Marcos touts AI upskilling, calls for online protections vs. violence, ‘fake news’
Marcos says the Philippines must prepare for an AI-driven future while protecting children from online harms
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[Tech Thoughts] The ‘funnel’ from video games to criminal behavior
Extremists use video games and gaming culture as a springboard to start the process of turning a child or teen into someone much more violent than they normally would be
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Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram as landmark trial begins
A bipartisan group of 29 US states is suing Meta, seeking potentially tens or hundreds of billions of dollars in penalties and changes to how Meta does business
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Roblox questioned on community safeguards amid PH scrutiny over youth safety
DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla says they are currently looking into the possible connection between Roblox’s chat functions, where groomers may lurk, and the Ateneo de Zamboanga incident
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LIST: What Roblox has done to safeguard child users
Read on for a list of the features and actions Roblox has taken to improve its safety protocols and protect its users from bad actors
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Mark Zuckerberg encouraged growth over child safety, ex-Meta exec testifies
‘If Mark makes something a priority, mountains move in months,’ says former Meta Platforms engineering director Arturo Bejar
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PNP: 74 cases linked to nihilistic violent extremism, 42 minors rescued so far
Senator Risa Hontiveros calls for urgent action and accountability from social media platforms amid the rise in NVE cases
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Guteza recants allegations vs Romualdez | The wRap
Today’s headlines: Martin Romualdez, School shooting, Donald Trump
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US teen drops lawsuit against Meta, Google and Snap ahead of trial
The plaintiff, a 15-year-old girl from New Jersey, drops her claims without any payment. TikTok, which was also a defendant in her case, had previously settled her claims.
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PLDT, Smart blocking over 100 sites streaming extreme violent content
PLDT chief operating officer Butch Jimenez says its networks ‘will not be used as a channel for content that glorifies violence and puts our communities, especially our children, at risk’
