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We said WFH, not RTO

While other employees are being wined and dined by their tech giant employers to return to the office, Philippine BPO workers are taking the hit from the government mandated RTO.

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TikTok yassifies the Marcoses

According to the internet, the Marcos dynasty that debilitated the Philippines is now one of its most revered families. That's the rehabilitating power of social media and emojis for you.

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Meta VS. Misinformation

In an attempt to protect the integrity of the elections and from social media being weaponized once more, Meta has developed policies and features against misinformation, cyberattacks, and human rights violations.

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“TikTok is the threat,” said Meta

“Get the message out that while Meta is the current punching bag, TikTok is the real threat,” said an email from Targeted Victory, the consulting firm Meta hired to plant fake TikTok challenges and op-eds to malign TikTok as a danger to society.

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Will Smith slaps the Oscars back into the limelight

After another year of the Academy Awards getting all-time-low ratings, something big needed to happen. This year, Will Smith slapping the shit out of Chris Rock for mocking his wife takes away the spotlight from Apple TV’s CODA winning best picture while streaming platforms are taking away the spotlight from theaters.

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Why can’t digital companies just stay in their lane?

YouTube is offering grants for video versions of podcasts, Netflix is launching Trivia Quest as part of their gaming initiative, and Epic Games just bought Bandcamp to build a creator marketplace. Are we looking at jacks of all trades in the making or is this movement worth jack shit?

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