MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Thursday said it will meet with Facebook representatives next week to discuss the takedown of fake pages and accounts linked to the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). ADVERTISEMENTThe DILG added that it hopes the meeting with Facebook will also help the government create solutions to fight fake news on social media. “[Interior Secretary Eduardo] Año said the meeting will discuss how Facebook uses content-based restrictions. READ: DILG urges Facebook to hold meeting with gov’t on shutdown of accountsThe social media giant previously took down several fake accounts and pages linked to the members of the AFP and the PNP, which is an attached agency of the DILG. Facebook stressed that the accounts were deleted not because of their content but because of their “coordinated inauthentic behavior.”/MUFRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 22, 2020 01:30 UTC