Philippines’ worst school shooting puts social media, games in the dockThe Tacloban attack has reignited a debate over youth radicalisation online, but experts warn blanket bans ignore the real issue4-MIN READ4-MIN0Published: 5:00pm, 24 Jun 2026After two teenagers opened fire at a Philippine high school this week, the first question lawmakers asked was not about gun control, but the internet.Three pupils were killed and 20 injured at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, Leyte province, on Monday – the highest total casualty count of any Philippine school shooting.It has renewed calls to restrict Filipino children’s access to social media and online games, coming months after police said they had disrupted a school shooting plot by teens radicalised online and as neighbouring Indonesia recently enacted its own ban on under-16s accessing “high-risk” platforms.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
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Philippines’ worst school shooting puts social media, games in the dock
Following the Philippines' deadliest school shooting, which resulted in three student deaths and 20 injuries at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, Leyte province, lawmakers have shifted focus to the internet. The incident has intensified calls to limit Filipino children's access to social media and online games.
Sam BeltranSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-24 · 09:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Following the Philippines' deadliest school shooting, which resulted in three student deaths and 20 injuries at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City, Leyte province, lawmakers have shifted focus to the internet. The incident has intensified calls to limit Filipino children's access to social media and online games. This renewed debate comes after police previously thwarted a school shooting plot involving teens radicalized online and as Indonesia implemented a ban on under-16s accessing certain online platforms. Experts, however, caution that broad restrictions may overlook the underlying causes of youth radicalization.
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Indonesia recently enacted a ban on under-16s accessing 'high-risk' platforms.
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The incident has renewed calls to restrict Filipino children's access to social media and online games.
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Two teenagers opened fire at a Philippine high school, resulting in three pupils killed and 20 injured.
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Police disrupted a school shooting plot by teens radicalised online months prior to this incident.
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Lawmakers' first question after the shooting was about the internet, not gun control.
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