Comelec to lobby for law vs online trolls during campaign period - BusinessWorld Online

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THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) is planning to lobby the next Congress to pass a law that will give the agency power to go after individuals who spread fake news and misuse social media during campaign periods, an election commissioner said.

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We have to enact social media regulation in the Philippines, as far as the campaign period is concerned,He noted that it is difficult to prosecute internet trolls under existing cyber libel laws.

Most instances of disinformation on social media platforms during the campaign period for the May 9 elections were directed against Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” G. Robredo, who ran for president, according to a study conducted by academe-media fact-checking projectThe fact-checking initiative also said unfounded claims and historical inaccuracies about President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr.’s family have been posted on social media platforms.

The election body had also resolved 370 out of 1,954 cases of overspending from past elections, and 206 out of 544 disqualification cases, he reported. “The process is part of post-election procedures and in highlighting transparency, it is open to witnesses though not for live broadcast coverage due to security considerations,” Comelec acting spokesman John Rex C. Laudiangco told reporters in a Viber message.

Comelec replaced more than 900 defective vote-counting machines, while 469 SD cards were regenerated on election day.

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