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