Here’s why it’s hard to feel sorry for ‘unmasked’ anonymous bloggers…
It’s a jungle out there, so goes the words of caution that we, our elders, and friends often throw out. Once we step outside our comfort zones, we soon realize …
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Andrea Brillantes: Latest victim of social media’s dark underbelly
The Net is on fire in the Philippines over the “viral” spread of a personal video allegedly of Filipino showbiz celebrity Andrea Brillantes. Brillantes, star of the hit TV drama …
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Nigerian email scammers make way for Filipino online sextortionists!
It used to be Nigerian email phishers and scammers. Now it is Filipino sextortionists. It is big business, described to be “industrial” in scale in a Washington Post report involving …
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Why is da Pinoy so easily butthurt? Is it an excuse?
GetRealPhilippines repeatedly points out the sensitivity of da Pinoy as something that is immature and something we should grow out of–and fast, for many reasons: Ego distorts our way of …
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Online libel, freedom of information, and what Filipinos have done with their freedom
Outrage in the citizenry continues erupting over the recent ruling of the Supreme Court regarding the online libel clause in Republic Act 10175, A.K.A. the Cybercrime Law. Due to the …
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Decriminalisation or repeal of libel law: It’s about time the Philippines becomes a modern country
It is not surprising that Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III wholeheartedly supports criminal libel in the Philippines. Luis Teodoro, BusinessWorld columnist and former dean of the College of …
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Aquino anti-cybercrime law curtailing freedom of speech ruins significance of EDSA people power revolution
The celebration for the 28th anniversary of EDSA People Power revolution will be low key according to Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma. Instead of holding it at EDSA where it …
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Filipino netizens on edge as online libel criminalized under RA 10175 (the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012)
The Philippine Supreme Court reportedly upheld the libel provisions of Republic Act 10175 or the “Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012” which Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III signed into …
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