MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will push for laws regulating social media and eliminating the use of trolls during the campaign period. ADVERTISEMENT“That’s the reason why in the next Congress, we will really push for a social media regulation at least as far as election expenditure and campaign is concerned,” he added. Aside from social media regulation, Garcia said that Comelec will also urge Congress to pass a law against the use of trolls, especially during the campaign period. President Rodrigo Duterte earlier vetoed a bill seeking to mandate registration of SIM cards and social media accounts in the country. The measure aims to stop crimes such as fraud, and to fight the influx of online trolls.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 30, 2022 14:56 UTC