Tag: Fake News

Jinggoy wants purveyors of ‘fake news’ jailed, penalized

(MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Jinggoy Estrada has sought the passage of the bill that seeks to penalize and put to jail persons who pspread false or misleading news online. In filing Senate Bill No. 1296, Estrada proposed an amendment to Section 3 of Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 to include “fake…
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Purveyors of ‘fake news’ should be jailed, fined — Jinggoy

TO discourage people from spreading “fake news,” Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is pushing for the criminalization of act of spreading false or misleading news online. “Click baits, propaganda, and manipulation of legitimate news segments to deliberately online falsehoods, false news or disinformation are so common nowadays, making it difficult to distinguish which is actual news to fake…
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