MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine senator on Friday sought an inquiry into what he described as "censorship" by Facebook after the social media giant took down a network of accounts it said were inauthentic including one the government supports.
Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, who is an ally of President Rodrigo Duterte, filed a resolution calling for a probe just days after the presidential office accused Facebook of censoring pro-government content.
"There is an urgent need for the senate to investigate the censorship done by Facebook considering that it affects not only peace and order, and security of our country, but likewise greatly affects every Filipino's freedom of expression," Dela Rosa said in a resolution.
Duterte, whose allies dominate both the upper and lower chambers of congress, has created a powerful support base on social media platforms like Facebook, which was instrumental in his election victory in ...
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