MANILA, Philippines — Can character assassination be considered a security threat that warrants the immediate take down of posts on social media? Sen. Robin Padilla raised this query on Monday as the Senate committee on public information and mass media tackled various measures aimed at combatting the spread of fake news in the country. During the hearing, Police Colonel Alex Lorenzo of the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) identified several challenges they encounter in fighting fake news online. One of them is the immediate take down of contents, which he said, is only allowed by Meta (previously Facebook), for example, if it involves threat to […]... Keep on reading: Isn't character assassination a threat to national security? Padilla asks