@anachroniSam@nicoquejano It then decides whether, when, and how much of the outcome to disclose. If the Church is truly serious about accountability and its apologies, it should pursue independent oversight and mandatory reporting, not just issue press statements.
@anachroniSam@nicoquejano The framework also requires Church officials to report abuse up the ecclesiastical chain, but it does not require them to report it to police or civil authorities. The Church writes the rules, chooses the investigators, and conducts the process behind closed doors.
@bonnibeabel The best safeguards are at the device OS and network level, where parental controls and security features are more effective, not within the app. Inviting Google and Apple, which have Philippine offices, made more sense than asking the German Embassy to compel Felix to testify.
@bonnibeabel That is especially true when the evidence linking GoreBox to real-world murder is weak and merely correlational. Legislators should focus on evidence-driven solutions, not symbolic hearings that create convenient scapegoats.
@bonnibeabel The criticism was warranted. Inviting GoreBox developer Felix Filip was more political theater than evidence-based policymaking. The Senate has no legal authority to compel a foreign national with no domestic business entity to testify over a video game.
@mvn_dn (3) GoreBox removed its multiplayer and chat features on March 11, 2026.
The game was an aesthetic backdrop, not the cause. The suspects were reportedly enduring severe, unaddressed bullying, while the tragedy itself was made possible by unsecured firearms in their homes.
@mvn_dn (2) decades of peer-reviewed research, including major meta-analyses, consistently find the long-term effect of violent games on real-world youth violence to be near zero.
@bonnibeabel (3) GoreBox removed its multiplayer and chat features on March 11, 2026.
The game was an aesthetic backdrop, not the cause. The suspects were reportedly enduring severe, unaddressed bullying, while the tragedy itself was made possible by unsecured firearms in their homes.
@bonnibeabel (2) decades of peer-reviewed research, including major meta-analyses, consistently find the long-term effect of violent games on real-world youth violence to be near zero.
@wildflower_2021@Gabe_10324 HIV is no longer a terminal illness, and with modern treatment, people living with HIV can enjoy the same quality of life and life expectancy as those without HIV. Given this, it’s reasonable to no longer classify PLHIV as PWDs.
@Bbiatchy “If I were one of those parents.”
But you’re not. You don’t know those kids or what their families have been through. Extend those parents the same presumption you’d want for yourself: that they know what’s best for their own families.