A socmed’s story: Seeing things in a different light in this time of crisis

Immae Lachica 02/01/2021

  (As CDN Digital turns two this month, we give you, readers, a glimpse of the people behind the news, the graphics, the programs of one of Cebu’s leading online news portals.) CEBU CITY, Philippines  — For…

2021: The war on fake news

AFP Relaxnews 12/25/2020

From COVID-19 to the United States presidential election and talk of vaccines, 2020 has seen its share of “fake news” on social media. This veritable “infodemic” of misinformation has forced platforms and states to take action. In…

Robredo says ‘trolls’ reflect leader’s behavior and leadership brand

Darryl John Esguerra - Reporter / @DJEsguerraINQ 11/29/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A public official’s behavior and brand of leadership will reflect on the type of followers he has. Vice President Leni Robredo said this as she continues to battle misinformation, lies, and the rampant attacks…

Netizens warned against identity theft, other cyber crimes

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Maria (not her real name), a 20-year-old from Cebu City, has not been able to sleep for days after she received threats from a social media account using her name and threatening to…

Survey: Filipinos connected to social media almost 4 hours daily

Cathrine Gonzales 11/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos spend the most time using social media, a report by Statista, a German market, and consumer data company said. In its report dated November 17, Statista said that based on data from a…

Facebook moderators press for pandemic safety protections

11/19/2020

(Updated) San Francisco, United States—More than 200 Facebook content moderators demanded better health and safety protections Wednesday as the social media giant called the workers back to the office during the pandemic. A petition signed by the…

‘Gusto kong lumangoy’: Duterte says PSG preventing him from visiting typhoon-hit areas

Darryl John Esguerra - Reporter / @DJEsguerraINQ 11/12/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday bared that he was being prevented by the Presidential Security Group (PSG) from going out and visiting areas affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses. Duterte issued the statement…

Twitter service restored following global platform outage

10/16/2020

San Francisco—Twitter service appeared to be restored Thursday, October 15, 2020, evening after a technical problem caused a global outage of nearly two hours on the social media platform used by hundreds of millions worldwide. The outage…

How to make your social media accounts toxic-free

Immae Lachica 09/01/2020

    CEBU CITY, Philippines—No matter how much we enjoy the pleasure of social media, there’s always a toxic side to it. There are times read about people getting mad at another person, netizens bragging about a…

Why do people bash?

Immae Lachica 08/25/2020

    CEBU CITY, Philippines— In this generation, social media has been an avenue for people to express how they feel. Netizens oftentimes share inspiring posts, words of encouragement, and even important information relevant to the current…

Perks of loving in private

Immae Lachica 08/15/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— Have you ever wondered why relationships from the past last for years? Privacy. This is one of the key components of being in a happy relationship. Getting messy in private, and fixing and…

Twitter adds option to share spoken tweets

Agence France Presse 06/18/2020

SAN FRANCISCO–Twitter on Wednesday said it is adding an option to speak tweets of up to 140 seconds in length instead of just writing posts. Voice tweets will be rolled out for the Twitter application tailored for…

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