Social media platforms agreed to preserve fake news evidence — DICT

Social media platforms have agreed to preserve evidence of fake news, Information and Communications Technology Secretary Henry Aguda said Monday. 

“Ang [mga] platform po, hindi lang Meta, but Youtube, Tiktok, and the rest, meron na kaming agreement: evidence preservation,” Aguda said at a press briefing at the Department of Justice.

(The platforms, not just Meta, but YouTube, TikTok, and the rest, we already have an agreement: evidence preservation.)

“Kasi may iba akala kapag na-take down na, nabura na, eh nawawala na. Hindi po. Nag-stay po doon,” he added.

(Because some think that once it is taken down, deleted, it is already gone. That is not true. It remains there.)

On April 10, the government, through a letter addressed to Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg, "required" Facebook to implement measures against the supposed proliferation of fake news on its social media platforms that "threatens public order."

Aguda said that Meta is “in full support of the initiative.”

Meanwhile, Aguda warned the public against spreading false information.

“‘Wag na po kayo mag banta ng mga fake news o manggulo o mag-violate ng Article 154 ba ‘yan. Kasi kapag ginawa niyo po ‘yun, what happens in the internet stays in the internet,” he said.

(Do not make threats of fake news, cause trouble, or violate Article 154. Because if you do that, what happens on the internet stays on the internet.)

Aguda was at the DOJ for the signing of a memorandum of agreement with Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida and Communications Office Secretary Dave Gomez for inter-agency coordination to address misinformation and deepfakes. — RSJ, GMA News