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How e-commerce sites make you buy things you don't want

Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 25 08:59 AM

"Dark patterns" such as fake messages manipulate users into doing things they might not otherwise choose to. They are the digital version of timeworn tactics used to influence consumer behavior, like impulse purchases placed near cash registers, or bait-and-switch ads for used cars. Read more »

YouTube, Universal to upgrade 1,000 music videos to HD

Gavin Edwards, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 20 10:06 AM

Upgrading the clips meant archival work with a dizzying array of formats. Read more »

Promised $9 mn online, US teen killed 'best friend': police

Jocelyne Zablit, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 19 02:06 PM

LOS ANGELES, United States – An American teenager has been charged with conspiring to murder her "best friend" after a man she met online offered her $9 million to commit the crime. Read more »

Free internet, clean restrooms now a must for transportation terminals

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 19 04:32 PM

Collection of fees from passengers for the use of regular sanitary facilities is prohibited under the new law. Read more »

Google celebrates Jose Rizal's 158th birthday

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 19 10:19 AM

Google on Wednesday celebrated the 158th birth anniversary of national hero Jose Rizal with a special doodle. Read more »

Globe to launch 5G broadband for homes

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 05:44 PM

Globe Telecom will launch a 5G broadband service in Pasig City this week, becoming the first Filipino carrier to make the next generation connectivity standard available commercially. Read more »

Advertisers, agencies and social media combine to tackle online threat

Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 03:16 PM

The Global Alliance for Responsible Media will also include media buying agencies from the major ad groups - WPP, IPG, Publicis, Omnicom and Dentsu - as well as the platform owners, the group said on Tuesday at the ad industry's annual gathering in Cannes, France. Read more »

Tentative release of Mislatel's certificate to operate set on July 8: Rio

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 07:13 PM

Third telecommunications player Mislatel may be able to acquire its certificate to operate from the National Telecommunications Commission by July 8, an official said.  Read more »

House ratifies bicam report on expanded coverage of law to protect journalists' sources

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 10:47 PM

The House of Representatives ratified the conference committee report of bills expanding the coverage of the so-called Sotto Law, which allows journalists to protect the identities of their sources. Read more »

Instagram, PlayStation hit with outages

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 14 08:38 AM

The website DownDetector.com showed a spike in reports of Instagram being unavailable in the afternoon, nearly hitting 54,000 before diving back down. Read more »

Google policy head retools team for global lobbying push

Paresh Dave, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 14 08:38 AM

The negative attention on Google's power and its data collection practices could hurt its public image and force costly business changes. Read more »

Netflix gets its game on at E3 with 'Stranger Things'

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 13 04:31 PM

Netflix on Wednesday made its first formal appearance at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, showcasing plans for video games based on hit original shows such as "Stranger Things." Read more »

China launches new 'internet cleanup' campaign; more websites blocked

Huizhong Wu, Reuters
Posted at Jun 13 12:27 AM

BEIJING - China has launched a campaign to clean up its internet, state media said on Wednesday, amid a fresh wave of apparent censorship by authorities that has blocked more foreign media websites and shut down domestic accounts on social media. Read more »

Raise your flag: Google doodle salutes Philippine independence

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 12 10:13 AM

It marked the tenth time that Google honored Philippine Independence Day with a doodle. Last year's featured the country's rich marine life. Read more »

Fake Zuckerberg video challenges Facebook’s rules

Cade Metz, The New York Times
Updated as of Jun 12 08:26 AM

Posted to the Facebook-owned social network Instagram, the video shows Zuckerberg speaking directly into the camera, boasting of nefarious motives behind his online empire. Read more »

86 percent of world's internet users say they fell for fake news: poll

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 12 07:32 AM

Eighty-six percent of internet users have been duped by fake news -- most of it spread on Facebook -- according to a global survey published Tuesday. Read more »

Media sector seeks new powers to challenge Big Tech

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 12 07:30 AM

The US House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee opened the first in what is expected to be a series of hearings examining the dominance of Big Tech in several economic sectors. Read more »

Amazon dethrones Google as top global brand: survey

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 01:34 PM

The brand value of Amazon surged by 52 percent to $315 billion, global market research agency Kantar said in its 2019 100 Top BrandZ report. Read more »

Google made $4.7 billion from news industry in 2018: study

Marc Tracy, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 10 09:07 AM

The journalists who create that content deserve a cut of that $4.7 billion, said David Chavern, the president and chief executive of the alliance, which represents more than 2,000 newspapers across the country, including The New York Times. Read more »

Umano'y #ShopeeScam iniimbestigahan ng DTI

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 07 09:40 PM

Iniimbestigahan na ang umano'y naging promo mechanics ng Shopee sa meet and greet ng K-Pop girl group na Blackpink.  Read more »