Facebook was reportedly working on an Android-powered smartwatch Facebook was trying to compete with Fitbit and the Apple Watch as it was reportedly working on an Android-powered smartwatch. With Portal video conferencing smart displays and Oculus VR headsets, Facebook was increasingly becoming a hardware maker as one Facebook product that was reportedly in the pipeline … Read more
Facebook took down hundreds of Instagram accounts connected to username hacking. On Thursday, Facebook Inc took down hundreds of Instagram accounts that were hacked and sold for their high-value usernames — including the accounts of people behind the said activity. According to a Facebook spokesperson, the people engaged in the said practice were well-known figures … Read more
Sen. Imee Marcos: “Bakit itina-tap yan bilang gatekeeper ika nga” Senator Imee Marcos questioned Facebook why Rappler and Vera Files, who are both critical of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration, chosen as the fact-checker in the Philippines. “Yung laging daing ng ating administrasyon, kung bakit yung fact-checker na ginagamit ng Facebook e yung dalawang tanyag na … Read more
Facebook removed “Likes” on its redesigned Pages and focused on “Followers” instead. Facebook officially announced its redesigned Facebook Pages experience and a big change with this update was the removal of “Likes” for Pages. With this change, Facebook wanted to focus on “Followers” in order to simplify the way users connect with their favorite Pages. … Read more
Facebook officially rolled out “Dark Mode” on Android devices Facebook had recently rolled out “Dark Mode” feature on Android devices months after announcing the rollout date of its upcoming features. Facebook was one of the most widely-used social media platform by netizens across the globe and it’s prominent worldwide as huge part of the populace … Read more
Facebook began public testing of Dark Mode on iOS to “wider percentage of users” Facebook started a public testing of its Dark Mode support on iOS devices five months after the company confirmed its plans to roll out the said feature. It was last April when 9to5Mac reported that Facebook was in the process of … Read more
Facebook introduced new look for Messenger Facebook officially introduced a new look for Messenger — including its new logo, default chat color, custom reactions, and a lot more. This, as the company rolled out Messenger’s new look in order to mark its continued evolution. Here are some of Messenger’s new features and updates that were … Read more
Facebook took down three poser accounts allegedly posing as PNP Chief. Facebook recently disabled three poser accounts allegedly posing as Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Police Gen. Camilo Cascolan, the agency disclosed on Sunday. This, as the PNP said in a statement that police cybercrime investigators traced accounts in question to some existing cases of … Read more
The Philippine government considered hiring its own fact-checkers, according to the Palace. Malacañang said that the Philippine government was studying the possibility of having its own social media fact-checking team. This, after Facebook removed accounts that were linked to its supporters, the Philippine police, and the Philippine military due to coordinated inauthentic behavior (CIB). Presidential … Read more
List of fake pages linked to the Philippine police and military that were being taken down by Facebook, according to a Report A certain news site reportedly identified some fake pages linked to the Philippine police and the Philippine military that were being taken down by Facebook. In a report on Medium, 23 out of … Read more