Disinformation peddlers vs drug war victims may face charges

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Human rights lawyer Kristina Conti says families of drug war victims are looking at pursuing legal cases against the “most vile” content posted online.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/disinformation-peddlers-vs-drug-war-victims-may-face-charges/

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00:00Human rights lawyer Cristina Contes says families of drug war victims are looking at pursuing

00:06legal cases against the most vile content posted online.

00:10Contes says some photos of the victims are being altered online.

00:13Duterte's supporters have labeled them as, quote,

00:16fake victims after the arrest and detention of former President Rodrigo Duterte in The Hague.

00:20Online threats have escalated and families now worry about being recognized in public.

00:25Amid the attack, social media platforms have reached out to the victims' families

00:29and expressed concern.

00:31Contes says, quote,

00:32We're thankful that MEDA has reached out, and on their part,

00:35they will also look into the community standards and whatever they could do on their end.

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