Information and Communications Technology Secretary Henry Aguda told the House of Representatives that Meta, Facebook’s parent company, agreed to reduce the reach of posts the Philippine government says are false.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/dict-secretary-meta-agrees-demote-fake-news-flagged-government/
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00:00Information and Communications Technology Secretary Henry Aguda told the House of Representatives that Meta, a Facebook's parent company, agreed to reduce the reach of posts the Philippine government says are false.
00:12Pumapayag na sila ngayon na kapag CICC o PCO o any duly authorized authority ng gobyerno, pagka nagpadala kami sa kanila na ito po, fake news to, they will demote in their feeds.
00:25During the hearing, PCO Secretary Jay Ruiz said Meta earlier rejected a request to remove a fake memo that appeared to come from the office of the Executive Secretary.
00:35The request, sent through the DICT Cybercrime Investigation and Coordination Center, was denied by Meta, citing freedom of expression.
00:43Meta was absent during the hearing but a company representative said in April that posts labeled as false by third-party fact-checkers get less reach.
00:50Lawmakers, mostly allies of the Marcos administration, questioned Duterte-linked bloggers for spreading this information.