Philippines: Act Criminalising the Creation and Dissemination of "Fake News", Amending the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (HB No. 9141)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
13 Sep 2023 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Philippines
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider
platform intermediary: user-generated content
messaging service provider
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Introduced Act Criminalising the Creation and Dissemination of "Fake News", Amending the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (HB No. 9141)
On 13 September 2023, an Act Criminalising the Creation and Dissemination of "Fake News" (HB No. 9141) was introduced to the House of Representatives of the Philippines. The Act would amend sections 3 and 4 of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament