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Twelve senators are calling for an investigation on reports that public funds are being spent on troll farms that spread misinformation thru social media. (Dawid Sokolowski/UNSPLASH) Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, and...

Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III’s “One person, one Facebook account” proposal against troll armies may be difficult to implement without violating the data privacy right of users. Facebook logo Bayan Muna Rep. Ferdinand Gaite made this comment as he pointed out that Facebook is...

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Facebook could control the proliferation of online trolls in its platform by allowing only one account for each of its users. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Alvin Kasiban/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Sotto said this was relayed to him as being...

Senate President Vicente Sotto III raised concern on Monday, June 21, about the proliferation of so-called "troll farms" on social media ahead of the 2022 national and local elections. (Brett Jordan/UNSPLASH) Sotto said social media giant Facebook should shut down such operations at least until...

Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said the existence of “troll farms” coupled with the proliferation of false information on the Internet are putting a damper on the Filipino voters ability to be discerning of political candidates during the elections. Besides being effortlessly swayed by...