Facebook Tries to Reduce Censorship Policies
| Ellie Froilan | | Oct 24, 2016 07:09 AM EDT |
Facebook has announced that it plans to relax its censorship policy, considering the newsworthiness and public interest of difficult or graphic content.
Facebook, Google to Build China-US Ultrafast Undersea Internet Cable
| Charissa Echavez | | Oct 15, 2016 01:26 AM EDT |
Facebook and Alphabet Inc. will team up with a small Chinese company to build a high-speed internet cable between Los Angeles and Hong Kong to be launched in 2018.
Facebook, Google are Welcome in China as long as They 'Respect China's Laws'
| Charissa Echavez | | Oct 14, 2016 12:08 AM EDT |
After China banned Facebook in 2009 and Google pulled out its search engine in 2010, the Chinese government said it would welcome both companies back as long as they follow the rules, an official with the Cyberspace Administration of China said on Wednesday.
Facebook's Zuckerberg Pitches New Mobile VR Headset with Positional Tracking Technology
| Phenny Lynn Palec | | Oct 07, 2016 12:00 PM EDT |
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg showed off the company’s first foray into the mobile virtual reality platform. Zuckerberg took to the stage at the Oculus Connect developers’ conference to discuss his company’s latest VR headset.
Facebook Hires Former WeChat Executive
| Phenny Lynn Palec | | Jul 20, 2016 02:59 PM EDT |
After several months of silence, social networking giant Facebook is once again stirring up the Chinese tech industry after it successful lured an executive from Chinese tech giant WeChat.
Parliament has a Second Reading of Draft Rules for Controversial Cybersecurity Law in China
| Kat De Guzman | | Jun 28, 2016 05:57 AM EDT |
The controversial cybersecurity law is one step closer to being implemented after the parliament has made a second reading of the draft rules on Monday.
Facebook Makes its Suicide Prevention Tool Available to All Users
| Rina S. | | Jun 15, 2016 03:01 PM EDT |
Facebook has announced that it is updating its suicide prevention tools to make them available to all its users around the world.
Facebook Gives Users Until July 17 to Download Moments App
| Phenny Lynn Palec | | Jun 14, 2016 10:36 AM EDT |
Tech giant Facebook is getting a lot of flak from its users over the company's decision to force them to download the Moments app. Facebook has announced that users have until July 7 to download Moments. The company said users who fail to do so risk losing all their photos that have been synched from their smartphones to Facebook.
Facebook now Allows Users to Post Video Comments, 360-Degree Photos
| Shane Olga Ocampo | | Jun 10, 2016 02:00 PM EDT |
Facebook has launched two new features: 360 Photos and video comments. Both updates are now available for Android, iOS, desktop and VR users for the imaging tool were released in a week.
Blizzard & Facebook Incredible Deal: Players can Stream Overwatch and Other Games Directly to Facebook
| Alexis Villarias | | Jun 08, 2016 06:30 PM EDT |
Blizzard Entertainment is working on making logging in and live streaming easier. Overwatch developers are teaming up with Facebook to implement Facebook's Live API into their games.
Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook CEO's Twitter, Pinterest and LinkedIn Accounts Hacked After Using Same Password
| Shane Olga Ocampo | | Jun 07, 2016 05:50 AM EDT |
No one is safe from the digital age we live in today. Over the weekend, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Pinterest, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts were compromised by hacker group, OurMine Team.
Jack Black Alive and Kicking After Falling Victim to Celebrity Death Hoax
| Jonnalyn Cortez | | Jun 06, 2016 06:53 AM EDT |
Jack Black found himself to be the latest victim of a celebrity death hoax on the internet. On Sunday, the 46-year-old actor became the talk of the town as it quickly spread on social media that he had died.
Facebook Denies Eavesdropping on Users for Customizing Advertisements, Modifying News Feed
| Rina S. | | Jun 06, 2016 05:34 AM EDT |
Facebook has issued a statement, categorically denying rumors that it listens to its users' conversations using their phone's mic in order to display ads or modify News Feed preferences.
Facebook to Disable Messaging on its Mobile Web App
| Phenny Lynn Palec | | Jun 05, 2016 02:24 PM EDT |
Facebook has announced that it is gearing up to make a major change on its mobile web application. Facebook said that it would be removing the messaging feature from its mobile app to promote the use of its mobile messaging platform, Messenger.
Google Wants to be Back in China, Says CEO Sundar Pichai
| Girish Shetti | | Jun 03, 2016 04:16 PM EDT |
Google may stage a comeback to China, six years after it withdrew its search engine service from the world's largest internet market due to strict censorship laws.
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