{"id":269780,"date":"2020-09-24T22:49:44","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T02:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=269780"},"modified":"2020-09-24T22:49:44","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T02:49:44","slug":"palace-believes-afp-not-involved-in-fake-fb-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/09\/24\/palace-believes-afp-not-involved-in-fake-fb-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace believes AFP not involved in fake FB accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Facebook earlier took down over 100 fake accounts linked to police and military units for involvement in \u201ccoordinated inauthentic behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang believes that none of the fake accounts taken down by Facebook are accounts managed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to believe the Armed Forces of the Philippines when they said that they have no official pages taken down by Facebook,\u201d Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a virtual Palace briefing.<\/p>\n

Roque said government officials also have the freedom to air their sentiments.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, even government officials do have freedom of expression. What is prohibited is if this is done in official mediums maintained by the Republic of the Philippines,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also noted that code of conduct extends to government officials\u2019 social media accounts.<\/p>\n

Facebook earlier took down over 100 fake accounts linked to police and military units for involvement in \u201ccoordinated inauthentic behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook cybersecurity policy chief, claimed that the fake accounts revolved around criticism of the opposition, activism, and communism.<\/p>\n

The accounts have been most active when talks about the Anti-Terrorist Act of 2020 started last year, he said.<\/p>\n

The Philippine National Police (PNP) tagged as “unofficial and unauthorized” comments, opinions of individuals and groups not related to the agency’s activities.<\/p>\n

Likewise, the AFP said all of the military’s social media accounts are “up and running”.<\/p>\n

Roque expressed hope that Facebook would exercise prudence in taking down accounts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope the social media giant would exercise prudence in all its actions to remove any doubt of bias given its power, influence and reach,\u201d Roque said in a statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Roque said the taking down of the fake accounts is a matter that the government leaves to the \u201csound judgement and discretion\u201d of the popular global social networking firm.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are one in advocating the truth and dismissing disinformation, lies or hatred,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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