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Policy & Finance
Philippine anti-online disinformation bill feared to threaten freedom of speech, as calls grow for AI governance
Media advocates urge lawmakers to prioritise instead a comprehensive framework for responsible AI use, with safeguards on transparency, privacy, discrimination, labour impacts and environmental compliance.
As online platforms expand throughout the country, red tagging and fabricating Indigenous consent can spread faster, enabling land grabs and rights abuses against Indigenous Peoples, found research by nonprofit Asia Centre.
Carbon & Climate
Trump’s team weighs COP attendance, but influence looms either way
The US will be a major influence at the global COP30 climate summit in Brazil in November, whether it attends or not.
Comments made by materials scientist Chris DeArmitt that plastics are not toxic and their impact on ecosystems has been overstated became the centre of debate at the ReThink sustainability conference. An NGO appealed to DeArmitt's audience to carefully review the science.
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