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Facebook takes down fake PNP chief’s social media account
By Fernan Angeles FACEBOOK Philippines is on a sustained bid to take down spurious social media accounts and those which tend to peddle fake news or embark on con games. Three accounts posing the identity of the Philippine National Police chief Camilo Cascolan is the most recent to be purged. In a statement, the PNP…
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Hollywood stars to freeze Facebook and Instagram accounts in protest
The reality television star Kim Kardashian West, actor Mark Ruffalo and several other celebrities said Tuesday that they are “freezing” their Facebook and Instagram accounts for one day to protest the spread of hate speech and misinformation on those platforms. The protest, which will happen Wednesday, is part of the Stop Hate for Profit campaign,…
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Facebook blocks man’s planned end-of-life broadcasts
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 a painful end to his life after he announced that he was stopping all food and drink. Prostrate…
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Reporting illicit drug trade: It’s just a click away
By Fernan Angeles REPORTING illicit drug trade anywhere in the Philippines is just a click away, said Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Wilkins Villanueva as he launched a Facebook page seen to serve as the agency’s official online communication platform in the implementation of the Barangay Drug Clearing Program (BDCP). Known as “Barangay PDEA”,…
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Facebook made a mistake, admits Zuckerberg
WASHINGTON — Facebook made a mistake in not removing a militia group’s page earlier this week that called for armed civilians to enter Kenosha, Wisconsin, amid violent protests after police shot Jacob Blake, CEO Mark Zuckerberg says. The page for the “Kenosha Guard” violated Facebook’s policies and had been flagged by “a bunch of people,”…
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Kentucky men charm Facebook users
Everything’s better with a friend. Two men in Kentucky have made a splash with a lighthearted photo shoot celebrating their friendship, in a hilarious series that’s charmed Facebook users. Skyler Ipock and Aaron Brothers of Hopkins County work together in local coal mines and have been friends for years, WDKQ reports. The pals were recently…
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Facebook removes 7 million posts for sharing false info on COVID-19
Facebook said on Tuesday it removed 7 million posts in the second quarter for sharing false information about the novel coronavirus, including content that promoted fake preventative measures and exaggerated cures. Facebook released the data as part of its sixth Community Standards Enforcement Report, which it introduced in 2018 along with more stringent decorum rules…