This follows the two separate cyber libel complaints that Sen. Francis Pangilinan filed July 2021 against YouTube channels "Latest Chika" and "Starlet" for alleged false videos, which the popular online platform has since taken down.
To reduce, if not eliminate, online hate speech and disinformation, former Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio said online platforms, not the libeled public official, should assume the burden of proving malice.
Sen. Franklin Drilon said revealing the identity of Internet trolls could help establish a balance between the freedom of speech and the responsibility of the use of that freedom online.
