Facebook blocks ailing man’s planned end-of-life broadcasts

AP 09/06/2020

LE PECQ, France  — Facebook on Saturday blocked live broadcasts from a chronically ill bed-ridden man who appealed to French President Emmanuel Macron for a medically-assisted death and who wanted to show what he expects will be…

Use GIFs to teach kids about online safety

Krixia Subingsubing 09/02/2020

How can parents help their kids understand what it’s like to live through a pandemic? The answer, according to social media giant Facebook, is in the form of cute, colorful short animations—GIFs, as they are more popularly…

Google slams Australia law forcing tech giants to pay for news

AFP 08/17/2020

SYDNEY — US technology giant Google went on the offensive Monday against an Australian plan forcing digital giants to pay for news content, telling users their personal data would be “at risk.” Australia announced last month that firms…

Facebook joins attack on Apple over App Store commission

AFP 08/15/2020

San Francisco, United States — Facebook on Friday joined the attack on Apple’s operation of its App Store after the iPhone maker refused to forgo its commission on live online events hosted on the social network that…

ABS-CBN to go ‘full blast’ on digital after failed franchise bid

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter 07/31/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Nearly a month since its application for a fresh 25-year franchise has been shot down at the House of Representatives, ABS-CBN Corp. announced Friday that it will now go “full blast” on digital. ABS-CBN…

Facebook adds security to Messenger with Face ID unlock option

AFP 07/25/2020

Facebook has begun rolling out additional security features for its dedicated chat application, Messenger, that will make it essentially impossible for anyone to read your conversations in the app — even if you give someone your phone.…

Facebook bans content promoting ‘conversion therapy’

AFP 07/12/2020

Facebook on Friday said it is banning content that promotes “conversion therapy,” which is based on the unfounded notion that gays can change their sexual orientation through psychological or spiritual intervention. Facebook and its image-centric social network…

Facebook’s software kit to blame for popular apps crashing

AP 07/11/2020

OAKLAND, California — Friday’s widespread crashes of popular apps running on the iPhone’s iOS operating system — including Tinder, Spotify and Pinterest — serve as a reminder that Facebook is still tracking you through your phone using…

Facebook seeks to offer more ‘context’ on virus posts, warns if stories are old

Agence France Presse 06/26/2020

  SAN FRANCISCO–Facebook said Thursday it was looking to add notifications about the source of coronavirus-related posts and will warn users when they share stories that are more than 90 days old. The moves aim to add…

Lea Salonga clarifies viral FB post: ‘I never cursed the Philippines’

Ryan Arcadio 06/23/2020

Lea Salonga clarified that she did not curse the Philippines, days after her Facebook post on loving the country despite the issues it faces went viral. “Dear Pilipinas, p***** ina, ang hirap mong mahalin,” the Tony-award winning…

Facebook: No malice in surge of fake accounts

06/12/2020

Facebook on Thursday said it had yet to discover proof of malicious activity in the apparent surge of fake accounts in the Philippines. “At this time, we have not seen evidence of the reported accounts engaging in…

PNP probes link of fake FB accounts to protests

Leila B. Salaverria - Inquirer.net 06/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police chief, Gen. Archie Gamboa, said on Tuesday that the link between the recent proliferation of dummy Facebook accounts and the antiterror bill or destabilization attempts has yet to be established,…

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