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Twitter to shut down Fleets on Aug. 3

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 08:57 AM

Twitter on Thursday said its feature Fleets would no longer be available starting Aug. 3. Read more »

NBI can still refile case vs teacher over Duterte bounty: lawyer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 02:36 PM

The National Bureau of Investigation can still refile its citing to sedition complaint against a teacher who was arrested last year for allegedly offering P50 million on social media to anyone who could kill President Rodrigo Duterte.  Read more »

Makati court junks 2nd cyber libel case vs Rappler's Ressa

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 02 01:39 PM

A Makati regional trial court (RTC) junked Tuesday the second cyber libel case filed by businessman Wilfredo Keng against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa after withdrawing his case against the journalist. Read more »

'Being polite with China means they can keep pushing': Analyst backs Locsin tweet vs China

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 05 12:51 PM

A security analyst on Wednesday backed Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. for tweeting a profanity against China after Beijing failed to pull out Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea.  Read more »

First tweet fetches $2.9 million at auction

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 23 09:03 AM

The first message ever Tweet fired off at Twitter sold on Monday for $2.9 million when its sender Jack Dorsey accepted the winning bid for the collectible as a "non fungible token" or NFT at an auction. Read more »

First ever tweet turns 15 years old

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 22 12:42 PM

Fifteen years ago Jack Dorsey typed out a banal message -- "just setting up my twttr" -- which became the first ever tweet, launching a global platform that has become a controversial and dominant force in civil society. Read more »

Twitter's Dorsey auctions first ever tweet as digital memorabilia

Reuters
Posted at Mar 06 10:40 AM

The first ever tweet, "just setting up my twttr," is up for sale after Twitter boss Jack Dorsey listed his famous post as a unique digital signature on a website for selling tweets as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Read more »

Elon Musk-led SpaceX's job ad shows plan for Starlink factory in Texas

Reuters
Posted at Mar 03 08:39 AM

SpaceX is building a new factory in Texas for its satellite-based broadband service Starlink, according to a job posting from the company, as billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk continues to invest in the southern US state.   Read more »

Twitter to ban users who persist with COVID-19 lies

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 02 02:18 PM

Twitter said Monday it will start labeling misleading tweets about Covid-19 vaccines and boot users who persist in spreading such misinformation.   Read more »

'Yayariin ko sila': Locsin fires back, seeks US help to get Pfizer vaccines for PH

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 03:24 PM

MANILA - Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. vowed to get back at those who played with the lives of Filipinos after the foiled attempt to secure the first batch of vaccines developed by Pfizer. Read more »

Makati court postpones arraignment of Maria Ressa on 2nd cyber libel charge

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 11:57 PM

MANILA - A Makati court on Friday postponed the arraignment of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa for her second cyber libel case after she questioned the criminal charge against her. Read more »

'Nakakatawa na siya': Maria Ressa slams new libel charge over tweet

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 12:31 PM

Rappler CEO Maria Ressa on Friday called her second online libel case that stemmed from tweeting a screenshot of a news article as "ridiculous". Read more »

Rappler's Ressa charged with 2nd cyber libel case over tweet sharing newspaper article’s screenshots

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 06:53 PM

This is the 9th arrest warrant against Ressa, who is also facing tax evasion charges over Rappler Holdings’ sale of Philippine depositary receipts.    Read more »

'Chill, Donald, chill! Climate activist Thunberg hits back at Trump over anger management taunt

Reuters
Posted at Nov 06 04:46 PM

"So ridiculous. Donald must work on his Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Donald, Chill!" Read more »

'Don’t be afraid' of virus, Trump says as he prepares to leave hospital

Steve Holland and Susan Heavey, Reuters
Posted at Oct 06 04:48 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said he will leave a military hospital where he is being treated for COVID-19 later on Monday, and urged people not to be afraid of the disease, which has killed more than a million people worldwide and wreaked economic havoc. Read more »

COVID revelation is Trump's most liked tweet

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 03 06:11 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's revelation that he and wife Melania tested positive for COVID-19 quickly became his most liked and shared tweet, according to an analysis. Read more »

Twitter flags Trump tweet for dissuading voting

Kate Conger, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 24 08:03 AM

Twitter hid one of President Donald Trump’s tweets behind a notice warning users that the message violated company rules against dissuading people from voting. Trump posted the tweet, which said that ballot drop boxes were not being sanitized to prevent the coronavirus and could be used for fraud, about five hours before Twitter took action Sunday. Read more »

Foreign ministers ng Pilipinas at Malaysia nagkainitan dahil sa isyu ng Sabah

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 30 09:07 PM

Tuloy-tuloy ang patutsadahan ng mga foreign ministers ng Pilipinas at Malaysia matapos magkaroon ng tensyon na nag-ugat sa komento ni Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr ukol sa Sabah.    Read more »

Sabah belongs to Philippines, says Palace as dormant territorial dispute put on spotlight

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 03:44 PM

MANILA - Sabah belongs to the Philippines, Malacañang said Thursday after a Twitter row between top diplomats of Manila and Kuala Lumpur put a spotlight on the dormant territorial dispute.   Read more »

PH top diplomat says to summon Malaysian envoy over foreign minister's Sabah comments

Tarra Quismundo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 30 01:44 PM

MANILA - In an escalation of a Twitter row, Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday said he would summon the Malaysian ambassador in Manila over comments the latter's foreign minister made on his tweet that "Sabah is not in Malaysia."   Read more »