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Philippines’ short-lived Discord ban exposes cracks in online safety strategy

The Philippines’ decision to block messaging platform Discord for less than a day following a series of school shootings has raised questions about the government’s response to child safety online, with analysts describing the move as a show of regulatory muscle that did little to address underlying problems. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) announced on Thursday…

Philippines’ short-lived Discord ban exposes cracks in online safety strategy

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