In 2022, Google blocked more than 24 million ads and over 300,000 pages were demonetized for promoting harmful health claims regarding Covid-19 and spread misinformation on a host of other topics.
Fact-checking is a basic skill that everyone should learn, Deunida is quick to point out, adding that there are some quick and easy ways to help spot fake news.
Twitter has deployed a specially trained team that includes Filipino language speakers and members well-versed in local contexts to identify malicious actors and review reports related to the May 9 elections.
Vice-presidential candidate and senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan issued the appeal as Facebook's parent firm, Meta, took down hundreds of accounts and pages in the Philippines for engaging in various malicious and dangerous activities, thus, violating the social media site's policies.
The parent firm of Facebook said it is giving emphasis on protecting women as studies show that women in politics are disproportionately targeted for abuse and misinformation attacks on social media.
As to the fears that the legislation might trample on freedom of speech, Maria Ressa argued that it is the algorithm of the distribution channels that are seeking to be controlled and not the content.
Journalist Maria Ressa, who sharply criticized US-based social media giants during her speech when she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in December, will attend Wednesday's (January 12) Senate hearing on disinformation, Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan said over the weekend.
