52
A few weeks before the presidential and parliamentary elections, scheduled for May 9, the importance of Facebook in the daily life of Filipinos has raised the concern of an editorialist from the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
In a context where the son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos dominates the countryside, the journalist is concerned about the spread of rumors and hateful content on the social network. A practice supported by significant funding, she underlines.
She recounts how she unsuccessfully reported content to Facebook calling for the rape of the vice president’s daughter, Lena Robredo, a candidate for president. “I’ve had better luck reporting spam than hate content or fake news,” she explains.
Of course, continue