{"id":50449,"date":"2015-05-26T22:00:18","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T14:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=50449"},"modified":"2025-01-07T14:03:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T19:03:02","slug":"solon-passes-bill-against-cyber-bullying-calls-for-responsible-netizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/05\/26\/solon-passes-bill-against-cyber-bullying-calls-for-responsible-netizens\/","title":{"rendered":"Solon passes bill against cyber-bullying, calls for responsible netizens"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MANILA \u2013 Cyber-bullying may soon be regarded as a crime after a solon had filed House Bill 5718, or the \u201cAnti Cyber-Bullying Act of 2015,\u201d a bill penalizing acts of posting rude, offensive, or insulting messages online.<\/p>\n

\u201cCyber-bullying is one such problem that the advancement in technology and social media has generated. It can potentially affect not only school-aged children, but also any individual who has access to a mobile phone or the internet,\u201d the bill\u2019s author, Camarines Sur Representative Rolando Andaya Jr. said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy penalizing acts of cyber-bullying, people are encouraged to become responsible netizens and make them accountable for their cyber-actions,\u201d Andaya added.<\/p>\n

The bill defined cyber-bullying as \u2018acts of cruelty committed using the Internet or any form of electronic media or technology that has the effect of stripping one\u2019s dignity or causing reasonable fear or physical or emotional harm.\u2019<\/p>\n

The offensive acts were enumerated as the following:<\/p>\n

a) Repeatedly sending offensive, rude and insulting message;<\/p>\n

b) Distributing derogatory information about the victim;<\/p>\n

c) Posting or sending offensive photos of the victim, whether these are digitally altered or not, or were taken with or without consent, with the intention to humiliate and embarrass the victim;<\/p>\n

d) Breaking into an email, social networking or any electronic account and using the victim\u2019s virtual identity to send, upload or distribute embarrassing materials to or about others;<\/p>\n

e) Sharing the victim\u2019s personal information or any embarrassing information, or tricking the victim into revealing personal or embarrassing information and sharing it to others; and<\/p>\n

f) Repeatedly sending messages that include threats of harm or engaging in online activities that cause fear on the victim\u2019s safety.<\/p>\n

As stated in the proposed bill, cyber-bullies will be fined from P50,000 to P100,000 or imprisoned for six months to six years, or both, depending on the acts committed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe onset of the Internet has shattered world barriers empowering users with immense information and allowed them to be socially connected to virtually anybody around the globe in the comfort of their own homes,\u201d Andaya said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBecause of the anonymity that the Internet gives, social and moral norms are easily switched off and users are emboldened to just say or post anything online without accountability,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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The Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) were the agencies tagged to formulate the bill\u2019s rules and regulations.<\/p>\n

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