[OPINION] Cure for infodemic: More power to netizens, not states or corporations

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'Since 2017, highly problematic 'fake news' legislation has been either enacted or proposed all over the region.' ThoughtLeaders piece by Kiko Pangilinan.

on October 9, 2021, called a spade a spade. She said Facebook algorithms “prioritize the spread of lies laced with anger and hate over facts.”

With these, fears have risen that the personal data of users may be shared by internet service providers with government agencies, which will then be used to prosecute individuals over even private expression of opinions, a guaranteed basic human right. Criticism directed at public officials – a fundamental right of citizens – has often been framed in tandem with fake news and criminalized under this provision.

The above laws severely constrain freedom of expression. They offer easy avenues for governments to prosecute their opponents and crack down on criticism and dissent. And while they only restrict freedom of expression at the individual level, the “Gateway” system – operated in Russia, China,, or Cambodia – has an indiscriminate reach and is extremely invasive to the privacy of internet users.

Existing data protection and privacy provisions across penal, civil, telecoms, and other codes, should be streamlined into a comprehensive data protection law consistent with international human rights standards. At the Philippine legislature, in support of RTI, I have asked for an investigation into troll farms and the spread of fake Facebook accounts. Social media giants must step up and clean up their platforms of criminal activity, for instance child pornography, prostitution, and other forms of sexual abuse and exploitation. Because of these, it has been said that these social media platforms are crime scenes.

 

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