ICYMI: Twitter took down 'hundreds of accounts' tweeting under specific hashtags meant to defend the Philippine government response to the coronavirus pandemic.
National Bureau of Investigation summoned Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto
for alleged violation of Republic Act No. 11469 or the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act. As copies of the subpoena circulated on Facebook and Twitter, the hashtag #ProtectVico also rose to trending topic lists. Discontent over the way the Philippine government has been responding to the COVID-19 outbreak has prompted many Filipinos, forced to stay home during the lockdown, to take their grievances to social media. Days before the hashtag #OustDuterteNow trended on Twitter, netizens also went after pro-administration social media accounts and Facebook pages and used the hashtag #MochaUsonIsOverParty to encourage people to report them.
After the hashtag #MochaUsonIsOverParty trended worldwide on Twitter, the Facebook page of pro-administration social media account
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