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Facebook and Instagram must do more to block under-13s, EU warns in Meta charges
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (358+ words) BRUSSELS, Belgium " Meta Platforms'Facebookand Instagram were charged on Wednesday, April 29, with breaching landmark EU tech rules and must do more to block children under 13 from accessing the social networks, EU regulators said. The charges or so-called preliminary findings under the…...
Everything starts to feel photo-worthy, thanks to the vivo V70 FE
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1181+ words) Editor's note: This content is sponsored by vivo and was handled by Brand Rap, the sales and marketing arm of Rappler. No member of the news and editorial team participated in the publishing of this piece. With a lot of…...
Postcrossing and the persisting wonder of snail mail
9+ mon, 2+ day ago (1871+ words) Postcards from Marian Hukom, Janver Tungol, Aniruddha Chatterjee, Julie Flores, and Wili Monz. It was your typical hot Tuesday morning. While I double-checked my bag in the car, my boyfriend, Janver, fished out mail from our impossibly high post box....
AI threatens the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine
1+ week, 4+ day ago (806+ words) WAYBACK MACHINE. The internet tool that has become the modern online information ecosystem's 'memory' is being blocked by news sites due to fears of AI scraping For nearly 3 decades, the nonprofit Internet Archive has served as one of the web's…...
Russia-linked hackers compromised scores of Ukrainian prosecutors" email accounts
1+ week, 6+ day ago (689+ words) WASHINGTON, USA "Russia-linked hackers broke into more than 170 email accounts belonging to prosecutors and investigators across Ukraine during the last several months, according to data reviewed by Reuters, a campaign that shows how Moscow's spies are keeping tabs on the…...
Romanticizing life with the vivo V70
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (702+ words) Editor's note: This content is sponsored by vivo and was produced by Brand Rap, the sales and marketing arm of Rappler. No member of the news and editorial team participated in the production of this piece. While the term "romanticizing…...
FACT CHECK: No ban on cellphone use starting April 15; video is AI-generated
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (350+ words) Claim: Starting April 15, 2026, the use of cellphones will be banned nationwide." It shows a video of a news reporter saying, "Paalala sa lahat na banned na o bawal na ang cellphone at paggamit nito sa buong bansa simula April 15. Ang…...
Indonesia summons Meta, Google over noncompliance with child social media curbs
4+ week, 1+ day ago (358+ words) ON THE PHONE. Affan Haritsah, 11 and Kevin Prince, 14, play games on their phones, as Indonesia's communications and digital information ministry implements restrictions against 'high-risk' social media platforms, including Facebook, Tik Tok, and Roblox, in Depok, on the outskirts of Jakarta,…...
Converge dominates Ookla" Speedtest Awards
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (362+ words) Editor's note: This press release is sponsored by Converge and was handled by Brand Rap, the sales and marketing arm of Rappler. No member of the news and editorial team participated in the publishing of this piece. Converge ICT Solutions…...
What Meta and Google's guilty verdict in landmark trial means to you
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1024+ words) SOCIAL MEDIA TRIAL. Mothers, lawyers and supporters celebrate at trial accusing Meta and Google's You Tube of harming children's mental health through addictive social media platforms in the US MANILA, Philippines " The jury at the Los Angeles trial on social…...