The Facebook account of a Filipino legislator was suspended for repeated “community standards violations.” The account’s lock came shortly after the lawmaker promoted the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin as effective against COVID-19.
Rep. Mike Defensor has announced that his Facebook account has been suspended and that he was locked out. He used the suspension to call for a probe into Facebook’s censorship policies.
"Facebook just blocked me for giving my analysis on the COVID update report posted on the internet... I think it's about time that we investigate the policies on censorship of Facebook," he said to local media.
"There's a difference between fake news and expressing your opinion based on facts," Defensor added. He said he would file for a resolution in the House for a probe into Facebook’s content moderation policies.
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