Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before the US Congress Tuesday, saying the company prioritized “astronomical profits” over the safety of the platform’s billions of users and it should not come as a surprise that the social media giant was “responsible for the rise in authoritarianism in the Philippines.”
On June 12, various political forces seeking to prevent Rodrigo Duterte to extend control beyond his term, through his proxy, got together to begin a long process of selecting a common candidate for next year’s presidential elections.
Facebook announced on Wednesday that Instagram and Facebook users would soon have the option to hide their public like counts.
“The Ads Library and authorization process will provide detailed transparency information around political advertising throughout the election, as well as mitigate foreign interference,” says Facebook Head of Public Policy Clare Amador.
Is your Facebook account secured? The National Privacy Commission said it is validating reports that 879,699 Facebook accounts of Filipino netizens are allegedly compromised as part of the large-scale breach affecting 533 million global users from 106 countries of the social media platform.