The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) slammed Facebook on Friday, June 3, for its "much delayed" takedown of accounts engaged in illegal e-sabong operations. PNA photo DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya recognized Facebook’s takedown of the illegal e-sabong pages on June 2...
Just recently, Meta rolled out updated 3D Avatar to Facebook and Messenger in the Philippines. And for the first time, these new, more expressive, customizable and diverse Avatars will also be enjoyed in Instagram stories and DMs marking Instagram's first time avatars will be made available. Meta...
The Facebook (FB) page of lawyer Vic Rodriguez, spokesperon and chief of staff of presidential bet Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., was suspended by Meta on April 25, a move which he claims is "censorship of the highest degree". (Screenshot courtesy of Atty. Vic Rodriguez) "FB/Meta suspended my...
Karapatan, a human rights group in the Philippines, called on the suspension of the Facebook pages and accounts of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) and its spokesperson Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy-Partosa for being “instruments of disinformation.”...
A look into the past, present, and future After its successful digital leap in 2021, the Panasonic Manila Fashion Festival (PMFF) opens the season of style this year with its 13th edition under the theme “Redefined,” as it continues its mission of spotlighting the best of Filipino fashion...
Sing Galing Kantastic Finale Cignal’s broadcast network, TV5, partners with Meta to launch a Philippine-first broadcast innovation through its program Sing Galing. Through the partnership, Sing Galing fans are given the power to vote for their favorite grand finalists through a free voting...
Today, we’re expanding the availability of Facebook Reels for iOS and Android to more than 150 countries across the globe. We’re also introducing better ways to help creators to earn money, new creation tools and more places to watch and create Facebook Reels. Our Fastest Growing Content Format...
IG Parent's Guide On Safer Internet Day, Meta launched the Instagram Parents Guide to educate Filipino parents on Instagram’s safety features and empower them to initiate conversations with their children on online safety and mental well-being. The Parents Guide is developed with Plan...
The metaverse is a complex topic. This emerging multisensory iteration of the web is a concept that has been heavily discussed by tech industry leaders, Satya Nadella of Microsoft as well as Mark Zuckerberg of Meta (formerly known as Facebook). Now, everyone’s talking about this infinitely...
How will the platforms evolve? If you told me 20 years ago, in the Friendster and Myspace era, that social media would evolve to play a major hand in elections, become a one-stop marketplace where you could shop not just for clothes but for houses, and where Chatbots guide you through a...
The implications of tech’s hottest trend in media A NEW WORLD The metaverse blurs the line between the physical and virtual realms Technology is rapidly evolving. The need to address the challenges of the health crisis further hastens technological developments. The internet, in particular, has...
#FB4Fans Meta has announced its first-ever #FB4Fans virtual event in Asia Pacific, which is scheduled to take place on Dec. 3, 2021. The hour-long event, exclusive to Facebook, will provide fans the opportunity to meet their favorite creators up close and personal with exciting performances, meet...
