There should be no attempt to regulate video-streaming services like Netflix because the Internet already has several layers of filtering that can be done by clients/subscribers and service providers. Just like in other forms of media, online media or digital media should be self-regulated. Any attempt by government to regulate media content would be a violation of the constitutional provision that prohibits abridging the people’s basic freedoms.
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Netizens express dismay with proposed 12% VAT on online purchases
“12% VAT on digital service providers such as Netflix and Lazada. Why not collect taxes from POGO?”