DICT, nag-deploy ng election watchdogs na magbabantay sa pagkalat ng impormasyon sa social media

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00:00The Department of Information and Communications Technology deployed election watchdogs

00:05to monitor the spread of false information on social media

00:09regarding the upcoming national and local elections.

00:12Here are the details of the report of Noel Talacay.

00:18Social media platforms will play a big role in spreading false information

00:25regarding the upcoming elections, according to government employee, Nermar.

00:31Thanks to social media, it's faster to spread false information and buy votes

00:38because almost all Filipinos use social media and the internet.

00:44This scenario is expected by the Department of Information and Communications Technology or DICT.

00:51That's why the agency deployed election watchdogs

00:55to monitor disinformation, misinformation, fake news, and deepfakes on social media.

01:03NGOs are volunteers that are willing to put in their resources, their time,

01:12in order to be watchdogs.

01:16One of the NGOs that approached DICT is Scamwatch Pilipinas.

01:22According to its co-founder, Josel D. Guzman,

01:25one of what they're looking at now is what they call a zombie account

01:29or social media accounts that were hacked and troll accounts during the last election.

01:35Not only will this be used to spread disinformation, misinformation, fake news, and deepfakes,

01:43it will also be used for scams or buying votes.

01:47You can use the power of your election practice

01:53to promise people that if you want to earn Php 2,000,

01:58you just need to vote for this candidate, just click the link.

02:02Now, there's no connection to this candidate,

02:05you just need to get your account or scam it.

02:07DICT Secretary Uy explained that they still depend on Comelec

02:14in case they see a social media account that spreads misinformation.

02:19We are deputized, so we act in accordance to the directives of Comelec during the election.

02:26Uy insisted that DICT has been working with social media platforms

02:31to take down social media accounts that spread misinformation.

02:37Some of the social media platforms are very cooperative.

02:41So they will say, we'll look into it.

02:45Sometimes, we just reply to those who are a bit slow

02:49instead of hacking immediately one day, three days, or a week before they take action against us.

02:57Nermar was pleased that DICT is proactive in election-related issues

03:03that have a connection to social media.

03:05Nermar also reminded that all Filipinos should be responsible

03:09in using their own social media accounts.

03:13Maybe do some research first before you decide.

03:18And don't just believe what you read or see on social media.

03:24DICT will warn the public not to just believe what is posted on social media.

03:31Noel Talacay for Pambasang TV in Bagong, Philippines.

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