A spokesman for Philippine presidential race front-runner Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says that his Facebook account was suspended the previous day for not following the company s community standards.
(Screenshot) MANILA - Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. on Tuesday requested Facebook Philippines for an explanation regarding the series of flagging and removal of posts and shared stories by government officials, various government media agencies, and ordinary netizens. In his letter addressed to John Rubio, country director of Facebook Philippines, the chair of the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media said his office recognizes mother company Meta's efforts against disinformation, cyberbullying, hate speech, terrorism, and other problems encountered in social media platforms but would welcome information and an explanation from the social media giant. "I join the concern of the government agencies and mass media organizations about the effects of the abovementioned incidents in the performance of official functions and their implications in national security, sovereignty, and fundamental freedoms," Revilla wrote. National Task Force to End Loc
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PDP-Laban President and Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi (File photo) MANILA - The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) party has expressed alarm over the massive flagging of Facebook (Meta) Philippines of the party's official posts and photos as well as various pages of its national and local candidates. In a press statement, PDP-Laban president and Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi pinned the blame on the opposition, saying the move was supposedly done as part of efforts to discredit the accomplishments of the Duterte administration and maliciously influence voters' decisions ahead of the May polls. "It is alarming that a foreign media company is blatantly controlling and censoring in violation of our freedom of speech and the right to information and expression of not only our citizens but as well as many of our government institutions. This is a direct attack on the rights and sovereignty of Filipinos," Cusi said. He challenged Facebook to stay "n