Philippines: Anti-Fake News Act of 2017 (SB 1492)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
21 Jun 2017 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
streaming service provider
platform intermediary: e-commerce
other service provider
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Introduced Anti-Fake News Act of 2017 (SB 1492)
On 21 June 2017, the Anti-Fake News Act of 2017 (SB 1492) was introduced into the Senate of the Philippines. The Act aims to impose penalties on individuals who offer, publish, distribute, circulate, or disseminate false news or information through …
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament