A landmark New Mexico ruling orders Meta to pay $567 million and impose sweeping child-safety reforms, raising questions about whether the changes could spread nationwide.
Digital Age, Same Old Battles: Disinformation Weaponized Against Indigenous Peoples
As the Philippines goes digital, disinformation is increasingly weaponized against Indigenous Peoplesโreshaping narratives to justify exploitation and silence resistance.
Viral Gas Station Supervisor From Sulu Wins Praise for Explaining Global Oil Prices
A Sulu-born gas station supervisor goes viral after clearly explaining global oil prices, inspiring netizens across Mindanao.
Fact Check: Mar Roxas Did Not Make Viral Anti-Duterte Statement
A Facebook post by a Western Samar-based vlogger claims that former senator Mar Roxas criticized former president Rodrigo Duterte, allegedly saying Duterteโs leadership was abusive, chaotic, and responsible for the deaths of many innocent people due to his failed war…
NEWS ANALYSIS: How Traditional Media Can Survive The Social Media Age
The rise of Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and X has reshaped the information landscape, threatening traditional news organizations whose business models once relied on print circulation and linear advertising. Today, audiences consume news in seconds, not minutes, and attention is a…
Bay Area Harvard Grad Sparks โAppstinenceโ Movement: A Tech Detox Gen Z Is Actually Joining
A 24-year-old Bay Area native has kicked off a social-media quitting movement thatโs starting to get global attention โ and yes, itโs called โAppstinence.โ Gabriela Nguyen, who just graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, says the idea came…
SWS survey: Most Filipinos turn to prayer to cope with stress
MANILA, Philippines โ When life gets heavy, most Filipinos find solace in prayer. A new Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey found that praying or engaging in spiritual activities is the top way Filipinos cope with stress, cited by 16% of…
Bangsamoro leaders call for civility as political tensions rise on social media
COTABATO CITY, Philippines โ With political temperatures rising ahead of the 2025 elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), leaders of the regionโs major political parties are urging their supporters to exercise restraintโparticularly in social media. Officials…
How Elon Musk and Tech Giants Are Undermining Democracy
We are standing at the edge of a crisisโone that threatens the very foundation of democracy itself.ย The unchecked actions of Elon Musk on social media, coupled with the alarming inaction of tech giants like Meta, have created a perfect storm…
Bill Gates Reflects on His Tech Career: “I Got Some Things Wrong”
Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft and one of the most influential figures in tech history, recently opened up about the moments he missed the mark during his decades-long career. In a candid interview withย The New York Times, Gates shared…
Hooked on Outrage: How Spectacle Shapes Philippine Elections and Society
Philippine elections are more than just a processโtheyโre a reflection of who we are as a nation. In a country where 99% of the 114-million population owns a smartphone, and 7 out of 10 use the internet via mobile phones,…
