Citing concerns about free speech and data privacy, President Rodrigo Duterte vetoed a bill that would have required individuals to register their ownership of a SIM card and use their real names when creating social media accounts. READ:
MANILA, Philippines – Citing concerns about free speech and data privacy, President Rodrigo Duterte vetoed a bill that would have required individuals to register their ownership of a SIM card and use their real names when creating social media accounts.
The bill would have also required anyone creating a social media account to use their real name and phone number. The President’s main problem with the enrolled bill was the part about requiring the registration of real names for social media accounts. Duterte thinks the provisions on social media registration were “not duly defined, discussed, or threshed out” in the bill he was asked to sign.
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