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Millions of FB, IG content removed during 2022 elections due to violations

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 11:46 AM

Some 5 million pieces of content were removed from Facebook and Instagram before and after the May elections due to policy violations, Meta said. Read more »

DOF says hiring ex-Duterte social media man Nic Gabunada 'legal, aboveboard'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 12:16 PM

The Department of Finance said Tuesday its decision to hire Nicanor Gabunada Jr as a consultant is "legal and aboveboard."    Read more »

Facebook oversight panel will now review takedown requests

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 14 12:49 AM

The Oversight Board was set up by Facebook to deal with contentious questions of content moderation. Read more »

AFP says Facebook should target terror accounts instead of military-backed groups

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 06:07 PM

MANILA— Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Gilbert Gapay said Tuesday that instead of zeroing in on accounts supporting the military, social media giant Facebook should focus on tracking down accounts of "terrorists" and other groups promoting hate and violence. Read more »

Dela Rosa urged to ask why police, military use Facebook to spread 'fake news'

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 05 12:22 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) — A political analyst on Sunday said Senator Ronald Dela Rosa should instead ask why the police and military were using Facebook to spread fake news.  Read more »

Roque doubts Facebook will be banned in PH despite Duterte rant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 09:39 PM

Social media giant Facebook drew the ire of the Philippine government after it removed what President Rodrigo Duterte described as "advocacy accounts" of the country's military and police. Read more »

AFP says ready to sanction officers who violate social media rules

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 10:04 PM

The Armed Forces of the Philippines is ready to sanction its personnel who will be found to have violated social media policies. Read more »

Facebook urged to practice 'prudence' following removal of military, police-linked accounts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 03:52 PM

Malacañang Palace said Wednesday social media giant Facebook should practice "prudence" in its actions, following a disclosure that it removed accounts linked to the military and police due to policy violations. Read more »

AFP accounts 'up and running'; PNP 'disowns' unofficial personnel actions after Facebook move

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 23 01:56 PM

The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police said Wednesday they continue to uphold the truth and have remained compliant with social media standards after Facebook said it removed accounts linked to their organizations. Read more »