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More effective online content moderation proposed
by Philippine News Agency - Red Mendoza - Catherine S. Valente - Adelfa Celestino
Mar 22, 2025 12:20 am

(UPDATE) PRESIDENTIAL Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Jay Ruiz on Friday called on Congress to pass laws aligning the country's content moderation on social media with international standards.

Speaking at the House of Representatives Tri-Committee's inquiry into fake news, Ruiz proposed adopting the European Union's Digital Services Act as a model for curbing online disinformation, hate speech and harmful content while protecting free speech.

'REAL ENEMY' Presidential Communications Office Secretary Jay Ruiz calls on Congress to pass laws aligning the country’s content moderation on social media with internationally accepted standards, during the House of Representatives' Tri-Committee’s inquiry into fake news on March 21, 2025. Ruiz suggested replicating the European Union’s Digital Services Act as a model for curbing online disinformation, hate speech, and harmful content while protecting free speech. PHOTO COURTESY OF HOUSE PRESS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS BUREAU 'REAL ENEMY' Presidential Communications Office Secretary Jay Ruiz calls on Congress to pass laws aligning the country’s content moderation on social media with internationally accepted standards, during the House of Representatives' Tri-Committee’s inquiry into fake news on March 21, 2025. Ruiz suggested replicating the European Union’s Digital Services Act as a model for curbing online disinformation, hate speech, and harmful content while protecting free speech. PHOTO COURTESY OF HOUSE PRESS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS BUREAU
'REAL ENEMY' Presidential Communications Office Secretary Jay Ruiz calls on Congress to pass laws aligning the country’s content moderation on social media with internationally accepted standards, during the House of Representatives' Tri-Committee’s inquiry into fake news on March 21, 2025. Ruiz suggested replicating the European Union’s Digital Services Act as a model for curbing online disinformation, hate speech, and harmful content while protecting free speech. PHOTO COURTESY OF HOUSE PRESS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS BUREAU

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