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Russia fines Meta, TikTok over LGBT 'propaganda'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 26 09:25 PM

Since the start of Moscow's military campaign in Ukraine, Russia has ramped up pressure on social networks, banning Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Read more »

US orders WhatsApp to trace some Chinese users- report

Liu Zhen, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Jan 19 07:36 PM

The US has been secretly tracking a group of Chinese users of WhatsApp since November, possibly in an effort to halt illegal opioid sales, Forbes reported. Read more »

Sanhi ng naglilipanang text scam sinisilip ng telcos

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 03:54 PM

Payo ng isang IT expert na alalalahaning mabuti kung saan binibigay ang mga cellphone number. Read more »

Facebook to continue supporting users, businesses

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 08:32 PM

Facebook’s name change to Meta is part of its long-term strategy to grow more channels that are focused on technology such as virtual reality. Read more »

Facebook failing to contain hate speech in India: reports

Juliette Michel with Jalees Andrabi in Delhi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 25 07:11 AM

Facebook was well aware that hate speech was spreading on its site in India which could exacerbate ethnic violence, according to internal documents. Read more »

Adapting to the fibers of our being: MSMEs and technology

Allister Roy S. Chua
Posted at Oct 07 12:58 AM

It’s not only easy for MSMEs to adapt to technology in these times, but it’s also easy to start a business through embracing the digital realm. Read more »

Why did Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp shut down?

Katy Lee and Daniel Hoffman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 06 08:34 AM

Hundreds of millions of people were unable to access Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for more than six hours on Monday, underscoring the world's reliance on platforms owned by the Silicon Valley giant. Read more »

Facebook, iba pang apps higit 6 na oras di mabuksan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 07:26 PM

Marami ang nadismaya sa malawakang aberya ng Facebook, Messenger, Instagram at WhatsApp nitong hatinggabi ng Martes. Read more »

Ilang Pinoy, nagulat dahil di maka-Facebook, Instagram

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 06:39 AM

Nagulantang ang maraming Pilipino bandang hatinggabi kanina dahil hindi na nila mabuksan ang Facebook, Instagram at WhatsApp. Read more »

Facebook blames 'faulty configuration change' for nearly six-hour outage

Subrat Patnaik, Eva Mathews and Sheila Dang, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 05 04:19 PM

Major social media services including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were hit by a massive outage on Monday Read more »

Facebook moves to block Taliban's WhatsApp accounts

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 18 07:13 AM

Facebook said Tuesday it was blocking WhatsApp accounts linked to the Taliban after the radical Islamic group seized control of Afghanistan and sought to use the messaging service to help it govern. Read more »

WhatsApp tests breaking free from smartphones

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 16 01:14 PM

Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has announced the launch of a trial aimed at freeing its users from smartphones. Read more »

WhatsApp targeted in EU consumer complaints over privacy changes

Foo Yun Chee, Reuters
Posted at Jul 12 03:20 PM

Facebook Inc's WhatsApp on Monday faced a barrage of complaints by the European Consumer Organisation and others over a privacy policy update, which has prompted a global outcry and led some users to switch to rival apps Telegram and Signal. Read more »

Facebook wins antitrust dismissal, surges to $1 trillion value

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 29 06:41 AM

A US judge on Monday dismissed the blockbuster antitrust action against Facebook filed last year by federal and state regulators, helping lift the value of the social media giant above $1 trillion for the first time. Read more »

WhatsApp sues India gov't, says new media rules mean end to privacy: sources

Joseph Menn, Reuters
Posted at May 26 11:57 AM

WhatsApp has filed a legal complaint in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming into force on Wednesday that experts say would compel the California-based Facebook unit to break privacy protections, sources said. Read more »

WhatsApp to move ahead with privacy update despite backlash

Reuters
Posted at Feb 19 03:07 PM

The messaging platform laid out fresh terms in January, aimed at increasing business transactions on the platform.   Read more »

Facebook says services in coup-hit Myanmar being restricted

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 04 09:44 AM

YANGON - Facebook on Thursday said some of its services were being restricted in Myanmar, days after the military seized power in a coup. Read more »

National Privacy Commission nabahala sa bagong privacy policy ng WhatsApp

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 05:09 PM

Hindi rin umano tiwala ang NPC sa Facebook na wala namang magandang record sa personal data protection at management.   Read more »

WhatsApp postpones privacy changes; HK experts say outcry already evolved into crisis of confidence

Phila Siu, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 17 10:06 AM

WhatsApp says users will now have until May, rather than next month, to decide whether to consent to new data-sharing terms. But Hong Kong experts say the move is unlikely to stem the exodus of users, even if there are ‘not many privacy issues with the new policy’. Read more »

Amid concerns over WhatsApp’s new privacy terms, users wonder whether or not to switch

Ethan Paul, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 14 03:39 PM

WhatsApp last week asked its more than 2 billion global users to agree to new terms regarding the way it shares their personal information with Facebook by February 8, or they will no longer be able to use its services. Read more »