MANILA, Philippines — Ahead of the 2022 national elections, Senator Francis Pangilinan on Tuesday stressed the need for a “strong pushback” against the “weaponization” of social media.
“We really have to come up with a strong pushback and this will require citizens being vigilant, the social media platforms putting their foot down,” Pangilinan said in an online interview with reporters.
“Hindi rin biro dahil pag lumabas sa social media yung paninira, yung red-tagging, kamatayan ang kasunod nun, ‘di ba? Lalo na ‘pag paulit-ulit, people are killed,” he added.
(This is no joke because when it comes out on social media, the defamation, the red-tagging, death comes ne…
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