By Patricia B. Mirasol, Reporter Facebook, the Meta-owned social media platform, removed five million pieces of content on Facebook and Instagram in the four months leading up to the Philippine national elections and the week following (Jan. 9–May 16). They were all in violation of Facebook’s violence and incitement policies, according to Meta in an […]
Tag: facebook
Facebook gives users new way to see all their friends’ posts
FACEBOOK is rolling out an update that enables its 2 billion daily users to more easily view their friends’ posts in chronological order.The new feature is the company’s latest attempt to keep people coming back to its social network amid intensifying competition with its trendier rival TikTok.The changes announced Thursday will offer up two different […]
Tell it to SunStar: Hontiveros: Be wary of new Facebook groups preying on children
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 sounded the alarm over more Facebook groups that are created to prey on children.The senator said a series of public groups on Facebook, named “Atabs” and “LF Kuya and Bunso,” post images of minors to attract predators.Abusers also use Facebook groups to advertise that they also sell […]
AppsFlyer launches comprehensive guide on gaming apps in collaboration with Facebook Gaming
SINGAPORE, Jul 19, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – AppsFlyer and Facebook Gaming have launched an exclusive playbook for gaming app marketers. Introducing Gaming Apps: Strive and thrive with AppsFlyer and Facebook Gaming on iOS 14+, this playbook will set clear pathways and set gaming app marketers up for success. In today’s privacy-first era, […]
#SunStarTally: Cebu Election Results 2022
THE canvassing of votes officially started in Cebu, an hour after polling centers closed to voters Monday, May 9, 2022.Election officials in the province are hoping that winners in this year’s local elections will be proclaimed Tuesday, May 10, 2022.Below is a running tally of votes for Cebu candidates. Follow SunStar Cebu on Facebook and […]
Australian watchdog sues Facebook-owner Meta over scam advertisements
Australia’s competition watchdog filed a lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta Platforms on Friday, alleging the social media giant failed to prevent scammers using its platform to promote fake ads featuring well-known people. The advertisements, which endorsed investment in cryptocurrency or money-making schemes, could have misled Facebook users into believing they were promoted by famous Australians, […]
Robredo needs wider support to win next year, analysts say
By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter VICE-PRESIDENT Maria Leonor “Leni” G. Robredo has a better chance of attracting more votes by running as an independent candidate, but she needs broader support to beat the ruling party’s presidential bet, political analysts said. “The vice-president’s campaign should prioritize inclusive strategies that will appeal to all colors,” media […]
Facebook outage felt acutely by small-business owners
DURING Facebook, Inc.’s global outage on Monday, online clothing boutique Exul recorded no sales for the first time since it opened last November. “Every day counts, every penny counts for a small business,” said owner Porsche Jones. Ms. Jones doesn’t have a large marketing budget, so she relies on Facebook and Instagram to target and […]
Editorial: Facebook outage
Social media giant Facebook and its subsidiary platforms WhatsApp and Instagram suffered a global outage on early morning Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 in the Philippines (midday Monday in the US), affecting billions of users worldwide. The outage was described by the Guardian, a British daily newspaper, as one of Facebook’s worst outages in its history. […]
Facebook looks to carve out market for mobile video-chat device
FACEBOOK, Inc. introduced a portable version of its Portal video-chat device, looking to provide a more mobile alternative to Amazon.com, Inc.’s Alexa hardware and other so-called smart speakers. The product, called the Portal Go, has a 10-inch screen, 12-megapixel front camera and speakers. It also has a rechargeable battery so it doesn’t need to stay […]
Pacquiao may run as an independent in 2022
By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza and Alyssa Nicole O. Tan SENATOR Emmanuel “Manny” D. Pacquiao, Sr. will independently run for President next year if he loses control of the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), a party official said on Monday. The boxing champion was unlikely to join another political party, Ronwald F. Munsayac, […]
Facebook’s Latest Financial Report: VR/AR Business Profit Space Is Limited
New York, NY / TickerInsider / August 11, 2021 / Recently, facebook (NASDAQ:FB) released its second quarter earnings report as of June 30, and all the data were very bright. However, after the release of the results, its after-hours share price fell more than 3%, contrary to expectations. And this is mainly because it has some […]
Facebook launches its newsletter product Bulletin to rival Substack
FACEBOOK, Inc. launched its newsletter product “Bulletin” on Tuesday, a standalone platform for free and paid articles and podcasts that will aim to rival Substack. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the platform, which is live at Bulletin.com, and introduced some of the writers that the company has recruited in a live audio room on Facebook. Facebook […]
Malicious tagging on Facebook stopped — DoJ cybercrime office
THE PAGE behind the recent tagging of Facebook users in malicious videos that led to downloading malwares has been removed and its administrators have been sanctioned, the Department of Justice–Office of Cybercrime (DoJ-OOC) announced on Wednesday. The cybercrime office said it has received confirmation from Facebook’s Asia-Pacific legal team that the page associated with the […]