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Facebook frustrates advertisers as boycott over hate speech kicks off

Sheila Dang and Katie Paul, Reuters
Posted at Jul 02 07:47 AM

Advertisements for more than 400 brands including Coca-Cola and Starbucks vanished from Facebook on Wednesday, after the failure of last-ditch talks to stop a boycott over hate speech on the site. Read more »

Twitch, Reddit hate crackdown targets Trump, supporters

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 30 03:21 AM

Reddit on Monday said it yanked a forum used by supporters of President Donald Trump as part of a crackdown on hateful posts at the popular online bulletin board while the game streaming platform Twitch briefly suspended the president.   Read more »

Starbucks pauses social media ads as it targets 'hate speech'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 29 07:34 AM

WASHINGTON, US -- Starbucks said Sunday that it will pause its advertising on social media while it studies ways to "stop the spread of hate speech" as part of a growing corporate movement. Read more »

Facebook ramps up efforts to curb 'hateful content' in ads

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 27 06:41 PM

Facebook said Friday it would ban a "wider category of hateful content" in ads as the embattled social media giant moved to respond to widening protests over its handling of inflammatory posts. Read more »

Verizon joins brands boycotting Facebook ads over hate speech

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 26 08:15 PM

US telecoms giant Verizon joined the growing list of brands vowing to stop buying advertising on Facebook on Thursday over its perceived failure to crack down on hate speech and incitements to violence. Read more »

OPINION: The case of Ronnel Mas is a preview of the possible horror of Anti-Terrorism law

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Updated as of Jun 26 04:46 PM

The case of public school teacher Ronnel Mas should give us a preview of the horror that we would have to go through if and when the Anti-Terrorism bill, which is awaiting the signature of President Duterte, becomes a law. Read more »

Boy arrested for Facebook criticism of Bangladesh PM

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 25 12:41 AM

A 15-year-old boy has become the latest person to fall foul of Bangladesh's contentious internet laws after being arrested for criticizing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on social media. Read more »

US civil rights groups call for Facebook ad boycott over hate speech

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 18 06:06 PM

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - US civil rights groups have called for advertisers to boycott Facebook in July, saying hate speech and incitement to violence are not being moderated on the platform.   Read more »

WATCH: Celebrities deliver Tagalog translation of Charlie Chaplin’s ’Great Dictator’ speech

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 14 11:24 AM

Among those who lent their voices to the project were Enchong Dee, director Joel Lamangan, Iza Calzado, Mae Paner, Agot Isidro, and Glaiza de Castro. Read more »

'We're citizens, not commodities': Chai Fonacier defends celebrities bashed for political comments

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 04:58 PM

Actress Chai Fonacier on Independence Day defended celebrities who are being bashed on social media for criticizing government policies, saying artists are also entitled to freedom of speech. 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 »

Rep. Vilma Santos: ABS-CBN shutdown hurts not just 11,000 staff but also personal assistants, dependents

Shiela Reyes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 01 01:58 PM

Actress-politician Rep. Vilma Santos-Recto said not granting ABS-CBN a fresh franchise will greatly affect not just its employees and talents but also those who depend on them. Read more »

Wala munang face-to-face classes hangga’t may community quarantine: Palasyo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 06:53 PM

Paglilinaw ito sa pahayag ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na nagsasabing tutol siya na buksan ang klase hangga’t wala pang bakuna kontra coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).  Read more »

ACT: Arrest of teacher who threatened Duterte online 'an attack on free speech'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 01:31 PM

The arrest of a teacher who allegedly threatened President Rodrigo Duterte online is "an attack on free speech," the Alliance of Concerned Teachers said Tuesday.  Read more »

State of Media Freedom in PH -- World Press Freedom Day Report

Joint report by FMFA, CMFR, NUJP, MindaNews, PPI, PCIJ
Posted at May 04 02:13 PM

Freedom for Media, Freedom for All (FMFA) Network's report on the state of press freedom in the Philippines. The FMFA Network is a national coalition composed of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, MindaNews, Philippine Press Institute, and PCIJ. Read more »

No curtailment of freedom of expression amid deportation move vs Taiwan OFW: MECO

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 29 09:04 AM

The Philippine government's representative in Taiwan on Wednesday assured its citizens there it would not curtail freedom of expression following a supposed call for deportation of a migrant worker due to libelous comments against President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Pinoy speech pathologists develop 'communication boards' for intubated COVID-19 patients

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 11:36 PM

A group of Filipino speech pathologists launched on Sunday a "communication board" to aid healthcare workers in communicating with COVID-19-stricken patients unable to speak due to intubation or other escalated respiratory support. Read more »

Cayetano says House willing to hold sessions during 2-month break

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 11 09:11 PM

MANILA - House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday said the House of Representatives was willing to amend the legislative calendar and hold sessions during Congress' nearly 2-month break over Lent.  Read more »

Robredo tells mayors: Money should be no issue during elections

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 03:48 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday discouraged mayors from using money to bribe their way to victory as she addressed local officials who finished an 8-month fellowship on leadership sponsored by her office and Kaya Natin Movement for Good Governance and Ethical Leadership. Read more »

Robredo shares lessons from late mom: Do good, be better each day

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 05 08:06 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday shared the valuable lessons she learned from her late mother who passed away last month. Read more »