The ongoing debate surrounding the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act (JJWA) in the Philippines is a classic example of how easily policy can be distorted by misinformation. Senator Francis Pangilinan, a key architect of the law, has consistently addressed the pervasive myth that the JJWA grants a “get-out-of-jail-free card” to children who commit crimes. For years, public discourse has been poisoned by the simplistic narrative that children are exempt from any form of accountability, leading to calls for the lowering of the age of criminal responsibility. However, this reactionary stance ignores the nuanced, rehabilitation-focused framework that the law was actually…

As the European Union prepares to roll out its landmark AI Act this August, a significant ripple of anxiety has emerged among the continent’s retail and wholesale giants. EuroCommerce, an influential industry body representing household names like H&M and Ikea, has recently signaled serious concerns regarding how the new regulations—specifically those concerning “deep fakes”—will be interpreted and applied. At the heart of their apprehension is a fear that the current definition of AI-manipulated content is far too broad. While the primary goal of the legislation is to curb deceptive practices, retailers worry that the current legal framework fails to distinguish…