Tag: messages

PNP identifies person allegedly behind viral messages guaranteeing slots in COVID-19 vaccine program for a fee

(Eagle News)– The Philippine National Police has identified the person reportedly behind the viral messages that guaranteed vaccine slots in the government’s COVID-19 vaccination program for a fee. In a statement, the PNP, without giving names, said the person offered his high school friend two brands of vaccines for prices ranging from P12,000 to P15,500 through a social media messaging app. The PNP said the person has been claiming that he has contacts in San Juan […]

US Library of Congress backtracks on complete Twitter archive

by Rob Lever Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States  — The US Library of Congress has scaled back plans to archive every message ever sent on Twitter, sparking debate on the importance of social media in historical records. The library, which is believed to be the largest in the world with a mission of preserving important national and global cultural records, announced this week it would stop collecting the entire Twittersphere’s tweets from January 2018. “Effective […]