Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. - AP
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): President Rodrigo Duterte is seeking a meeting with representatives of Facebook after he questioned the social networking platform’s decision to take down pro-government and pro-military “advocacy” pages and accounts, saying he does not see any use for it if it does not help the government in the “fight of ideas.”
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday (Sept 29) explained that Duterte did not intend to shut down Facebook’s operation in the country, but slammed its takedowns as a form of censorship and suppression of free expression.
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