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Duterte blasts Facebook over removal of PH military 'advocacy' accounts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 01:02 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday lashed out at Facebook for taking down Philippine military "advocacy" accounts and pages from its platform.   Read more »

OPINION: Facebook's latest takedowns in PH proof positive of gov't perfidy

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Sep 25 06:58 PM

The government has all along, as long we have suspected, been committing organized deception and calumny by expending our tax money utilizing Facebook, among others, as its launching pad for falsehoods and disinformation, targeting democratic opposition, perceived enemies of Duterte, oppositionists and critics of his administration.   Read more »

Twitter tightens security for politicians and journalists

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 07:09 AM

Twitter on Thursday said it is tightening security of high-profile politicians, campaigns and journalists as a "critical preventative step" ahead of the US presidential election. Read more »

Facebook, turbulence, and Duterte trolls

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Sep 11 10:14 PM

Internal turbulence within Facebook Inc. is presently unraveling. This happenstance could finally usher in respite from our cyberwarfare and hopefully reinfuse civility back into our online lives.  Read more »

Gobyerno wala raw online trolls, ayon sa PCOO official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 06:40 PM

Itinanggi ng Communications office ng pamahalaan na may pinapasahod silang online trolls. Read more »

OPINION: Ninoy and the foolishness this country needs right now

John Molo
Posted at Aug 21 04:45 PM

As we commemorate the assassination of Ninoy Aquino Jr., I think it's time we confront this question directly: Ano ba talaga ginawa nya na kaka-iba?  Read more »

Pacquiao defends Lacson from trolls: He is 'just doing his job' in probing PhilHealth

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 04:08 PM

Sen. Manny Pacquiao on Thursday defended Sen. Panfilo Lacson who is being "attacked" online after he grilled several presidential appointees and administration officials who were linked to irregularities in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth). Read more »

Apple must pay $500 million over patent violations, US court rules

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 13 01:59 AM

A Texas court has ordered Apple to pay more than $500 million in damages and interest for 4G patent infringements held by intellectual property company PanOptis.   Read more »

Hontiveros says lawyers looking into netizen's kill threat

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 11:23 AM

Opposition Sen. Risa Hontiveros said Tuesday her lawyers were looking into a Twitter user's post urging authorities to shoot her, adding that the Philippines needed to stop a "culture of violence."    Read more »

Why democracy can't exist without journalism

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 07:54 PM

As journalists come increasingly under attack from populist regimes, they perform an even more important role in combating disinformation and holding those in power to account, veteran investigative journalist Sheila Coronel said. Read more »

LizQuen can't be bought': Liza Soberano reveals offers to buy fan accounts

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 23 11:38 PM

Actress Liza Soberano on Wednesday took to social media to reveal that there have been offers from unknown parties to buy her and Enrique Gil's fan accounts. Read more »

Pangilinan says ready to leave charter panel if told by Senate leadership, not 'paid' trolls

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 01:32 PM

MANILA - Opposition Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Wednesday said he is "ready to give up" the Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments chairmanship if asked by the Senate leadership, "not because of the clamor of paid trolls." 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 »

PETA marks Independence Day with online stream of 'A Game of Trolls'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 12 01:24 PM

The Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) is streaming its original musical, "A Game of Trolls," this Independence Day.  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 »

'Trolls World Tour' wins big on streaming; top US theater chain pulls Universal films

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 29 09:51 AM

WASHINGTON - The leading US movie theater chain said Tuesday it will no longer play any Universal Pictures movies on its screens as a row over the record-breaking release of "Trolls World Tour" on streaming platforms sharply escalated. Read more »

OPINION: Calida’s gag order petition betrays desperation

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Feb 18 10:21 PM

Is SolGen Jose Calida overwhelmed by the negative reactions to his deplorable quo warranto petition against ABS-CBN?  Read more »

Vico Sotto refutes kickback claims on giveaway calendars; challenges 'trolls' to reflect on chosen job

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 12 01:42 AM

Social media posts had claimed that Sotto's office paid a whopping P36.7 million for the calendars' printing costs. Read more »

Cash, trolls and a cult leader: How Russia meddles abroad for profit

Michael Schwirtz and Gaelle Borgia, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 11 02:59 PM

Of all the places for Russia to try to swing a presidential election, Madagascar is perhaps one of the least expected. The island nation off the coast of southeastern Africa is thousands of miles from Moscow and has little obvious strategic value for the Kremlin or the global balance of power.   Read more »

Facebook steps up security amid fresh signs of Russia meddling

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 22 04:42 AM

SAN FRANCISCO, United States—Facebook said Monday it was tightening its security for the 2020 US elections, amid signs of fresh activity from Russia attacking Democratic presidential candidates, including Joe Biden. Read more »