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Zuckerberg defends no action on Trump posts after Facebook walkout

Katie Paul and Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Posted at Jun 03 08:32 AM

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees on Tuesday that he stood by his decision not to challenge inflammatory posts by US President Donald Trump, refusing to give ground a day after staff members staged a rare public protest. Read more »

US says will investigate nations with digital services tax

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 03 08:14 AM

US President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday announced investigations into foreign digital services taxes it says are aimed squarely at American tech firms.   Read more »

Generations: Nourishing meaningful connections through the ages

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 02 02:05 PM

A person’s brain accommodate up to 150 meaningful connections, he argued. This, supposedly, is the number of people one can share quality time with. Read more »

Facebook staffers walk out saying Trump's posts should be reined in

Fanny Potkin, Elizabeth Culliford and Katie Paul, Reuters
Posted at Jun 02 08:08 AM

Facebook employees walked away from their work-from-home desks on Monday and took to Twitter to accuse Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg of inadequately policing US President Donald Trump's posts as strictly as the rival platform has done. Read more »

Facebook, Snapchat join chorus of companies condemning George Floyd death, racism

Reuters
Posted at Jun 01 10:49 PM

Facebook Inc and Snap Inc became the latest US companies condemning racial inequality in the United States as violent protests flared up across major cities over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while in police custody in Minneapolis last week. Read more »

Facebook's Zuckerberg faces employee blowback over ruling on Trump comments

Reuters
Posted at Jun 01 08:53 PM

Facebook employees critical of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision not to remove an inflammatory comment from US President Donald Trump took their dissent public over the weekend on Twitter, praising the rival social media firm for taking action and rebuking their own employer. Read more »

Facebook slams 'severe' Singapore misinformation law

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 01 03:32 PM

Facebook said Monday Singapore's use of an online misinformation law is "severe" and risks stifling free speech, after the company was again forced to block a page in the city-state.   Read more »

Digital tax during pandemic to discourage online shift: Marcos

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 12:40 PM

Taxing digital services will discourage people from going online at a time when small businesses reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic seek refuge in e-commerce, the head of the Senate economic affairs committee said Monday. Read more »

Fake medical news site benefited from Philippine trolls farms, says report

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 05:58 AM

Natural News has been spreading a video falsely claiming that the virus is part of a conspiracy to bolster government's control over the public. Read more »

Facebook denies sidelining research on site's 'divisiveness'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 28 10:15 AM

Facebook on Wednesday defended itself against a report that it shelved internal research indicating that it was dividing people instead of bringing them together.   Read more »

Facebook starts planning for permanent remote workers

Kate Conger, The New York Times
Posted at May 22 10:56 PM

Facebook said Thursday that it would allow many employees to work from home permanently. But there’s a catch: They may not be able to keep their big Silicon Valley salaries in more affordable parts of the country. Read more »

Digital economy tax 'critical' as consumers shift to virtual channels: Dominguez

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 05:28 PM

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said Friday tax for digital services such as e-commerce and video streaming platforms is "critical" as consumers turn to digital in the post-pandemic the new normal. Read more »

Facebook ramps up remote work service as pandemic shuts offices

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 22 04:38 AM

Facebook on Thursday bulked up the Workplace version of its social network that helps employees get their jobs done remotely, investing in a trend it believes will outlast the pandemic.   Read more »

Facebook unveils scam warnings for Messenger users

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 21 09:18 PM

Facebook on Thursday said that its Messenger app will be watching behind the scenes for scammers using the smartphone communication system.   Read more »

Canada fines Facebook P330M over misleading privacy claims

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 07:12 AM

OTTAWA - Facebook has agreed to pay a Can$9 million (US$6.5 million) fine for making false or misleading claims about its privacy settings, Canada's competition watchdog announced Tuesday. Read more »

Facebook to help struggling retailers create online stores

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 05:34 AM

Facebook on Tuesday unveiled free tools for retailers hit by the pandemic to create online storefronts at the social network and Instagram.   Read more »

Netflix, Facebook and Google to get taxed under Salceda bill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 11:00 PM

Netflix, Spotify, Facebook, Google and other global internet companies that do business in the Philippines will be subject to the value added tax and other duties under a bill filed by Albay Rep. Joey Salceda. Read more »

Facebook chief wants EU not China to lead on tech rules

Alex Pigman
Posted at May 19 07:18 AM

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Monday urged the European Union to take the lead in setting global standards for tech regulation or risk seeing countries follow China as a model. Read more »

Geotag referring to PH as China’s province appears on social media sites

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 11:53 PM

Senator Risa Hontiveros slammed the creation of the geotag, saying it should be taken seriously even if some users treated it as a joke. Read more »

'DDS Confessions': Duterte supporters mistakenly spam page meant for school alumni in India

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 07:16 AM

MANILA - A Facebook page in meant as a portal for alumni of a secondary school in India supposedly became the receiving end of “spam” messages meant for President Rodrigo Duterte, its page owner bared. Read more »