US election campaign pleaded guilty and was fined by a London court Wednesday over its refusal to release personal data it secretly hoovered off Facebook. Read more »

Vietnam accuses Facebook of breaching new cyber law

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 09 04:22 PM

HANOI - Vietnam has accused Facebook of violating a new cybersecurity law by refusing to scrub anti-government content from its site, the first reprimand since the controversial bill came into effect days ago. Read more »

Apple, Facebook propel Wall Street to three-week peak

Noel Randewich, Reuters
Posted at Jan 09 08:24 AM

The 3-day rally kicked off on Friday following robust US jobs data and dovish comments on interest rates by Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell has lifted the S&P 500 by over 9 percent from 20-month lows touched around Christmas. Read more »

Facebook's Zuckerberg plans forums on tech's role in society

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 09 08:06 AM

Mark Zuckerberg's announcement follows a difficult period for Facebook, which has come under fire for its handling of private consumer data and its brass-knuckles approach to company critics, among other issues. Read more »

Facebook CEO plans 2019 forums on tech's role in society

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 09 07:18 AM

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg unveiled his personal goal for 2019 on Tuesday: convening a series of public forums on how technology can better serve society. Read more »

Meet the man credited with inventing the #hashtag

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 12:05 PM

'Simplicity, accessibility and usability' are key to the success of the hashtag, which has been used on social media to connect people and spark revolutions. Read more »

Social media linked to higher risk of depression in teen girls

Reuters
Posted at Jan 04 12:10 PM

Teenage girls are twice as likely as boys to show depressive symptoms linked to social media use - mainly due to online harassment and disturbed sleep, as well as poor body image and lower self-esteem, researchers said on Friday. Read more »

Facebook Messenger's dark mode feature starts public testing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 11:06 PM

After gradient options, Facebook has begun public testing its dark mode feature for the Messenger app in certain countries. Read more »

Instagram blames 'bug' for design change that prompted backlash

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 28 04:52 AM

WASHINGTON - Instagram said Thursday it accidentally rolled out a design change to a large number of users and quickly ended the test after complaints from users of the Facebook-owned social network. Read more »