“To be fair, when you can’t get a woman sacked, arrested or dropped by her publisher, and canceling her only made her book sales go up, there’s really only one place to go.” by JK Rowling on her Twitter post. Why People Dig Cancel Culture The Drag em’ culture on social media is common in the Philippines, mostly among the …

The largest social networking site in the world, Facebook, announced on Tuesday their plans to launch a global cryptocurrency called Libra. The networking website is doing this as part of an effort to expand into digital payments and reach people without access to a bank account. Following the announcement, the internet went into meltdown with the number one concern being …

Facebook Messenger is now including auto played ads in private conversations. These autoplay videos rolled out on Monday, June 19, but it may be awhile before you see them. Facebook Messenger is a mobile application that enables chat, voice, and video communication. As of April 2016, Facebook Messenger has over 900 million users worldwide. The app is ranked as the …

Several days ago, Instagram confirmed testing screenshot notifications of its stories. It’s not the first social media platform to do this (Shoutout to Snapchat users). Not everyone is very happy about this. Screenshot notifications might protect the privacy of whoever put the story up, but on the flipside, it takes privacy away from those sharing the stories. Here are some …

Social media giant Facebook steps up its fight against fake news and the sites that spread them. According to a Facebook news release, they want to make sure that people get as much accurate information as possible. The company also announced the steps it will take to make sure this happens. In March this year, Facebook made available tools such …

The Presidential Communications Office, led by Secretary Martin Andanar, has signed an interim policy on accrediting social media practitioners such as bloggers in order for them to cover events of President Rodrigo Duterte. Called the “Interim Social Media Practitioner Accreditation,” department order no. 15 outlines who are qualified for accreditation and the process of accreditation, according to an Inquirer report. …

Facebook pushes forward with its big plans to enter the television market with the launch of a new video tab called Watch. In late June, Facebook executives reportedly met with Hollywood studios and talent agencies to discuss the production of new and original TV shows. This week, the social media giant introduced the Watch platform, which aims to change the …

In Maalaala Mo Kaya’s May 6 episode, “The Viral Mom,” Rosana Roces plays a schizophrenic mom who goes viral on Facebook for her uncanny sense of humor. Behind the smiles, though, is a woman trying to be the best mother she wants to be to her daughter Princess even when she struggles with mental illness. The story sheds light into the …

TV host, columnist, and eventologist Tim Yap apologized for his tweet during the Binibining Pilipinas coronation night. The tweet drew flak from netizens for supposedly being insensitive and discriminating. According to the Inquirer, social media went wild when Yap noted that “some of the girls don’t look like they come from the provinces they represent.” Many netizens could not resist …

Model and TV host Isabelle Daza was at the receiving end of the anger of some netizens, after her controversial Instagram post. The post in question, which Daza has already deleted from her account, showed Daza trying on what looked like an expensive hat. She labeled the post: “Buy this hat for my Africa looks? Or feed children in Africa …