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DFA warns vs job offers on social media

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 02:15 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday warned against job offers being made through social media platforms, after it rescued 27 Filipinas from a sex trafficking syndicate in Malaysia. Read more »

Facebook to drop on-site support for political campaigns

Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at Sep 21 09:08 AM

Facebook Inc said on Thursday that it would no longer dispatch employees to the offices of political campaigns to offer support ahead of elections, as it did with US President Donald Trump in the 2016 race. Read more »

Singapore panel recommends regulation of tech firms over fake news

John Geddie and Aradhana Aravindan, Reuters
Posted at Sep 20 06:41 PM

A Singapore parliamentary committee said on Thursday the government should consider legislation to ensure technology companies rein in online fake news and that those responsible are punished. Read more »

Kilig! Ex-lovers Carlo and Angelica go viral in 'The Kissing Game'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 09:55 AM

Real-life exes Carlo Aquino and Angelica Panganiban has found another way to tease their fans.  Read more »

Filipino nurse among 24 men nabbed in New Jersey sex sting

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Sep 20 04:21 AM

NEW JERSEY - A Filipino nurse was among 24 men arrested in a sting operation in New Jersey, US law enforcement officials said Tuesday. Read more »

Problema ng magkasintahan, dapat bang ilantad sa social media?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 19 05:31 PM

Dala ng emosyon, may ilang nagagawang isiwalat sa social media ang kanilang personal na problema sa asawa o kasintahan.  Read more »

Facebook accused of discrimination with job ad targeting

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 05:05 PM

The complaint alleges that job ads on Facebook targeted only male users Read more »

Salesforce boss Marc Benioff, wife buy Time magazine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 17 12:57 PM

Salesforce.com chief Marc Benioff and his wife Lynne, will buy storied US news magazine Time for $190 million, a company statement said Sunday. Read more »

K-pop group BTS' #idolchallenge gains more than 80,000 videos on social media

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 08:04 PM

Fans of Korean boy group Bangtan Boys (BTS) took to social media to express their support for the group's latest single, "Idol." Read more »

Digital assistants hone skills to deliver the news

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 16 12:47 PM

Devices such as Amazon's Alexa-powered speakers, Google Home and Apple HomePod are increasingly delivering news flashes and summaries, and giving users the option to get more in-depth news, just by asking. Read more »

TINGNAN: Bayan Patrollers, dama na ang ulan at hangin ni 'Ompong'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 10:42 PM

Umaga pa lang ay ramdam na sa Luzon ang malakas na pagbuhos ng ulan dala ng bagyong Ompong.  Read more »

'I will rape you': How female journalists face abuse

Sonia Elks, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Sep 14 05:44 AM

Nearly two-thirds said they had suffered online harassment or threats, with more than one in ten reporting it happened often or daily. Read more »

OPINION: Duterte sidesteps health query, focuses on Trillanes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 01:25 PM

There were two things that stood out in President Duterte’s one-hour-and-a-half hour tête-à-tête with Presidential Legal Counsel Sal Panelo: he didn’t want to talk about his health and he is obsessed with Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV. Read more »

UN: Myanmar waging 'campaign against journalists'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 11 11:28 PM

Myanmar, facing international outrage over the jailing of Reuters journalists for their reporting on a massacre of Rohingya Muslims, is conducting a "political campaign" against independent journalism, the UN said Tuesday. Read more »

Got a problem? Ask China's online agony aunts

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 11 04:09 PM

SHANGHAI - Wondering if you have a sex addiction? Have a question about the US-China trade war's likely impact? Or about whether to buy a house? China's online question-and-answer mavens like Gu Zhongyi are there for you. Read more »

Trump war vs Silicon Valley worries many conservatives

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 11 03:38 PM

The attacks from the White House coincide with a Justice Department announcement that it would convene talks on whether social media firms are "stifling" speech or harming competition, and precedes a series of hearings by regulators to review how antitrust laws apply to digital giants. Read more »

Batang drummer na may kakaibang drum set, hinangaan sa social media

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 10:47 AM

Nag-viral sa social media ang isang batang drummer na may kakaibang drum set.  Read more »

US teens prefer remote chats to face-to-face meeting: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 11 09:23 AM

NEW YORK - American teenagers are starting to prefer communicating via text instead of meeting face-to-face, according to a study published Monday by the independent organization Common Sense Media. Read more »

Canadian student emails 246 Nicoles hoping to find lost connection

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 11 07:48 AM

Boy meets girl, girl gives boy wrong number: some people might take it as a hint, but one Canadian student decided it was a challenge. Read more »

EU Parliament holds 'last chance' vote on copyright

Alex Pigman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 09:21 PM

The European Parliament will vote Wednesday on a contentious copyright law that has pitted news companies and stars like Beatles legend Paul McCartney against Google and the creators of Wikipedia. Read more »