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QUEZON CITY, (PIA) -- Netizens have expressed their support for the NTF-ELCAC and urged the government to do something against the incident noting that it “is clearly suppressing freedom of speech,” in a report by the Philippine News Agency.
"Facebook flagged all my reposts of news from PNA site," seasoned TV host Daphne Oseña-Paez said in a post.
"Stories like free MRT (Metro Rail Transit) rides, Philippines vaccine response, billboards on EDSA, and even the passage of child protection laws," she added.
Netizens also slammed Facebook managers and called them "dictators" for censuring posts by government officials and government media.
"Sabi ng ilan kapatid sa trabaho...ayaw sa diktador kuno pero sila ang diktador (Some of our colleagues say they don't want a dictator, but they're the dictators)," netizen Edwin Zablan said.
Zablan urged Facebook headquarters in the United States to do a "full potential audit" on Facebook Philippines and get VERA Files and Rappler removed as their designated "fact-checkers."
Malcolm Conlan, a British married to a Filipino, posted on Sunday that "censoring of legitimate, verified news by an official source is grossly unfair and requires urgent investigation."
"Stories like free MRT (Metro Rail Transit) rides, Philippines vaccine response, billboards on EDSA, and even the passage of child protection laws," she added.
Netizens also slammed Facebook managers and called them "dictators" for censuring posts by government officials and government media.
"Sabi ng ilan kapatid sa trabaho...ayaw sa diktador kuno pero sila ang diktador (Some of our colleagues say they don't want a dictator, but they're the dictators)," netizen Edwin Zablan said.
Zablan urged Facebook headquarters in the United States to do a "full potential audit" on Facebook Philippines and get VERA Files and Rappler removed as their designated "fact-checkers."
Malcolm Conlan, a British married to a Filipino, posted on Sunday that "censoring of legitimate, verified news by an official source is grossly unfair and requires urgent investigation."
"I was shocked and very worried this morning when I began to get a number of violations from Meta over posts I have shared from the Philippine News Agecny stating cybersecurity concerns. As far as I am aware, this is the official news agency of the democratically elected Philippine government," posted Conlan whose Facebook account has a blue check, meaning it has been verified.
Meta Platforms, Inc., Facebook’s parent organization, earlier suspended a network of more than 400 accounts, pages, and groups just weeks before the May 9 national and local elections.
In 2018, Facebook announced its partnership with VERA files and Rappler to help fight the spread of fake news.
“Despite your efforts to silence us, we remain steadfast in our commitment to bring the government closer to our people and to win the peace by ending the local communist armed conflict. In the end, truth will prevail,” Badoy said. (PIA-NCR)
Meta Platforms, Inc., Facebook’s parent organization, earlier suspended a network of more than 400 accounts, pages, and groups just weeks before the May 9 national and local elections.
In 2018, Facebook announced its partnership with VERA files and Rappler to help fight the spread of fake news.
“Despite your efforts to silence us, we remain steadfast in our commitment to bring the government closer to our people and to win the peace by ending the local communist armed conflict. In the end, truth will prevail,” Badoy said. (PIA-NCR)
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