Solon ‘superpokes’ Mikey: Facebook regulation violates free expression
Kabataan Party-list Representative Raymond “Mong” Palatino today slammed Presidential Son and lawmaker Mikey Arroyo’s call for a tighter regulation of the social networking site Facebook.
Palatino was referring to Arroyo’s reaction to a Facebook user’s post last Sunday displaying a photo allegedly showing Arroyo buying liquor in a supermaket in Quezon City while tropical storm Ondoy was hitting the Metro.
The youth solon said proposing to regulate Facebook at a time when it is utilized by citizens to aid in rescue and relief operations is “simply ludicrous.”
“Everyday, hundreds if not thousands of individuals and groups are creating Facebook applications for their various causes, campaigns, interests, events. Facebook users are sharing their pictures, thoughts, plans, and conversations with their fellow Facebook friends. Regulating social networking sites such as Facebook undermines freedom of speech and expression,” he said.
“It is not surprising that a public figure who has a foul reputation fears transparency provided by these social networking sites. Like the proponents of the Right of Reply bill, those who want to regulate the Internet are only afraid of the monsters of their own creation. They are afraid of the potential of the Internet as it gives individuals the power to become citizen journalists,” Palatino said.
The young solon said, “Technological advances, such as the prominence of blogs and multimedia message service have boosted citizen journalism and helped in the dissemination of information. Kaya’t walang takas sa mata ng publiko ang sinumang hindi gumagawa ng mabuti.” ###
tama lang yun! tarantado yang mga yan! dapat sila nalang yung tinangay ni andoy! punyeta talaga! pati FB tatanggalin? mahirap na nga ang pilipino wala pang libangan? wag nalang silang ma-fb kung ayaw nila yung mga lumalabas!
soappp!
hainako. tama. leche
regulating facebook is a joke. facebook and twitter are probably the best thing that ever happened because it made rescue and relief efforts more efficient than without these tech platforms. and without these platforms people like me living overseas would not know how much of a joke politicians in the philippines really are, expecially lately. without these platforms nobody would know how little do the people of his kind care about the common people, their kabulastugan easily exposed.
Kung walang silang ginawang mali, wala silang dapat ikatakot.Kung gusto nila ipagtanggol sarili nila, gumawa din sila ng facebook page nila tapos i-refute dun ang accusations. Ang labas nito gagamitin na naman nila position nila para makaiwas sa criticism.
Exactly! Kaya nga natatawa na lang ako kay Mikey Mouse e. Pathetic talaga. Wala ng malusutan kaya pati facebook pinupuntirya.
@Regina
Mikey IS a joke. Hahahahaha!
They FEAR what they DONT understand… Abnoy tlaga yan si Mikey… special child…
Wow, I’m going to be the in the minority here.
I actually think Arroyo has a point. I don’t agree that Facebook should be regulated, but his call for regulation in publishing certain information has basis. It’s for this same reason that Wikipedia recently added an additional layer of editing to articles of living people. They realized that when you can post information about anyone, sometimes incorrect & malicious information gets through.
You may argue that Facebook is a social networking application where people can post/upload/share whatever they want to, while Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia (which is why they should have more fact-checking and such). However, as we experienced recently, more and more people are turning to Facebook for news… so how do you reconcile that? When describing the new policy, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said, “We have really become part of the infrastructure of how people get information. There is a serious responsibility we have.” I believe that statement was echoed by the spirit of Arroyo’s request: he’s calling for greater responsibility for sites which have become main sources of information.
I’m not saying that Facebook should be regulated. I believe it’s an affront to free speech, and censorship can easily be used to manipulate people’s ways of thinking. What I’m saying is that it’s a complex idea. It’s not just a matter of “he’s a horrible human being and he doesn’t want his sins to come to light.” It’s not as simple as that. Facebook regulation? No. But maybe we should rethink the ways in which we use social media, understand the negative and positive ways it can be utilized, and realize the responsibility we all have when we create something on the web.
There are always two sides to a coin. Besides just lambasting Arroyo’s call, why don’t we all look at the underlying issue? It’s not about curtailing others’ freedom of expression, or hiding one’s dishonorable actions, as this article seems to imply… It’s also about taking responsibility and checking the veracity of information we upload and share, which I think is a very valid thing to point out.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/technology/internet/25wikipedia.html
purely pathetic. the minds and ways of these people in power. please don’t ever go to their side.
“…only afraid of the monsters of their own creation.”
How true. Also, consider the fact that international artists used Facebook and Twitter to express their sympathies and their call for aid.
I do not agree with the proposal of regulating Facebook.
I cannot argue as well with people calling for responsibility of what’s being posted or aired, not just in Facebook, but also through other sites or venues over the internet, i.e. blogs.
However, I think that the person who posts those sentiments, or photos or posts knew of the burden or consequence of what’s being posted. Besides, the very essence of these sites is for a person to freely express his ideas and beliefs.
It’s just a matter of exercising a right. The freedom to free expression.
Now, as the famous Filipino quote says, “Bato bato sa langit, ang tamaan, huwag magalit.” Besides, we have to ask ourselves first: “Is there a reason for people to write about us, or even mock us?”
Mikey is another Jinggoy. When he collects multi-million bribes for his mom and dad, he requires the payor add another share for him.
Congress and PGMA family are obviously stealing billions right in front of us, yet people like Mela defend them like they’re saints. Ok lang naman, ‘mukhang’ nagtatrabaho? Would you tolerate a company manager who ‘works’ yet steals? Kung nagnanakaw, pakitang-tao lang ang traba-trabho dyan.
Matapos magliwaliw sa buong mundo, biyahe dito-biyahe doon, ubos ang laman ng kaban ng bayan, ngayon si Juan ang may kailangan kung saan-saan naghahanap ng mauutangan. Lintek na kayabangan, sa New York restawran ginastusan, mga hotel na number one, k…anilang tinulugan, hangga sa maubos buwis at pera ni Juan…NGAYON SI JUAN ANG MAY KAILANGAN KUNG SAAN-SAAN NAGHAHANAP NG MAU-UTANGAN
Regulate It? Are you crazy mikey? Ano Martial rule? Dictatorship? what the…….?
the problem is we have too much democracy.
gusto ko lang mag react sa sabi ni MELA.
kung sabagay tama naman si mela. pero, si mikey yun eh. kung si aling tindera ang nagsabi nun, pwede pa. kasi naman, depensib siya sa kanyang ginawa. marahil ay hindi mo nakita yung pektyur niya na bumibili ng alak kaya ganyan ang kumento mo.
tama naman na dapat maging aware at maingat sa pagpopost at iba pa pero si mikey kasi yun nag propropose. its for his own interest kung bakit niya pinupush ang regulation ng FB kasi napahiya siya. parang chacha lang yan ng mommah niya eh. kailangang palitan pero not now.
kay kelv naman,
wala naman talagang demokrasyang nagaganap. kung mayrong demokrasya, e di dina dapat ako nagbabayad ng internet na ito para lang makapag post ng reply.
peace awt!
Regulating Facebook and other social networking sites means curtailing personal freedoms. Worst is that it may pave way for curtailing the use of computer as a means of communication or even a cellular phone or whatsoever. How? Perhaps the reactionary government may use the NTC to manipulate every telecommunications device or even create a firewall to stop people from unearthing facts regarding the government.
Mikey Arroyo seems to act ABnormal, well… he’s the protagonist in his movie with Andrew E at that time, and his idea of regulating? He’s just trying to say it but behind these may be BANNING FACEBOOK and CENSORING INTERNET if not because the right to reply bill is failed to be accepted.
lols. pati nalang pag iinternet (facebook) gusto ma-regulate.. subukan din kaya nyang i-regulate yung pagnanakaw nila sa taong bayan.
tinamaan ng lintek, san ka makakita ng abnormal na bumibile ng alak sa rustan’s wahahaha.. baka kaya andun si kumag naninilep ng magandang babae kya tingnan nyo naka crouch pa ahahaha
kakatawa ang abnormal,, tingnan nalang naten kung maregulate nila ung facebook,, ndi sa lahat ng lugar dyos ang mga ARroyo ahahaha,, my mga limitasyon din ang kapangyarihan nyo nyahahaha,,
Kayo naman…napaka-militante nyo naman. Intindihin nyo naman si Mikey. Baka lang bumili lang siya ng sangkatutak na alak para sa PSG, Pulis at mga Militar na nanginginig sa lamig habang nag-re-rescue. O kaya, may balak pala siyang pumunta sa mga binahang lugar at magbabaon ng alak para di siya lamigin at para ma-numb ung kanyang sikmura dahil sa lungkot ng dulot ni Ondoy.
HAHAHA! HULI KA BOY!!
Para kay Mela, may point ka nga naman.
Pero, the point is, hindi talaga maiiwasan yan kasi he is MIKEY ARROYO, a “known” public servant and presidential son in-one. Alam naman natin na their family is full of anomalous allegations, kaya hindi talaga sila makakatakas sa mata ng publiko. This one just proves that wala talaga silang delikadeza and how gross they act. Sa gitna ng matinding kalamidad na hinaharap ng mga Pilipino ayan ang ginagawa ng isang public servant na katulad niya? Sows! Mahiya naman sila sa budhi nila.
Sana kasi nagdistribute na lang siya ng relief goods imbis na tumagay sa bahay niya! Natuwa pa siguro yung mga nasalanta sa kanya. Tsk. Nakakahiya.
Oh nice, thanks for share!
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