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[Be The Good] Does your community want a chat room on Muni?
We need more people leaving the ‘old’ enshittified internet, and choosing better alternatives
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#BeTheGood #Fightingdisinformation #Rapplerplatform #socialmediaplatforms #EditorsPick
Attention Is Extracted, Not Shared
By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — October 7, 2026
Social media platforms often describe attention as something users freely exchange. Post content, gain views, build an audience. On X, that framing hides a harder truth. Attention is not shared equally. It is extracted, concentrated, and monetized by the platform far more than by the people who create it.
This essay explains how attention extraction works and why it leaves Filipino users doing the work without receiving fair value in return.
Attention Is the Product
Every post, reply, and argument keeps users on the platform longer. Time spent scrolling creates data. Data creates ad inventory. Ad inventory creates revenue.
In this system, users are not customers. They are suppliers. Their attention fuels the platform, but ownership of that value remains centralized.
The more active the user base, the more profitable the platform becomes — even if users themselves earn nothing.
Creators Do the Labor, Platforms Capture the Value
Filipino creators invest time writing threads, responding to comments, and building communities. That labor increases engagement across the platform.
But income opportunities remain limited. Monetization tools are narrow, inconsistent, and often unavailable. The platform captures the majority of value generated by user activity, while creators compete for small and unreliable returns.
This imbalance is not accidental. It is structural.
Why Extraction Hits the Philippines Harder
In wealthier countries, unpaid attention may be an inconvenience. In the Philippines, it can be a burden. Many users rely on digital income to supplement low wages or unstable work.
When attention is extracted without fair return, opportunity costs rise. Hours spent posting replace hours that could be used for paid work elsewhere. The platform grows. The user does not.
That gap widens inequality instead of reducing it.
Engagement Metrics Hide the Problem
High engagement numbers are often used to prove success. Millions of posts. Billions of views. But these numbers do not show who benefits.
A post that reaches thousands of people may still produce zero income. A viral thread may raise the platform’s profile while leaving the creator unpaid. Engagement looks like opportunity, but often functions as unpaid labor.
Metrics reward noise, not sustainability.
Why This Model Is Unstable
Platforms built on extraction face long-term problems. As users realize their work produces little return, trust declines. Burnout rises. Quality drops.
Advertisers notice when audiences feel exploited. Creators leave when better options appear. What looks efficient in the short term becomes fragile over time.
Extraction without sharing eventually empties the system.
Looking Ahead
The next essay will assess the overall reliability of the platform and why many users and businesses conclude it is too powerful to trust.
When attention flows in only one direction, the relationship is not a partnership.
It is exploitation.
For more social commentary, please see Occupy 2.5 at https://Occupy25.com
This essay will be archived in the WPS News Archives at Amazon.
References (APA)
Fuchs, C. (2017). Social media: A critical introduction (2nd ed.). Sage Publications.
Reuters. (2024). X struggles to monetize despite high user activity. https://www.reuters.com
Zuboff, S. (2019). The age of surveillance capitalism. PublicAffairs.
#attentionEconomy #creatorEconomy #digitalLabor #inequality #internetBusiness #monetization #onlineWork #Philippines #platformEconomics #socialMediaPlatforms #Twitter #XPlatform
[Tech Thoughts] Building safe online spaces requires whole-of-society approach
[Tech Thoughts] Building safe online spaces requires whole-of-society approach
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[Be The Good] Does your community want a chat room on Muni?
The customer isn’t always right. At least according to Lufthansa’s viral complaint clapback.
Lufthansa’s sarcastic reply to a customer got more than 15 million views before it apologized. While other airlines…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Lufthansa #customerrelations #Customerservice #socialmediaplatforms
https://www.europesays.com/germany/100717/
CICC lifts Discord ban, asks NTC to restore access
CICC Executive Director Renato Paraiso confirms the lifting of the ban against Discord after direct talks with Discord management on steps to enchance cooperation between the two parties
https://justpaste.in/news/cicc-lifts-discord-ban/
#CICC #DICT #HenryAguda #internetsafety #socialmediaplatforms
We need an alternative to big tech platforms: Introducing MUNI
MUNI, an online community space and network, launches on September 16, 2026. It’s time for a platform where facts and trusted voices can thrive.
https://justpaste.in/news/muni-community-space-alternative-big-tech-platforms/
#Fightingdisinformation #Mediaandjournalismissues #socialmediaplatforms #AboutRappler #MovePH
CICC extends Discord, Reddit compliance timelines after companies respond
CICC Executive Director Undersecretary Renato Paraiso gives Discord and Reddit further time to comply with an ultimatum after the two companies reach out
https://justpaste.in/news/cicc-extends-discord-reddit-compliance-timelines/
#CICC #DICT #internetsafety #socialmediaplatforms #InternetCulture
https://www.europesays.com/people/244405/ Top Social Media Platforms Are Refusing To Run Ads For Documentary About Elon Musk #AlexGibney #ElonMusk #Facebook #InstagramAndFacebook #Musk #SocialMediaPlatforms #TheHollywoodReporter #TikTok #UpcomingFilm #youtube
Top Social Media Platforms Are Refusing To Run Ads For Documentary About Elon Musk
Top social media platforms are reportedly declining to run paid ads for an upcoming film on Elon Musk,…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #AlexGibney #ElonMusk #facebook #HollywoodReporter #InstagramandFacebook #Musk #socialmediaplatforms #TikTok #upcomingfilm #Youtube
https://www.europesays.com/3274136/
https://www.europesays.com/3274136/ Top Social Media Platforms Are Refusing To Run Ads For Documentary About Elon Musk #AlexGibney #ElonMusk #facebook #HollywoodReporter #InstagramAndFacebook #Musk #SocialMediaPlatforms #TikTok #UpcomingFilm #Youtube
The customer isn’t always right. At least according to Lufthansa’s viral complaint clapback.
Lufthansa’s sarcastic reply to a customer got more than 15 million views before it apologized. While other airlines…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Lufthansa #customerrelations #Customerservice #socialmediaplatforms
https://www.europesays.com/germany/98679/
TikTok reaches first state settlement in US over teen safety claims, agrees to user limits
TikTok reaches first state settlement in US over teen safety claims, agrees to user limits
What is in the EU’s planned KIDS Act?
Here are the details of the proposed EU KIDS Act, which will require approval from European Union governments and the European Parliament and could be revised before it is enacted
https://justpaste.in/news/european-union-planned-kids-act-details/
#EuropeanUnion #internetsafety #socialmediaplatforms #Europe #Features
California enacts new curbs on social media for children
California Governor Gavin Newsom enacts stricter tech regulations to protect minors from addictive social media features and AI chatbots
https://justpaste.in/news/california-social-media-bills-children-online-safety-september-2026/
#internetsafety #SocialMedia #socialmediaplatforms #USampCanada #children
Carlos Yulo wins Philippines’ first gold at Asian Games 2026 | The wRap
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Carlos Yulo wins Philippines’ first gold at Asian Games 2026 | The wRap
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/video/daily-wrap/september-24-2026/
We need an alternative to big tech platforms: Introducing, MUNI
We need an alternative to big tech platforms: Introducing, MUNI
Bill for social media franchises, DICT content oversight? Not so fast
Bill for social media franchises, DICT content oversight? Not so fast
Man who shared beheading videos jailed
A man who shared videos of prisoners being beheaded has been jailed for eight years. Mohammed Malik, 24…
#Canada #CounterTerrorismPolicing #counter-terrorism #MohammedMalik #socialmediaplatforms #WinchesterCrownCourt
https://www.europesays.com/canada/220328/
California enacts new curbs on social media for children
California Governor Gavin Newsom enacts stricter tech regulations to protect minors from addictive social media features and AI chatbots
https://justpaste.in/news/california-social-media-bills-children-online-safety-september-2026/
#internetsafety #SocialMedia #socialmediaplatforms #USampCanada #children
[DECODED] Why gamifying abuse impacts all of us
Gamified abuse scales the way it does not only because of the bad actors that exploit them, but for the lack of accountability from the online platforms in which they thrive
https://justpaste.in/news/decoded-gamifying-abuse-impacts/
#Decoded #sexualabuseinthePhilippines #sexualexploitation #socialmediaplatforms #TheNerve
Macron urges EU ban on social media for under-15s in letter to Von der Leyen
Emmanuel Macron says it had become urgent to introduce a EU-wide ban through new legislation after France’s Constitutional Council struck down a national bill this summer before it was due to take effect in September
https://justpaste.in/news/emmanuel-macron-urges-european-union-ban-under-15s/
#EuropeanUnion #France #SocialMedia #socialmediaplatforms #Europe
UNICEF estimates 20 million children suffered online sexual abuse in one year
More than one in five children aged 12 to 17 across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe experienced at least one form of sexual abuse or exploitation on online platforms in the year before being surveyed, UNICEF estimates
https://justpaste.in/news/unicef-estimates-online-sexual-abuse-children/
#Facebook #Instagram #MetaPlatforms #sexualexploitationofchildren #socialmediaplatforms
US Settlement requires Meta to check young users’ ages. How will that work?
Here is a look at what Meta said it will do to ensure that users are as old as they say they are, and some of the legal issues that could complicate age checks
https://justpaste.in/news/how-us-settlement-meta-check-young-user-ages-process/
#internetsafety #MetaPlatforms #SocialMedia #socialmediaplatforms #UnitedStates
ChatGPT, Reddit, Roblox to adhere to EU’s ‘very large platform’ rules
ChatGPT, Reddit, and Roblox have four months to comply with additional obligations following their designation
https://justpaste.in/news/chatgpt-reddit-roblox-adhere-europe-very-large-platform-rules/
#ChatGPT #EuropeanUnion #socialmediaplatforms #videogames #Europe
LIST: What’s changing for Facebook, Instagram in the wake of US settlement
Here are list of changes Meta is planning to institute for Facebook and Instagram in the United States as part of a settlement with US states
https://justpaste.in/news/list-facebook-instagram-changes-united-states-settlement/
#Facebook #Instagram #MetaPlatforms #socialmediaplatforms #UnitedStates
Meta settlement opens new front in global fight over social media harm
Governments around the world are trying to curb children’s access to harmful online content, including a world-first ban in Australia late last year on social media for children under 16
https://justpaste.in/news/meta-settlement-opens-new-front-global-fight-harm/
#Facebook #Instagram #MetaPlatforms #SocialMedia #socialmediaplatforms
Rushed EU Kids Act May Be A Nightmare To Implement
The EU Kids Act, announced yesterday, is already coming under fire for overreach and unintended effects. Designed to…
#Europe #EU #EuropeanUnion #KIDSAct #onlineservices #socialmediaplatforms #socialmediaservices #unintendedeffects #video-sharing
https://www.europesays.com/europe/141482/
New Zealand to introduce bill banning social media for children under 16
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says, ”Social media is exposing them to harmful content, addictive technology, and pressures they are not equipped to deal with and it’s affecting their family life, mental health, sleep, and education’
https://justpaste.in/news/new-zealand-introduce-bill-ban-children-under-16/
#internetsafety #NewZealand #socialmediaplatforms #InternetCulture #SocialMedia
Why social media algorithms send you posts you don’t like
‘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…
https://justpaste.in/news/why-social-media-algorithms-send-posts-you-dont-like/
#SocialMedia #socialmediaplatforms #Features #values #content
The week in photos: August 15-21, 2026
A recap of news, sports, lifestyle, entertainment, and human interest images from the Philippines and around the globe
https://justpaste.in/news/the-week-in-photos-august-15-21-2026/
#Photojournalism #SaraDuterteimpeachment #Schoolviolence #socialmediaplatforms #GlobalAffairs
EU Commission proposes under-13s social media ban
EU Commission proposes under-13s social media ban
US teen drops lawsuit against Meta, Google and Snap ahead of trial
The plaintiff, a 15-year-old girl from New Jersey, drops her claims without any payment. TikTok, which was also a defendant in her case, had previously settled her claims.
https://justpaste.in/news/us-teen-drops-lawsuit-meta-google-snap/
#Google #internetsafety #MetaPlatforms #socialmediaplatforms #techcompanies
DILG says there’s ‘great degree of confidence’ Roblox influenced Zamboanga shooter | The wRap
Today’s headlines: Roblox, Marcelino Teodoro, ICC
https://justpaste.in/news/august-19-2026/
#BudgetWatch #InternationalCriminalCourt #MarcelinoTeodoro #Schoolviolence #socialmediaplatforms
Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram as landmark trial begins
A bipartisan group of 29 US states is suing Meta, seeking potentially tens or hundreds of billions of dollars in penalties and changes to how Meta does business
https://justpaste.in/news/meta-rejects-claims-hook-children-facebook-instagram-us-trial/
#Facebook #Instagram #internetsafety #MetaPlatforms #socialmediaplatforms
https://www.europesays.com/people/230467/ German intelligence sees rise in Russia-linked disinformation on Merz #disinformation #FriedrichMerz #GermanChancellor #GermanGovernment #GermanIntelligence #Russia #SocialMediaPlatforms
https://www.europesays.com/3254613/ German intelligence sees rise in Russia-linked disinformation on Merz #DISINFORMATION #FriedrichMerz #GermanChancellor #GermanGovernment #GermanIntelligence #Russia #SocialMediaPlatforms
German intelligence sees rise in Russia-linked disinformation on Merz
German intelligence has recorded a rise in disinformation spread about Chancellor Friedrich Merz that is believed to be…
#EuropeSays #Russia #Disinformation #FriedrichMerz #Germanchancellor #Germangovernment #Germanintelligence #socialmediaplatforms
https://www.europesays.com/russia/64750/
https://www.europesays.com/people/229945/ What new ‘Meta One’ subscription service offers AI power users, creators, businesses | Technology News #ArtificialIntelligence #Facebook #Instagram #MarkZuckerberg #Meta #SocialMedia #SocialMediaPlatforms #WhatsApp
https://www.europesays.com/people/227513/ ’60 Minutes’ Faces Backlash From Critics Over ‘Softball’ Pete Hegseth Interview: ‘It Looks Like a Total Propaganda Piece’ #60Minutes #BrianStelter #CBSMornings #NorahO'Donnell #pentagon #PeteHegseth #SocialMediaPlatforms #TrumpAdministration
France seeks EU backing for revised social media ban for under-15s
Macron says his government has “found a way forward” to get the ban adopted before he leaves office.…
#Europe #EU #EuropeanCommission #socialmediaplatforms
https://www.europesays.com/europe/137748/
Musk’s X says Australia social media ban crackdown undermines international law
The contention by X, whose parent company is Elon Musk’s SpaceX, amounts to one of the world’s most powerful people injecting a geopolitical element into the debate on the social media ban for teens
https://justpaste.in/news/elon-musk-australia-ban-crackdown-undermine-international-law/
#Australia #ElonMusk #socialmediaplatforms #Twitter #AsiaPacific
Meta Discusses Teen Social Media Restrictions with South Korea
Seoul, South Korea – Meta is in talks with South Korean authorities about possible restrictions on teenagers’ use…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #SouthKorea #Meta #Protectingteenagers #Socialmediaplatforms #VoiceOfEmirates
https://www.europesays.com/korea/151445/
https://www.europesays.com/people/223321/ Ursula von der Leyen intends to propose banning minors’ access to social media platforms #BanningAccessForMinors #ModernTechnology #SocialMediaPlatforms #TheEuropeanCommission #UrsulaVonDerLeyen #US #VoiceOfEmirates #VoiceOfEmiratesWebsiteNews
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How Link Suppression Hurts Local Journalism
By Cliff Potts, CSO, and Editor-in-Chief of WPS News
Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines — September 2, 2026
Local journalism depends on one simple action: linking readers to full reporting. On X, that action increasingly comes with penalties. When links are buried or throttled, journalism loses reach, revenue, and trust — especially in countries like the Philippines.
This essay explains how link suppression damages local news and why that harm matters beyond the media industry.
Journalism Cannot Live Inside One Platform
Reporters do not publish entire investigations in social media posts. They link to articles, documents, and sources hosted elsewhere. This is how credibility is built and verified.
When a platform discourages links, it breaks that chain. Readers see headlines without context. Facts are separated from evidence. Journalism is reduced to fragments.
That weakens public understanding.
Smaller Outlets Are Hit First
Large media companies have multiple distribution channels. Local outlets do not. Many Philippine newsrooms rely on social media to reach readers who cannot afford subscriptions or who live far from major cities.
When links are suppressed, these outlets lose traffic overnight. Advertising revenue drops. Donations slow. Some stories never reach the audience they were written for.
This is not a level playing field.
Link Suppression Rewards Noise Over Reporting
Content that stays inside the platform — short posts, arguments, and outrage — travels more easily than careful reporting that points outward.
The result is a system that rewards speed over accuracy and emotion over evidence. Journalists who follow professional standards are punished. Accounts that spread opinion or misinformation are amplified.
This is not an accident. It is an outcome of platform design.
The Public Pays the Price
When local journalism weakens, communities lose information. Corruption is harder to expose. Local issues receive less attention. Rumors fill the gap left by reporting.
In the Philippines, where regional news plays a critical role in accountability, this loss is serious. Democracy depends on access to reliable information, not just loud commentary.
Platforms that damage journalism damage public trust.
Why This Is a Business Failure
Strong platforms benefit from strong journalism. News builds credibility and attracts advertisers who value informed audiences.
By suppressing links, platforms undermine the very ecosystem that makes them valuable. Short-term engagement replaces long-term trust.
That trade-off may boost metrics today, but it weakens the market tomorrow.
Looking Ahead
The next essay will examine how attention is extracted from users without being fairly shared or returned as value.
When journalism is punished for pointing outward, the platform stops serving the public.
It serves only itself.
For more social commentary, please see Occupy 2.5 at https://Occupy25.com
This essay will be archived in the WPS News Archives at Amazon.
References (APA)
McChesney, R. W. (2015). Rich media, poor democracy. The New Press.
Reuters. (2023). News organizations see traffic drops from X. https://www.reuters.com
UNESCO. (2022). Journalism, platforms, and the public interest. https://www.unesco.org
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US Settlement requires Meta to check young users’ ages. How will that work?
US Settlement requires Meta to check young users’ ages. How will that work?
ChatGPT, Reddit, Roblox to adhere to EU’s ‘very large platform’ rules