# internet safety (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover internet safety. Page: Feed: --- ## [Amazon’s crowdsourced work platform Mechanical Turk to close in September](https://www.rappler.com/technology/amazon-mechanical-turk-closure/) _2026-08-26 · Victor Barreiro Jr. · RAPPLER_ Mechanical Turk launched in 2005 as a service matching workers with simple digital jobs for them to do and be paid for ## [\[In This Economy\] Less than 10% of Filipinos are now poor? Not so fast](https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/in-this-economy-philippines-poverty-rate-incidence-2025-not-so-fast/) _2026-08-26 · JC Punongbayan · RAPPLER_ Until the updated figures arrive, any claim that Philippine poverty has largely been solved is premature ## [The AI founders who walked away from Bezos-backed Prometheus to model the universe](https://www.rappler.com/technology/accelerated-understanding-anima-anandkumar-benedikt-jenik-profile/) _2026-08-26 · Reuters · RAPPLER_ Accelerated Understanding's AI model is built for physics, learning to predict physical phenomena in space and time ## [Why Ombudsman wants 1 of justices who granted Revilla bail off the case](https://www.rappler.com/philippines/reasons-ombudsman-motion-inhibit-ronald-moreno-bong-revilla-case/) _2026-08-26 · Jairo Bolledo · RAPPLER_ 'In particular, Justice Moreno's demeanor and questions to the witnesses were apparently unfair, unreasonable, disrespectful, and lacking in judicial restraint,' the Ombudsman says ## [DEPDev eyes P17.3-B 2027 budget led by PSA’s household census, National ID](https://www.rappler.com/business/department-planning-economy-development-budget-2027/) _2026-08-26 · Lance Spencer Yu · RAPPLER_ Much of the increase goes to PSA, with P5.06 billion for a nationwide household census and P2.37 billion for the National ID, while PPP Center funding is halved ## [Despite recantations, Ombudsman findings on Romualdez’s alleged money laundering network hold](https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/podcasts-videos/ombudsman-findings-romualdez-alleged-money-laundering-network-hold-recantations-bodyguards/) _2026-08-26 · Dwight de Leon · RAPPLER_ Among the Ombudsman investigators' allegations that are mostly unaffected by the recantations is Romualdez's supposed connivance with his frat brother to hide his wealth ## [SPECIAL COVERAGE: Impeachment trial of Sara Duterte](https://www.rappler.com/philippines/video-special-coverage-panel-discussion-impeachment-trial-sara-duterte/) _2026-08-26 · Rappler.com · RAPPLER_ Rappler brings live updates, analysis, and commentary from reporters and experts as the historic impeachment trial unfolds ## [LIVE UPDATES: First BARMM parliamentary elections](https://www.rappler.com/philippines/elections/barmm-updates-voting-results-tracking-polls-2026/) _2026-08-26 · Rappler.com · RAPPLER_ Bookmark and refresh this page for the latest news, photos, videos, and analyses as Rappler closely follows the historic elections ## [San Jose del Monte residents chant ‘Tubig! Tubig!’ as water woes persist](https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/inside-track/san-jose-del-monte-bulacan-residents-chant-water-woes-persist/) _2026-08-26 · James Patrick Cruz · RAPPLER_ San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan residents use a local Basketball Cup to voice out their concerns about their persistent water problems ## [The women of Cinemalaya](https://www.rappler.com/people/actors/women-cinemalaya-2026/) _2026-08-23 · sca isidro · RAPPLER_ Many have noted the excellent films in Cinemalaya 22, but what’s truly worth noting are the outstanding performances by women ## [Collect Open Source Legends (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/rH7elnx0W8Vz) _2026-08-23 · **Sponsored**_ Open-licensed art, limited foil trading packs, and optional on-chain mints. ## [The women of Cinemalaya](https://www.rappler.com/people/actors/women-cinemalaya-2026/) _2026-08-23 · sca isidro · LIVE UPDATES: Impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte_ Many have noted the excellent films in Cinemalaya 22, but what’s truly worth noting are the outstanding performances by women ## [\[Tech Thoughts\] A Rappler conversation about creativity and AI assistance](https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/tech-thoughts-conversation-creativity-ai-assistance/) _2026-08-23 · Victor Barreiro Jr. · RAPPLER_ To what extent should one tag AI assistance they accept in creative work? We tackle the topic on Rappler's Everyday Tech chat channel. ## [Chinese robots beat Usain Bolt’s 100m world record](https://www.rappler.com/sports/chinese-robots-beat-usain-bolt-100m-world-record/) _2026-08-23 · Reuters · RAPPLER_ Two Chinese robots at the World Humanoid Robot Games in China eclipse the 9.58-second world record Usain Bolt set at the 2009 World Athletics Championships ## [One week in Apayao forest reveals 15 reptile, amphibian species](https://www.rappler.com/environment/apayao-forest-herpetofaunal-survey-reveals-reptile-amphibian-species/) _2026-08-23 · Mia Magdalena Fokno · RAPPLER_ 'The documentation of at least 15 herpetofaunal species, including specimens that may potentially be new to science, demonstrates how much more there is to discover in our forests,' says Dorothy Joy Cayaba of the local environment office ## [Iran condemns US plans to announce new sanctions](https://www.rappler.com/world/middle-east/iran-condemns-us-plans-to-announce-new-sanctions/) _2026-08-23 · Reuters · RAPPLER_ Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaeil says the planned sanctions 'find no foundation in international law' ## [\[The Wide Shot\] Lonely youth at the Filipino dining table](https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/the-wide-shot-lonely-youth-filipino-families/) _2026-08-23 · Paterno R. Esmaquel II · RAPPLER_ The loneliness of the young poses a challenge to Filipino families, many of whom use technology as ‘pacifiers’ and as a parenting substitute for restless youth ## [\[Two Pronged\] I’m prone to eating my feelings](https://www.rappler.com/people/human-interest/two-pronged-prone-emotional-eating/) _2026-08-23 · Margarita Holmes, Jeremy Baer · RAPPLER_ 'It doesn’t seem to matter whether I’m lonely, happy, stressed, or simply bored — almost every intense emotion in my life has become an excuse to eat' ## [Encounters with Joy and sadness in ‘Edjop’ film release](https://www.rappler.com/people/newsmakers/encounters-gloria-joy-asuncion-sad-edjop-film/) _2026-08-23 · Benjamin Pimentel · RAPPLER_ With her memories fading, Edjop's wife, Joy, may not have the opportunity to appreciate the powerful performances of Frankie Pangilinan and Elijah Canlas in the upcoming film, 'Edjop' ## [A typewriter poet writes on the spot for strangers in Dumaguete](https://www.rappler.com/people/artists/typewriter-poet-writes-on-the-spot-strangers-dumaguete/) _2026-08-23 · Jasper Dominic Miranda, Lysander Kendrick Tiu · RAPPLER_ With his typewriter, Jecho Adrian Ponce gives strangers a few minutes to tell their stories, turning them into customized poems they can take home ## [It’s never too late for Night School](https://www.rappler.com/people/human-interest/night-school-never-too-late/) _2026-08-22 · Marian Hukom · RAPPLER_ ‘Eagerly exchanging notes on a foreign subject was a feeling I didn’t realize I missed. Connecting with seatmates-turned-friends came naturally despite our different backgrounds.’ ## [CLI-first decentralized compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/h0ltdbbFP3l9) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Run and pay spare GPUs from the CLI — transcode, coinpay (DID+escrow), infernet (AI). ## [Last hurrah? Revisiting June Mar Fajardo’s best Gilas Pilipinas performances](https://www.rappler.com/people/athletes/june-mar-fajardo-best-gilas-pilipinas-performances-retirement/) _2026-08-22 · Delfin Dioquino · RAPPLER_ As June Mar Fajardo soon draws the curtains on his decade-plus Gilas Pilipinas career, we look back at five of his finest and most impactful performances for the national team ## [\[OPINION\] ‘Violence’ in video games is not the problem, their social features are](https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/violence-video-games-radicalization-roblox/) _2026-08-22 · Don Kevin Hapal · RAPPLER_ The real danger isn’t violent gameplay but the monetized, unguarded social environment built into or around these platforms catering to kids ## [Why social media algorithms send you posts you don’t like](https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/why-social-media-algorithms-send-posts-you-dont-like/) _2026-08-22 · The Conversation, Ziv Epstein, Farnaz Jahanbakhsh, Michael Bernstein · RAPPLER_ 'People who use a social media platform should have a greater say in the kinds of information shown to them. If platform designers, the public and policymakers can create new tools that facilitate this goal, then perhaps platforms can better support the values and actions people care about,' researchers say ## [Disenfranchised queer grief at the heart of David Corpuz’s Cinemalaya return](https://www.rappler.com/people/profiles/director-david-corpuz-cinemalaya-tayo-lang-ang-nakakaalam/) _2026-08-22 · Lé Baltar · RAPPLER_ Drawn to movies outside the mainstream, the director of Cinemalaya hit ‘Tayo Lang Ang Nakakaalam’ believes that film isn’t always meant to be ‘beautiful and pleasurable’ ## [TikTok agrees to $400 million US children’s privacy settlement](https://www.rappler.com/technology/social-media/tiktok-us-justice-department-settlement-2024-case-children-privacy/) _2026-08-22 · Reuters · RAPPLER_ TikTok and ByteDance settle US privacy allegations for $400 million, enhancing protections for children's online data. ## [Jannik Sinner withdraws from US open due to knee injury, Draper and Rune also out](https://www.rappler.com/sports/jannik-sinner-withdraws-us-open-knee-injury/) _2026-08-22 · Reuters · RAPPLER_ With world No. 1 Jannik Sinner withdrawing from the US Open due to knee injury, Spain's Carlos Alcaraz emerges as the top contender for the title ## [US, Iran keep up hostile rhetoric ahead of new sanctions](https://www.rappler.com/philippines/us-iran-hostile-rhetoric-new-sanctions-august-22-2026/) _2026-08-22 · Reuters · RAPPLER_ US-Iran Tensions Escalate as Sanctions Loom, Oil Shipments Halt in Strait of Hormuz Amid Calls for Diplomacy ## [At Kusina ng Pag-asa, local restaurants cook free hot meals when disaster strikes](https://www.rappler.com/people/human-interest/kusina-ng-pag-asa-initiative/) _2026-08-22 · Juno Reyes · RAPPLER_ Kusina ng Pag-asa first sprang into action within the areas affected by the 7.8 magnitude Mindanao earthquake. Now, it has expanded to more localities to serve even more Filipinos. ## [Makro to return to PH after nearly 20 years, with 4 Ayala estate locations](https://www.rappler.com/business/makro-return-philippines-ayala-estate/) _2026-08-22 · Lance Spencer Yu · RAPPLER_ The European wholesale retailer first entered the Philippines in 1996, before its stores were eventually folded into SM's retail empire and converted into SM Hypermarkets in 2009 ## [The week in photos: August 15-21, 2026](https://www.rappler.com/world/the-week-in-photos-august-15-21-2026/) _2026-08-22 · Rappler.com · RAPPLER_ A recap of news, sports, lifestyle, entertainment, and human interest images from the Philippines and around the globe ## [Every Channel. One Login. (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/EutRBJvKsMPj) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ 17,000+ live channels, movies and sports on any device. Free trial, no IP lock. ## [This tour guide turns Manila’s streets into history, heritage lessons](https://www.rappler.com/people/human-interest/tour-guide-manila-streets-history-heritage-lessons/) _2026-08-22 · Marky Ramone Go · RAPPLER_ Meet Jing Ordoña, whose Manilakad tours bring travelers to sites ‘hidden in plain sight’ ## [Part 2: The raid, the Catholic Church, EDSA and beyond](https://www.rappler.com/people/novitiate-raid-catholic-church-edsa-beyond-part-2/) _2026-08-22 · Cristina Montiel, Ariana Enriquez, Joshua Uyheng · RAPPLER_ Only in honoring our nation’s historical sacrifices can we learn from the past, and collectively heal as a wounded society ## [What parts of Ombudsman’s case buildup vs Romualdez are affected by recantations?](https://www.rappler.com/philippines/impact-recantations-witnesses-case-buildup-ombudsman-romualdez/) _2026-08-22 · Dwight de Leon · RAPPLER_ Rappler reviews the Ombudsman's complaint against Romualdez and checks if it can still stand despite the recantations of former security aides of Zaldy Co ## [\[Vantage Point\] ProGRESS: When tax relief comes with a P40 price tag](https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/vantage-point-progress-when-tax-relief-comes-with-price-tag/) _2026-08-22 · Val A. Villanueva · RAPPLER_ The ProGRESS paradox: government gives you more money in your payslip, then tries to recover part of what it lost when somebody buys a drink. ## [Philippines’ poverty rate hits record low 9.7% | The wRap](https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/august-21-2026/) _2026-08-21 · Rappler.com · RAPPLER_ Today’s headlines: Philippine economy, PLDT & Smart, U.S. war on Iran ## [Iran vows ‘devastating’ response to US threat to cut off its economic lifelines](https://www.rappler.com/world/middle-east/iran-vows-devastating-response-us-threat-sanctions-august-21-2026/) _2026-08-21 · Reuters · RAPPLER_ Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the country's main negotiator in mediated talks with the United States, says Washington appears to have concluded it could not prevail in its direct military confrontation ## [Saudel intensifies into severe tropical storm outside PAR](https://www.rappler.com/philippines/weather/severe-tropical-storm-saudel-southwest-monsoon-update-pagasa-forecast-august-21-2026-4pm/) _2026-08-21 · Acor Arceo · RAPPLER_ PAGASA continues to monitor the tropical cyclone with the international name Saudel, which remains outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility ## [FACT CHECK: UPLIFT program does not offer P5,000 cash aid, rice subsidy to all Filipinos](https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/no-uplift-cash-aid-rice-subsidy-all-filipinos/) _2026-08-21 · Rappler.com · RAPPLER_ The misleading post circulating online is one of several that promise cash aid to registered individuals. Contrary to the claim, only eligible sectors qualify for the cash assistance. ## [Chog Moral shines, but Gilas Boys still fall to China in U18 Asia Cup](https://www.rappler.com/sports/gilas-pilipinas/philippines-china-fiba-u18-asia-cup-august-21-2026/) _2026-08-21 · Delfin Dioquino · RAPPLER_ Pampanga pride Chog Moral turns in his best performance in a Gilas Boys uniform, albeit in a quarterfinal loss to China that denies the Philippines a seat in the 2027 FIBA U19 World Cup ## [\[Newsstand\] Covering an apartheid state committing genocide](https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/newsstand-filipino-journalists-visit-israel-covering-apartheid-state-committing-genocide/) _2026-08-21 · John Nery · RAPPLER_ Reasons why joining the Israeli government-sponsored press visit was dead wrong — with emphasis on the dead ## [World View with Marites Vitug: Enrico Gloria on how countries negotiate with China](https://www.rappler.com/world/global-affairs/view-marites-vitug-enrico-gloria-how-china-negotiates/) _2026-08-21 · Marites Dañguilan Vitug, Rappler.com · RAPPLER_ Rappler editor-at-large Marites Vitug sits down with political scientist Enrico Gloria to discuss how China uses sanctions and diplomacy as foreign policy tools ## [Want to install solar panels? How DOE’s simplified rules apply to you](https://www.rappler.com/business/things-to-know-simplified-rules-solar-panels-department-energy/) _2026-08-21 · Lance Spencer Yu · RAPPLER_ The Department of Energy's new rules cover solar systems meant primarily for the consumer's own electricity use rather than for selling power back to the grid under a net-metering program ## [FACT CHECK: No DepEd announcement abolishing Grades 11 and 12](https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/no-deped-announcement-abolish-grade-11-12-august-2026/) _2026-08-21 · Rappler.com · RAPPLER_ The Department of Education has repeatedly debunked false information on the supposed removal of the K to 12 program ## [Gilas Women ‘headed in right direction’ with morale-boosting win vs Senegal](https://www.rappler.com/sports/gilas-pilipinas/women-senegal-fiba-olympic-pre-qualifying-tournament-august-20-2026/) _2026-08-21 · Delfin Dioquino · RAPPLER_ Teen guard Sophia Dignadice backstops the trio of Jack Animam, Kacey dela Rosa, and Vanessa de Jesus as Gilas Women beat a non-Asian team for the second time this year ## [FACT CHECK: DSWD not offering cash aid to senior citizens through Facebook](https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/dswd-no-facebook-cash-aid-senior-citizens/) _2026-08-21 · Rappler.com · RAPPLER_ The social welfare department does not process applications for its programs through social media; additionally, only eligible senior citizens qualify for select cash aid initiatives ## [Hong Kong court convicts Tiananmen vigil group of inciting subversion](https://www.rappler.com/world/asia-pacific/hong-kong-court-convicts-tiananmen-vigil-group-inciting-subversion/) _2026-08-21 · Reuters · RAPPLER_ Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, are charged with 'inciting subversion of state power' that carries punishment of up to 10 years in jail under a China-imposed National Security Law ## [PLDT, Smart blocking over 100 sites streaming extreme violent content](https://www.rappler.com/technology/pldt-smart-blocking-sites-streaming-extreme-violent-content/) _2026-08-21 · Victor Barreiro Jr. · RAPPLER_ PLDT chief operating officer Butch Jimenez says its networks 'will not be used as a channel for content that glorifies violence and puts our communities, especially our children, at risk' ## [Poverty rate hits record low 9.7%, but millions are one crisis from sliding back](https://www.rappler.com/business/poverty-statistics-philippines-january-december-2025/) _2026-08-21 · Lance Spencer Yu · RAPPLER_ Around 6.5 million Filipinos were lifted out of poverty between 2023 and 2025, but the World Bank estimates that at least 28% of the population remain at risk of falling back into poverty ## [LIVE UPDATES: Impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte](https://www.rappler.com/philippines/vice-president-sara-duterte-impeachment-trial-updates-videos/) _2026-08-21 · Rappler.com · RAPPLER_ Bookmark this page for Rappler's comprehensive coverage of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial at the Senate ## [Ex-Google engineer’s conviction for stealing AI secrets partially overturned](https://www.rappler.com/technology/ex-google-engineer-linwei-ding-conviction-stealing-ai-secrets-partially-overturned/) _2026-08-21 · Reuters · RAPPLER_ Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, is found guilty in January of seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade secrets for stealing thousands of pages of confidential information