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Canada introduces legislation to ban social media for children under 16, regulate AI chatbots
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (516+ words) The Canadian government introduced a digital safety bill on Wednesday that would ban social media for children under 16 with exemptions for platforms that meet certain safety standards, months after Australia enacted the world's first social media ban for young people....
Keeping lines open: DICT, Globe, PLDT bring emergency connectivity to Mindanao quake victims
13+ hour, 31+ min ago (387+ words) The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has teamed up with major telecommunications companies to restore communications and internet access in communities affected by the magnitude 7. 8 earthquake that struck Mindanao earlier this week. In a statement on Wednesday (June…...
US charges three Malaysian state telecoms officials for multimillion-dollar fraud
3+ week, 21+ hour ago (405+ words) The United States has charged three senior employees of Telekom Malaysia (TM) TLMM. KL for allegedly misappropriating over $20 million from the Malaysian state telecommunications firm, the U. S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday. Mohd Hafiz Lockman, Mohd Yuzaimi Yusof, and Khanh…...
DICT now the Department of Internet Censorship and Takedowns? Aguda's Telegram threat spawns witty quip
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (241+ words) DICT might as well stand for Department of Internet Censorships and Takedowns instead of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) as Secretary Henry Aguda doubles down on plans to go after encrypted messaging apps. The quip about the…...
They risk their lives: Villafuertes seek mandatory insurance, benefits to power, telco line workers
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (334+ words) Camarines Sur Representatives Luigi and Migz Villafuerte urged the Senate to pass the House-approved measure granting mandatory insurance coverage and other benefits to electric power and telecommunications line workers. "Line workers perform an essential and often dangerous role in restoring…...
Whats App says Russia tried to fully block service to push state app
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (304+ words) Russia has attempted to "fully block" Meta Platforms META. O-owned Whats App in the country, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Wednesday, as it promotes home-grown platforms and seeks greater control over its internet space. A simmering dispute with foreign…...
House OKs mandatory insurance coverage for electrical, telecom line workers
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (260+ words) The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a measure mandating the compulsory insurance coverage for electrical and telecommunications line workers. House Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand Alexander Marcos, who led the passage of House Bill…...
That "Intercepted parcel" email? Total scam, warns BI
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (235+ words) The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has advised the public not to fall for online scams that have been using the name of the agency. "These scammers deliberately misuse the name of the Bureau of Immigration and invent official-sounding processes to…...