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Facebook joins Europol talks to fight Islamist propaganda

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — Facebook took part this week in key talks with European police agencies on how to stop and eliminate violent and terror-related Islamic jihadist posts, in an evolving battle against such propaganda. Representatives from the giant social network travelled to The Hague for Thursday’s unprecedented talks at Europol’s headquarters in the city, officials said Friday. They were also joined by Instagram officials and police from Britain, France and Belgium, aiming “to […]

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“Health Tips” From Facebook M.D.

By: Mark Christofer Manalo   I do not spend much time on social media. The utility of sharing personal information and pictures of one’s lunch escape me. But in the few times I checked out Facebook, I was greeted with two blatantly false stories that were passed around as “health news.” And by blatantly false, I mean that in an easily-disproven, just-a-Google-search-away, top-search-results kind of way.   The first one had a ring of truth […]

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Facebook updates News Feed to make friends a priority

LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Thursday announced a major update that will put friends and family above pages or celebrities in a user’s news feed — and likely result in people spending less time on the leading social network. The change to the way Facebook ranks posts will put more weight on social interactions and relationships, according to News Feed product manager John Hegeman. “This is a big change,” Hegeman told AFP. […]

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Comparison chart ng luma at bagong coin series, inilabas ng BSP

(Eagle News) – Naglabas na ang Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ng isang comparison chart ng bago at lumang P5 barya. Ito ay matapos ang sinasabing kalituhan na idinulot ng bagong disenyo ng barya. Ayon kay Senadora Nancy Binay, ang barya ay kamukhang kamukha ng P1. Ayon sa BSP, mas mabigat ang bagong P5, mas makapal, malaki ng kaunti at makinis din ang gilid nito kumpara sa piso. Makikita sa comparison chart na mula 27 millimeters ay […]

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Facebook to compensate N. Irish teen

BELFAST, United Kingdom (AFP) — Facebook has settled a legal case involving naked photos posted on the social media platform of a Northern Irish teenager, the lawyer for the victim confirmed to AFP on Wednesday. Pearse McDermott, who has been representing the teenage girl, said they reached a confidential agreement with the US tech titan. “Facebook has agreed to pay the costs of the action,” he said. The girl had sued the company for damages, […]

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German justice minister victim of own social media law

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany’s justice minister has fallen victim to the rules he himself championed against online social media, as one of his tweets was deleted following several complaints, Bild daily reported Monday. The tweet dated back to 2010, when Heiko Maas was not yet a minister. In the post, he had called Thilo Sarrazin, a politician who wrote a controversial book on Muslim immigrants, “an idiot.” Maas told Bild on Monday that he […]

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Roque belies MSNBC report; says Duterte took advantage of FB during presidential campaign but did not promote fake news

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte, like other candidates then, took advantage of the social networking site Facebook to promote his presidential campaign. But Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the President did not promote fake news on FB to win votes, contrary to what an MSNBC report says. MSNBC’s Ari Melber said in the report that Facebook had deployed three of its employees to the Philippines to hold training sessions with campaign teams such as Duterte’s. […]

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Facebook promises personalized music in first label deal

by Shaun Tandon Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Facebook announced a licensing deal Thursday with Universal Music Group, its first with a major label, as the social media giant promised more personalized, interactive music features for its two billion users. The move marks a new foray into music by Facebook, which, despite its global conquest, had been low-key in developing music functions compared with fellow tech titans Apple, Google and Amazon. Universal — home […]

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Facebook lets people know when their pictures pop up

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Tuesday added a way for people to know when their pictures are posted anywhere on the leading social network. The notifications will rely on optional new tools that tap into face-recognition capabilities and already suggest friends to “tag” in pictures uploaded to Facebook. Users will now get word when their images pop up at the social network, according to director of applied machine learning Joaquin Quinonero Candela. […]

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Facebook moves to make more video ad money

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Thursday moved to bolster its appeal and money-making potential as an online platform for viewing video similar to YouTube. The leading social network will next year test showing short ads before videos on a new ‘Watch’ section devoted to just that activity, according to a blog post by product manager director Maria Angelidou-Smith and product manager Abhishek Bapna. “While pre-roll ads don’t work well in News Feed, […]

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In tax shift, Facebook to declare ad revenues locally

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Facebook, in a bow to transparency, has announced its plans to declare certain ad revenues in the country where they are made and not in Ireland, where it has a greater tax advantage. The social networking giant said the move was in response to pressure from governments and policy makers for greater visibility into sales made in their countries. “In simple terms, this means that advertising revenue supported by […]

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Facebook opens new London hub, creating 800 jobs

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Social media titan Facebook will open a new office in London on Monday that is set to be its biggest engineering hub outside America, the company has announced. The investment in the office, near Oxford Street in the heart of the city’s West End district, will also lead to the creation of 800 jobs, more than half of which will be in engineering. The company, which opened its first office […]

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