One of my managers has been gently nudging me to write an opinion piece, and I knew that it’s also part and parcel of the job. So I’ve been sending myself ideas that I could work on, until it was right in front of me. As I was working on the layout for the April 6, 2026 (feel free to get...
Applicants from more US visa category groups are now required to set their social media accounts public, based on the latest advisory of the US Embassy in Manila. Effective March 30, visa applicants who need to change their social media privacy setting belong to the following categories: Fiancé(e)...
Over the weekend, Indonesia implemented a social media ban for users under 16. The following Monday, March 30, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian once again urged the government to consider a similar ban in the country. “Huwag na nating hayaang lumala pa ang problema bago tayo kumilos (Let 's not...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, March 30 renewed his push for the government to consider banning social media use for minors, following Indonesia’s implementation of a new government regulation prohibiting children younger than 16 from accessing digital platforms. Gatchalian, chairman of...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Meta and YouTube must pay millions in damages to a 20-year-old woman after a jury decided the social media giant and video streamer designed their platforms to hook young users without concern for their well-being. The California jury 's decision Wednesday in a...
Limiting children 's use of social media is a good suggestion, but it needs to be studied considering the pros and cons it offers to society, Malacañang said. "Magandang suggestion po iyan pero kailangang aralin po (That is a good suggestion, but it still needs to be studied)," Palace Press...
Senator Robinhood Padilla on Wednesday, Feb. 11, called for a deeper review of the effects of excessive social media use on the youth. Speaking during a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, he warned that social media is depriving the youth of meaningful...
MADRID (AP) — Spain plans to ban social media access for children under 16, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Tuesday, in a move designed to shield young people from the harms of online content. Sánchez chided the world 's biggest tech companies in a speech at a Dubai summit, saying they...
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants his government to fast-track the legal process to ensure that a ban on social media for children under the age of 15 can enter into force in September at the start of the next school year. In a video released late Saturday by French...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Social media companies have revoked access to about 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children in Australia since the country banned use of the platforms by those under 16, officials said. “We stared down everybody who said it couldn’t be done,...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian authorities on Thursday demanded some of the world’s biggest social media platforms report how many accounts they have deactivated since a ban on accounts for children younger than 16 became law. Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads,...
BACOLOD CITY – The municipal government of Toboso in Negros Occidental has banned government officials and employees from creating social media content during office hours and within all local government unit (LGU) premises. In a memorandum issued on Dec. 4, Mayor Richard Jaojoco said that the...
