Tech giant Meta has agreed to share user data with Philippine law enforcement authorities, especially when there is an imminent threat of violence, Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Friday, August 28. This comes after Meta’s top Asia-Pacific region policy officers held a roundtable meeting at its...
Meta, the owner of social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and messaging app WhatsApp, has agreed to pay up to $18 billion to settle with the lawsuit filed against them across 29 US states. The lawsuit alleged that Meta built their platforms to be addictive for children, even as it...
After Malacañang said it was open to banning social media platforms and gaming applications, including Facebook, that are deemed potentially harmful to the youth, it said Facebook has been responding quickly to requests to take down harmful contents and fake news. Palace Press Officer and...
The government deserves credit for taking seriously the dangers that violent and harmful online content may pose to Filipino children. But if the goal is to protect the youth, the answer should not be to shoot the messenger when what needs to be confronted is the message. Palace Press Officer and...
Philippine regulatory authorities have raised the possibility of blocking nationwide access to Facebook, igniting widespread debate across the country’s technology and business sectors. The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), led by Executive Director Undersecretary Renato...
Malacañang is open to banning social media platforms and gaming applications, including Facebook, that are deemed potentially harmful to the youth. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said President Marcos is open to banning anything that could potentially be...
The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) is considering recommendations to ban Facebook in the country. Reasons cited by CICC Executive Director Undersecretary Renato “Aboy” Paraiso are misinformation and protecting children from online abuse. He also mentioned his awareness...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon mocked Vice President Sara Duterte 's defense team after it cried foul over a Facebook post from a fellow prosecutor during Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial Wednesday, Aug. 12. At the same time, Ridon asked the Senate...
Don 't expect private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan to delete his Facebook post on the usage of misleading questions during a witness ' cross-examination in the courtroom. Ligutan 's particular post on Wednesday, Aug. 12 read: "A principle ALL lawyers and law students know by...
House prosecutor Akbayan Party-list Rep. Chel Diokno felt compelled on Saturday night, July 25 to post a correction to the Facebook video uploaded by Senator-judge Pia Cayetano regarding the recent oral arguments that took place during Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial....
The rift between Angel Locsin and Sen. Robin Padilla appears to be widening, with another member of the Padilla family now weighing in. Actor Rommel Padilla publicly threw his support behind his younger brother after Angel criticized the senator over his recent political statements and his past...
Social media superstar Ivana Alawi has once again captured the internet 's attention after unveiling one of her biggest giveaway campaigns yet, featuring 100 units of the newly released iPhone 17 Pro worth a combined ₱4.28 million for lucky and deserving followers. The announcement, made...
