Anti Fake News Act Of 2017 Tagalog
Concern over singapore s anti fake news law.
Anti fake news act of 2017 tagalog. Villanueva formally files anti fake news bill that gives stiffer penalties to erring public officials. Dubbed the anti fake news act of 2017. Declaration of policies and objectives. Senator joel villanueva has formally filed a bill that seeks to penalize any person or entity who maliciously offer publish distribute circulate and spread false news or information in print broadcast or online media.
This act shall be known as the anti fake news act of 2017 5. And the filipino public to reject the bill as it threatens to impose an even more dangerous form of censorship of press freedom and free expression. Malicious creation and distribution of faise news. On the other hand a study published by the columbia journalism review in 2017 found the reader base of fake news websites is about 10 times smaller than real news sites.
This act shall be known as the anti fake news act of 2017 section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to maliciously offer publish distribute circulate and spread false news or information or cause the publication distribution circulation or. To be covered under this act such false news or information must cause or tend to cause panic division chaos violence hate or must exhibit or tend to exhibit a propaganda to blacken or discredit one s reputation. This act shall be known as the anti fake news act of 2017 section 2.
Thanks to the internet and social media the problem has become a global phenomenon undermining democracy and a free press. Vienna fake or false news is not unique to the philippines. Republic act ra 10951 anti fake news law in the philippines penalty up to 20 million 20 years imprisonment 2 months old senate bill on 22nd june 2017 senator joel villanueva filed for anti fake news bill that gives stiffer penalties to erring public officials after 2 months from the date of filing the said bill was approved by president duterte into law of the republic amending. Naging kontrobersyal at umani ng pangamba ay ang kakayahan ng bill na arestuhin ang isang indibidwal kahit walang warrant.
The way the law is worded suggests the government can exempt anybody from this act that they want he.