THURSDAY MAY 30,2019[
Solon wants
'Bikoyi social
media platforms
investigated
By MaricelV. Cruz
A PARTY-LIST lawmaker on
Wednesday sought a congessional
investisation on"Bikoy", and look
into oissible liabilities of social
media eiants Facebook and Youtube
for ho-sting highly-damaging Yet
unDroven videos against business
and nolitical personalities, including
-the
-embers of Duterte family at
the height of . midterm elections
camDalgn.
WithiarelY a week before Congress
adioums sine die next week' ReP'
Hft"do G"tbin of Ako-Bikol, at
a news conference, said he filed
House Resolution 2585 directing the
House Committee on Infomation
and Cbrnnunications Technology to
conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation
the Bi(ov viieoi and other widelY
circulated postings on social media
I Platforms.
Garbin, a dePutY min'oiitY leader,
said the congressional investigation
hooes that Congress
'to'pass
will be
measure Providing for a
a
able
'take down clause" that would allow
sovemment, without a need for a
ioo.t otd"t, to demand the immediate
removal of social media contents that
are libelous, seditious, defamatory
and/ or contr,ary to any Provision of
existinc laws,"
"The-approval ofthe bill and similar
'neasurci iu become imPorative in
instilling social and legal rcaponsibility'
on sociil media platform creators and
onerators." Garbin said'
'Garbin cited the deaths and self-
inflicted physical harm on victims
of the i'Momo Challenge" .and
"Blue Whale Challenge" as among
the reasons for the Passage of his
orooosal.
' darbin said the BikoY videos
"maliciously hurled false accusationd"
against members of President Dutertr's
. personalities,
fo^ ofvnir of
Misibis Bay resort in AlbaY.
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