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Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg braces for civil unrest

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 30 12:32 PM

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday warned of the potential for civil unrest as votes are tallied in a US election that will be "a test" for the social network. Read more »

PH tech firm launches 'Kalaro' social network for gamers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 10:54 PM

A Philippine-based tech firm on Monday launched a social network for gamers that includes a tournament hub and an e-wallet for digital payments. Read more »

Facebook encourages groups in time of division

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 02 06:20 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook on Thursday said it is raising the profile of member groups, hoping people with different views will find common ground on the leading social network. Read more »

LinkedIn to cut 960 jobs amid sales slump

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 21 09:50 PM

Professional social network LinkedIn said Tuesday it was cutting 960 jobs, or six percent of its workforce, as the global pandemic has hit demand for its paid recruitment services.   Read more »

Twitter shares take wing on plan for subscription platform

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 08:17 AM

Twitter shares closed the formal trading day up more than 7 percent after word spread of a team codenamed "Gryphon" working on a subscription platform. Read more »

Facebook probes reports of surge in fake accounts in Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 07 10:09 PM

The social media giant said it is working to validate the authenticity of the reported fake accounts and will remove them if they fail the company's authenticity checks. Read more »

The ANCX list of the 10 best movies of the decade

Andrew Paredes
Updated as of Dec 20 08:27 AM

 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 »