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The ANCX list of the 10 best movies of the decade

Andrew Paredes
Updated as of Dec 13 05:00 PM

 A list of the year’s best is easy; a list of the decade’s best takes perspective. The 2010s have been a decade of change—and these film portray that change in a prism of ways. Read more »

Pinoy app 'Kumu' grows by tapping Millennial and GenZ need for 'authenticity'

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 05:37 PM

Kumu has become very popular among Filipino millennials and the GenZ demographic since its launch last year, reaching 1.5 million registered users in October and 2 million this month.  Read more »

Facebook suspends 'tens of thousands' of apps in privacy review

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 21 05:36 AM

SAN FRANCISCO, United States—Facebook said Friday it suspended "tens of thousands" of apps on its platform as a result of a privacy practices review launched following a scandal involving Cambridge Analytica. Read more »

Facebook tool lets users see which apps, websites tracked them

Mike Isaac, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 21 09:43 AM

The tool, Off-Facebook Activity, allows users to view the hundreds of sites and apps that share data and customer information with Facebook. They can disconnect the data from their account if they want. Read more »

G7 finance chiefs pour cold water on Facebook's digital coin plans

Leigh Thomas and Michael Nienaber
Posted at Jul 18 08:35 AM

The massive social media company's plan to launch a digital coin has met with a chorus from regulators, central bankers and governments saying it must respect anti-money-laundering rules and ensure the security of transactions and user data. Read more »

Spotify Lite launches in Philippines, 35 other countries

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 03:23 PM

The Spotify Lite app is a smaller and more simplified version of the original app, but it also has extra features making it ideal for older devices and operating systems. Read more »

Dissecting Data: Facebook's latest report on protecting users

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 12 08:18 PM

Amid rising scrutiny, Facebook recently released its latest report on how its protecting users against harmful content such as fake news, terror propaganda and even the sale of drugs and firearms. Read more »

LOOK: Manny Pangilinan promotes Huawei 5G -- using an iPhone

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 08 01:11 AM

Some Twitter users were not pleased. Read more »

In revamp, Facebook bets on small-scale connections, romance

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 01 05:08 AM

SAN JOSE, United States - Got a crush on another Facebook user? The social network will help you connect, as part of a revamp unveiled Tuesday that aims to foster real-world relationships and make the platform a more intimate place for groups of friends. Read more »

Facebook says it stored 'millions' of unencrypted Instagram passwords

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 19 05:34 PM

"Millions" of Instagram users had their passwords stored in unencrypted form on internal servers, Facebook said Thursday, raising its original estimate of tens of thousands. Read more »

Mahigpit na regulasyon, ipinanawagan ng founder ng Facebook

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 01:10 AM

Nanawagan ang founder ng Facebook sa mga gobyerno na mas maging aktibo sa pag-regulate ng nilalaman ng social media. Read more »

Twitter may tag rule-breaking Trump tweets

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 29 05:48 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter said Thursday it could start tagging tweets from newsworthy figures, such as US President Donald Trump that break its rules, while stopping short of deleting them. Read more »

Facebook moves to curb white nationalism, separatism on platform

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 03:55 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook announced Wednesday it will ban praise or support for white nationalism and white separatism as part of a stepped-up crackdown on hate speech. Read more »

Facebook settles with rights groups on ad discrimination

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 20 07:13 AM

Facebook unveiled major changes to how it uses targeted advertising on Tuesday, settling a legal challenge alleging it discriminated in messages on jobs, housing, credit and other services. Read more »

Facebook sues firms in China over sale of fake accounts, likes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 06:04 PM

Facebook Inc. said on Friday that it filed a lawsuit in US federal court against four companies and three people based in the People's Republic of China for promoting the sale of fake accounts, likes and followers. Read more »

Facebook says 'clear history' feature ready this year

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 28 04:07 AM

Facebook's feature allowing users to erase all their data is set to be released this year, many months after it was announced by the leading social network. Read more »

US Facebook fine over privacy could be in billions: reports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 16 02:38 PM

A US investigation into privacy violations by Facebook could result in a record fine running to billions of dollars, media reports said Friday. 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 »

ABS-CBN News' YouTube channel reaches 5 million subscribers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 05:41 PM

Almost a decade since ABS-CBN News embraced YouTube as a platform for uploading and sharing news content for the benefit of Filipinos worldwide, the outfit's YouTube channel hit 5 million subscribers this November.  Read more »

New tech regulation 'inevitable,' Apple CEO says

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 07:30 AM

Apple CEO Tim Cook predicts that new regulations of tech companies and social networks to protect personal data are "inevitable." Read more »