- Bangkok News
Facebook post from Bangkok restaurateur shows the power of social media
A Bangkok restaurateur has been left surprised by the power of social media, after his online complaint led to workers rushing back to fill a gaping hole they’d left outside his premises 3 months ago. Donald Woo, a Hong Kong expat who runs a noodle shop in the capital, took to Facebook to voice his frustration after workers abandoned a…
- Technology News
Facebook faux pas – auto translate goes rogue on message for King’s birthday
Anyone using their computers to translate Thai into English, or English to Thai, will know that the results are mixed, usually confusing, and sometimes hilarious. But Facebook has ended up scrambling to tone down the reaction to an auto-translate from posts about celebrations for His Majesty’s on the occasion of his birthday last Monday. The American social media tech company…
- World News
Facebook blocks Hong Kong’s user data requests after China’s new security law
Facebook is blocking requests from Hong Kong to receive user data after China’s passing of a new national security law that reportedly aims to crack down on government critics. WhatsApp and Twitter are also included in the blocking of data requests with Facebook spokesperson Andy Stone saying it is stopping the review of such requests until it evaluates the new…
- World News
Customer’s abuse over mask-wearing sparks donations to Starbucks employee
An American Starbucks employee can now pursue his dreams, thanks to donations from well-wishers, after a customer allegedly verbally abused him when he asked her if she had a mask to wear when she entered the shop. Lenin Gutierrez, a barista at a Starbucks store in San Diego, asked the woman, Amber Lynn Gilles, if she had a face mask.…
- World News
Unilever, Honda and Coca-cola boycott Facebook
One of the world’s largest advertising spenders has added its name to the campaign to convince marketers to ditch Facebook. Global consumer goods company Unilever announced on Friday that it will stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram, joining a growing movement to stop spending ad dollars on social media platforms. In a post on its website, Unilever referred to its…
- Crime News
10 arrested over spreading ‘fake news’ online
10 more suspects have now been arrested for allegedly spreading fake news by officials from the Anti-Fake News Centre. Seksarn Artasarn, admin for a Facebook page, ‘Bunterm Saikeaw’ with over 200,000 followers, has been arrested on charges of spreading fake news along with a series of drug charges. The suspect was arrested in his home in Pathum Thani province, just…
- Việt Nam
Người nổi tiếng đồng loạt “tắt đèn” trong chiến dịch “Blackout Tuesday” trên Facebook, Instagram
Ngày hôm qua, nhiều người dùng mạng xã hội, trong đó có nhiều ngôi sao nổi tiếng, đã đồng loạt đăng tải hình ảnh màu đen lên Facebook hay Instagram cá nhân để hưởng ứng chiến dịch “Blackout Tuesday”. Bắt đầu từ 12h ngày 2/6 (theo giờ Mỹ), tức 0h ngày 3/6 (theo giờ Việt Nam), hàng chục triệu tài…
- Crime News
Monarchy satire Facebook group under government scrutiny
Police are investigating a popular Facebook group that posts satirical commentary about the Thai royal family. One man was even detained and questioned about his posts on the satire group page, Thai media reports. There was also talk about a few other members questioned, but that has not been confirmed. The group dubbed “Royalist Marketplace” (in Thai) is run by Pavin…
- Covid-19 News
Misery as arrival ban keeps families apart
Thailand’s ban on foreign arrivals is causing misery among families across the nation as foreigners married to Thai nationals plead with the government to let them return to be with their families. James Jacobs, a Briton stranded in France, told Nation Thailand he wants to return to his 29 year old wife Sopa, who lives in Chiang Mai. Speaking by…
- Việt Nam
Facebook chính thức bước chân vào thương mại điện tử, cho phép 2,6 tỷ người dùng mua hàng trực tiếp
Mark Zuckerberg chính thức cho ra mắt tính năng Facebook Shop cho phép người dùng mua hàng trực tiếp ngay trên app. Facebook Shop sẽ được cung cấp miễn phí, cho phép người bán liệt kê danh sách sản phẩm bán ra không chỉ trên Marketplace như trước mà sẽ mở rộng, đa dạng hơn, gồm fanpage Facebook, hồ sơ…
- Covid-19 News
97 year old Phuket woman recovers from Covid-19
And now for the good news … A 97 year old “granny” from Bang Tao, Phuket, has been discharged from hospital, having recovered from the Covid-19 virus. The news was shared on social media by Nattapon Chueasaman who credited excellent medical care coupled with the elderly lady’s will to add some more digits to her great age. Bang Tao and…
- Covid-19 News
A viral post reveals a lack of social distancing onboard Nok Air flight
A Nok Air passenger from flight DD7809 flying from Nakhon Si Thammarat to Don Meuang Bangkok last Friday posted on her Facebook account with a picture expressing her concern about the lack of social distancing during boarding and then on the plane. “The airline notified passengers that it had to make a detour to Trang Airport to pick up additional…
- Việt Nam
Thái Nguyên: Trả thù người yêu cũ, nam thanh niên tung tin giật gân về dịch Covid-19
Để trả thù người yêu cũ sau khi chia tay, Hải đã chiếm quyền sử dụng tài khoản Facebook của cô gái và đăng tin bịa đặt về dịch Covid-19. Hôm qua, Cơ quan Cảnh sát điều tra (CSĐT) Công an huyện Phú Bình, tỉnh Thái Nguyên vừa ra quyết định khởi tố vụ án, khởi tố bị can đối…
- Việt Nam
Dư luận phẫn nộ khi Facebook hiển thị quần đảo Hoàng Sa, Trường Sa thuộc Trung Quốc
Dư luận trong nước đang phẫn nộ trước thông tin Facebook vi phạm nghiêm trọng chủ quyền của Việt Nam đối với hai quần đảo Hoàng Sa và Trường Sa, và yêu cầu MXH này phải xóa hai quần đảo trên khỏi bản đồ Trung Quốc. Cụ thể, khi người dùng truy cập vào mục bản đồ trong tính năng…
- Politics News
Thai Health Minister demands apology for inflammatory comments
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has criticised fellow Bhumjaithai Party member Boonkua Pussatevo for a Facebook comment that, according to The Nation, translates loosely to “stupid citizens will lead us to death” and has asked for a public apology over the comments. The remarks follows a computer glitch affecting the distribution of the 5,000 baht assistance many citizens were expecting.…
- Covid-19 News
Facebook sues Bangkok man for ‘cloaking’ software
Facebook is suing a Bangkok resident for developing and marketing software that ‘cheats’ the social network’s advertising review process to enable users to post dangerous ads to other users. Facebook explained that Mr Basant Gajjar, an Indian-American software architect living in the Thai capital, developed a “cloaking” technique in software that hides the real content of advertisements, while showing the user…
- Crime News
Trio arrested with 47 kilograms of marijuana they were selling on Facebook
Pattaya police have arrested 3 people on Saturday who were caught with 47 kilograms of marijuana that they’d been selling around Chonburi and Bangkok 20 year old Nakarachai or Pon-noon, 21 year old Muay Subboonto and 20 year old Nawee Cherndecha were arrested after police received a tip-off. The enterprising trio had also been brazenly selling their ‘consumables’ through a Facebook…
- Covid-19 News
Anutin misspoke again, later apologises, again
“We’re not happy with some health personnel who do not take good care of themselves. They should have set an example for others.” Thailand’s volatile Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul yesterday criticised medical personnel infected with the Covid-19 coronavirus , drawing furious responses on social media until he apologised, again. The deputy PM and Bhumjaithai Party leader originally told reporters…
- Việt Nam
Facebook Việt rầm rộ trend mới: Avatar sang chảnh từ ảnh mặc định
Mới đây, cư dân mạng Việt lại rộ lên một phong trào mới, đó là biến tấu avatar mặc định nhàm chán bằng muôn vàn kiểu thiết kế “lầy lội”. Có vẻ như giới trẻ Việt Nam đã chán việc để những bức ảnh “chất”, “diễn deep” hay “góc nghiêng thần thánh” làm ảnh đại diện trên Facebook, mà thay…
- World News
Busted! Cambodia cracks down on suggestive Facebook sellers
Cambodian women’s rights groups are slamming a crackdown on well endowed women who wear “provocative clothing” while selling goods live on Facebook, calling the crackdown dangerous and baseless. Seven groups point out that the women are breaching no law. “There is no evidence-based research that affirms that women’s clothing choice is the root cause of degradation of social morality.” Cambodian…
- Việt Nam
Năm 2019 doanh thu quảng cáo của Instagram vượt mặt Youtube
Cùng với nhiều cỗ máy kiếm tiền khác, Instagram góp phần không nhỏ trong việc tạo ra doanh thu cho Facebook. Vừa đây, Bloomberg tiết lộ Instagram đã mang lại doanh thu quảng cáo 20 tỷ USD trong năm 2019, chiếm hơn 1/4 tổng doanh thu của Facebook trong năm qua. Các quảng cáo trên Instagram được lồng vào giữa…
- Covid-19 News
Thai Health Minister apologises for his comments that ‘farang’ should be kicked out
UPDATE: The Thai Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, has had a bad case of foot-in-mouth disease since this morning, after being panned in social media for his comments at a government PR gathering to promote the wearing of face-masks following the coronavirus outbreak in China. The minister has apologised for his earlier comments about ‘farang’ , when he said that they…
- Việt Nam
Instagram và Facebook trừng phạt Iran
Instagram và Facebook đang thực hiện các lệnh trừng phạt của Mỹ như xóa các bài đăng ủng hộ Qassem Soleimani, người đứng đầu Lực lượng Quds tinh nhuệ Iran bị ám sát. Hiện có ít nhất 15 nhà báo người Iran đã bị Instagram khóa. Đồng thời những tài khoản của những người có tầm ảnh hưởng ở Iran…
- Việt Nam
Facebook kế hoạch xây dựng hệ điều hành riêng
Ảnh: zing.vn Để tránh phụ thuộc vào Android, hiện tại Facebook đang tiến hành phát triển một hệ điều hành mới của riêng mình. Hiện tại, bộ kính thực tế ảo Oculus và màn hình thông minh Portal là sản phẩm chủ yếu của Facebook nhưng đều sử dụng một phiên bản hệ điều hành Android. Kính thực tế ảo…
- Việt Nam
Bịa chuyện “nhóm người quạ đen bắt cóc” nhằm câu view bán hàng online
Ảnh: zing news Ngày 7/12, Công an huyện Châu Thành, tỉnh Tiền Giang đã mời đối tượng Lâm Minh Thanh (33 tuổi, ngụ xã Tân Lý Tây, huyện Châu Thành) lên cơ quan công an làm việc về hành vi cung cấp thông tin sai sự thật trên mạng xã hội. Cụ thể, ngày 4/12, trên tài khoản Facebook cá…
- Việt Nam
Nữ trọng tài trận đấu Việt Nam vs Thái Lan Joanna Kate Charaktis khóa tài khoản Facebook
Ảnh: Zing Trước cơn bão người hâm mộ đổ bộ từ tối qua, nữ trọng tài biên trận đấu bóng đá nữ Việt Nam vs Thái Lan – Joanna Kate Charaktis đã khóa tài khoản Facebook cá nhân. Từ lúc trận chung kết bóng đá nữ SEA Games 30 vẫn đang diễn ra tối 8/12, nhiều người dùng Facebook (chủ…
- Crime News
Facebook hackers steal 34 million baht in online scam
PHOTO: INN News “…never set your password with your phone number or personal information that is easy to hack.” Thais Wuttiwat Chuenmanoh and Chawan Kornraknugpai have now been arrested after many victims filed complaints that the pair had been stealing their identities. The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society’s Puttaphong Punnagun, and Police Colonel Ek Siriwat from the Technology Crime Suppression…
- World News
Myanmar switches to international ‘unicode’ on October 1
PHOTO: Cordelia Persen/flickr “October 1 is “U-Day”, when Myanmar officially adopts the new system.” Accessing everything from Wikipedia to Google Maps in Myanmar is about to get a lot easier when the country finally adopts the universal code underpinning phone and online communication next week. Tech experts say the move to bring the country more in step with the rest of…
- Chiang Mai News
Dental assistant turns ‘pro’ selling fake retainers and braces
PHOTO: WorkPoint News The Chiang Mai Provincial Public Health Office has arrested an unqualified or registered dental retainer seller that used to work as a dentist assistant. She has been selling the fake retainers to customers online via Facebook. Nattawut Prasertsiripong, from the Department of Health Service Support was contacted to take legal action against the woman making fake retainers…
- Technology News
‘Deepfake challenge’. Who is really speaking in that video?
“…new tools are “urgently needed to detect these types of manipulated media.” Technology firms and academics are joining together to launch a “deepfake challenge” to improve tools to detect videos and other media manipulated by AI (Artifical Intelligence). The initiative includes US$10 million from Facebook and aims to curb what is seen as a major threat to the integrity of…
