CICC Is Considering Recommendations for a Facebook Ban

CICC is considering recommendations for a Facebook ban

The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) is considering recommendations to ban Facebook in the country. Reasons cited by CICC Executive Director Undersecretary Renato “Aboy” Paraiso are misinformation and protecting children from online abuse. He also mentioned his awareness that blocking the platform would have social and political implications.He also says this is to get the social media platform to comply with the country’s…

Facebook ban in the Philippines considered, again

Months after the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) threatened to ban Facebook in the Philippines—a saga that eventually led to a official partnership with Meta to combat scams and fake news—the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) is once again floating the idea of banning the social media platform in the Philippines. During a recent briefing, CICC Executive Director Undersecretary Renato Paraiso c…

Gov’t weighs Facebook ban over compliance concerns

MANILA — The Philippine government is studying the possibility of blocking Facebook nationwide if the social media platform fails to comply with local laws and cooperate with authorities, the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) said. CICC Executive Director Undersecretary Renato “Aboy” Paraiso said the government has the technical capability to restrict access to an […]