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

South China Morning Post
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Philippines’ short-lived Discord ban exposes cracks in online safety strategy
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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 that it had lifted the ban after what officials described as successful negotiations with Discord...

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