DICT to Release National Digital ID by Year End

DICT Aims to Release the National Digital IDs by the End of the Year NATIONAL ID – The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) aims to release the national digital identifications (IDs) by the end of the year. This is in accordance with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s instruction to hasten its issuance after … Read more

Google Launches Relief Fund To Aid Local News Amidst COVID-19

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Google globally launched Journalism Emergency Relief Fund in order to aid small-to-medium-sized news companies for local communities amid COVID-19. Google, through its News Initiative, globally launched Journalism Emergency Relief Fund in order to aid small-to-medium-sized news companies for local communities. This, as the aim of the Journalism Emergency Relief Fund, through the Google News Initiative, … Read more

Facebook Acknowledges Bug That Blocks Coronavirus News

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Facebook acknowledged a bug that was responsible for blocking news related to coronavirus disease. Facebook said that a bug in its anti-spam system was blocking the publication of links to news stories about the coronavirus disease or COVID-19. This, as Guy Rosen, the vice president of integrity of Facebook, posted a tweet, saying that the … Read more