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WASHINGTON, Unite States (AFP) — US embassies could ask visa applicants for passwords to their own social media accounts in future background checks, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said Tuesday. Kelly said the move could come as part of the effort to toughen vetting of visitors to screen out people who could pose a security threat. He said it was one of the things under consideration especially for visitors from seven Muslim majority countries with […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries singled out for “extreme vetting” will face scrutiny of their social media footprint and phone records, the new Homeland Security secretary said Tuesday. Secretary John Kelly sought to explain President Donald Trump’s travel ban four days after he issued it with no warning, setting off mass protests, legal challenges and confusion. “There are many countries, seven that we are dealing with right now, that […]
Reuters — Hollywood legend Debbie Reynolds, who sang and danced her way into the hearts of millions of moviegoers around the world in musicals like “Singin’ in the Rain,” died on Wednesday (December 28) at age 84, her son said. Reynolds, one of the most enduring and endearing Hollywood actresses, died hours after being rushed to the hospital in Los Angeles after suffering a stroke, her son, Todd Fisher said. Her death came just one […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)Top US musicians took to social media Tuesday urging fans to vote after a presidential campaign in which celebrities overwhelmingly backed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Pop superstar Taylor Swift — who had been silent about the election — posted a picture of herself on Instagram dressed casually as she waited in a long line at a polling station. Although Swift — who performed at the 2008 Republican convention but generally stays […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (November 11) – A lot of people are into social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Why not? Such sites have proven to be the best way to communicate with friends and family. Also, they proved to be the easiest way to keep updated on trending topics. They’re so convenient, one often forgets to use them responsibly. And in this day and age, one should be a responsible social media user. With the touch […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (September 1) – Popular social media and micro-blogging site Twitter made the news after suspending almost 235,000 accounts for violating policies banning use of the platform to promote extremism in the first half of 2016. The company said that it has suspended a total of 360,000 accounts since June 2015. All of the accounts that are suspended promoted terrorism by posting hate speech, violent threats and terrorist propaganda online. Twitter is known worldwide for […]
by Tom HANCOCK BEIJING, China (AFP) — A Chinese media outlet that carried a call for President Xi Jinping to resign has been shut down and two of its staff have been detained for more than 100 days, according to a social media post Friday. Wujie News website in March published an anonymous letter accusing the Chinese leader of a litany of policy mistakes and asking him to step down for the good of the […]
by Udita Jhunjhunwala MUMBAI, India (AFP) — Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma has hit out at “misogynistic” online trolls after she received abusive social media messages over her reported on-off relationship with Indian Test cricket captain Virat Kohli. Star batsman Kohli pleaded with Internet users to stop attacking Sharma in a passionate appeal on Instagram earlier this year, saying it was shameful to blame her for his performances. Ahead of the release of blockbuster “Sultan”, in […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Not only did LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers make the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history to dethrone the Golden State Warriors, they broke viewership, social media and souvenir sales records as well. The NBA announced Tuesday that the epic seven-game series was America’s most watched NBA championship final since 1998, when Michael Jordan won the last of his six career crowns, as well as the most-viewed NBA […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — An Australian man has been killed in Syria fighting Islamic State jihadists, the country’s third national thought to have died alongside Kurdish forces, reports said Monday. Former Australian soldier Jamie Bright, in his 40s, was named on social media as having been “martyred” in recent days. The Kurdish People’s Protection Unit said on its Facebook page that Bright died alongside three other Kurdish fighters. “He was shot about three or four […]
Eagle News – Binalaan ng Commission on Elections ang sinumang magpapakalat ng malisyosong impormasyon sa Internet at mga iresponsableng reklamo na layon lamang sirain ang kredebilidad ng eleksyon. Kasunod ito ng mga naglabasang post sa social media ukol sa umano’y dayaan sa Overseas Absentee Voting gaya ng pagkakaroon raw ng pre-shaded ballot, naka-highlight na pangalan ng kandidato at hindi raw nabilang na boto. Ayon kay Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista dapat ng panumpaan ng isang botante ang […]
Eagle News – Isa-isang sinagot ng Comelec ang mga nagkalat na post sa Social media tungkol umano sa mga anomalyang nangyayari sa Overseas Absentee Voting. Naging usap-usapan ng mga netizen ang isang balota kung saan naka-highlight sina Mar Roxas at Leni Robredo. Subalit makikita na naka-shade ang oval sa tapat ng pangalan ni Davao city mayor Rodrigo Duterte at Senador Alan Peter Cayetano. Ayon sa Comelec maaring sample ballot ang nasa larawan na kasinglaki ng […]
