MANILA (dpa): Dozens of Philippine Facebook users complained about fake accounts using their names on Sunday (June 7), with some even receiving threatening messages from the users of the dummy accounts for joining online protests against a new anti-terrorism bill.
The state-run University of the Philippines (UP) was the first to issue an alert against the dummy accounts, asking its students, officials and alumni to check their accounts and file reports with Facebook.
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