MANILA, Philippines —“You cannot lay down a policy for my government,” President Rodrigo Duterte warned social media giant Facebook in a pre-recorded speech that aired Monday night. You cannot bar or prevent me from espousing the objectives of my government.”ADVERTISEMENTDuterte made the remark days after Facebook announced that it had taken down two networks, consisting of fake accounts. Duterte further cast doubt on the future of the social media site’s operation in the country, saying: “Is there life beyond Facebook? According to him, both networks operated using fake accounts meant to deceive people into thinking that they were real individuals. ADVERTISEMENTThis is not the first time Facebook took down accounts supportive of the administration.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 28, 2020 17:46 UTC