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Elon Musk wins defamation trial sparked by 'pedo guy' tweet

Nichola Groom and Rachel Parsons, Reuters
Posted at Dec 07 09:05 AM

The Tesla boss' trial was closely watched by legal experts because it was believed to be the first major defamation lawsuit by a private individual to go to trial over tweets. Read more »

Kapamilya shows dominated Twitter conversations in PH in 2018

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 08:06 PM

A Kapamilya reality show was the most-talked about TV program in the Philippines on Twitter in 2018, the microblogging site revealed Thursday. Read more »

Timor-Leste trending sa Twitter matapos umani ng suporta mula sa mga Pinoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 11:36 AM

Nag-trending sa Twitter ang Timor-Leste, Martes ng gabi, matapos umani ng suporta mula sa mga Pinoy na naghahangad na maipanalo ng kupunan ang kanilang unang medalya sa 30th Southeast Asian Games. Read more »

'Proud maging Pinoy!': Robredo tweets support for PH athletes during SEA Games opening

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 01 12:20 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday expressed her support for Filipino athletes and the country during the 2019 SEA Games opening ceremony at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan. Read more »

Tesla and Ford trade challenges in macho truck world

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 27 09:01 AM

Dueling tough talk was exchanged on Twitter after Tesla chief executive Elon Musk posted a video of a freshly-unveiled "Cybertruck" trouncing a Ford F-150 in a tug-of-war. Read more »

Google tightens political ads policy to thwart abuse

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 21 10:54 AM

Examples of banned ad material included ads or links to information making demonstrably false claims that could undermine voter trust or participation in elections. Read more »

How social media helped Heart Evangelista find missing dog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 03:09 PM

“It really goes to show how powerful social media is when used for a good cause.”  Read more »

Twitter exempts some 'cause-based' messages from political ad ban

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 16 05:49 AM

Twitter said Friday its ban on political ads will exempt "caused-based" messages on topics related to social or environmental issues. Read more »

Twitter spy case highlights risks for big tech platforms

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 11 07:09 AM

The allegations of spying by former Twitter employees for Saudi Arabia underscore the risks for Silicon Valley firms holding sensitive data which make the platforms ripe for espionage.   Read more »

3 charged in US with spying on Twitter users for Saudi Arabia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 08:03 AM

Two former Twitter employees and a third man were charged in San Francisco Federal Court Wednesday with spying on Twitter users critical of the Saudi royal family, the US Justice Department announced. Read more »

Twitter offering 'topics,' from sports teams to K-pop

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 07 07:17 AM

Twitter said Wednesday it is rolling out a feature that lets users follow topics the way they do people, starting with sports and K-pop, as part of its efforts to bring in and keep more users on the service.  Read more »

Elon Musk back on Twitter after break

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 06 08:42 AM

Elon Musk, who garnered attention for quitting Twitter last week, is back on the social platform, with little explanation for the hiatus or the return. Read more »

Twitter to ban political ads

Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 31 09:00 AM

Twitter Inc. will ban political advertising on its platform next month, the company's chief executive said on Wednesday, as social media platforms face pressure to block attempts to steer elections with false information.   Read more »

Twitter tumbles as 'bugs' hit revenue growth

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 25 08:24 AM

Twitter shares plunged Thursday after reporting that "bugs" impacted its ad-targeting ability, pulling down revenue growth in the past quarter. Read more »

Twitter launches #ThereIsHelp notification for vulnerable people

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 10:42 PM

Twitter, in partnership with Mental Health PH, launched a special notification service to prevent suicide and self-harm in Thailand and the Philippines. Read more »

NBA games to be livestreamed on Twitter, Facebook in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 11:42 AM

The NBA announced Tuesday that select games in the 2019-2020 regular season will be livestreamed in the Philippines, for free, on Facebook Watch and Twitter. Read more »

'Sulitin ang buhay': Pagtatapos ng 'Nang Ngumiti Ang Langit' hitik sa aral

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 01:24 PM

Puno ng pagmamahal, kasiyahan at aral ng buhay ang naging pagtatapos ng seryeng "Nang Ngumiti Ang Langit" nitong Biyernes, Oktubre 18. Read more »

Twitter says world leaders 'not above' its rules

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 16 08:12 AM

Twitter said Tuesday world leaders are "not above" the rules of the online platform and could see their messages removed or demoted for egregious conduct violating its terms of service.  Read more »

Unang sabak ni Sarah G sa Star Patrol, nag-trend sa Twitter

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 14 10:12 PM

Sa unang pagkakataon, sumalang si Sarah Geronimo sa paghahatid ng balitang showbiz sa "TV Patrol." Read more »

Twitter admits phone numbers meant for security used for ads

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 09 08:09 AM

Twitter users' phone numbers and email addresses -- submitted to allow for account authentication -- were matched with advertisers' own data to enable targeted ads.   Read more »