Prof. JJ Disini on regulating Social Media

Professor JJ Disini served as resource speaker during the second hearing of the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media conducted on the proliferation of fake, misleading news, and false information online on Tuesday, January 30.

He was invited to give his input as a Cyberlaw expert, discussing the issue of “what leverage the Philippine government has with respect to regulating social media, given that a lot of the platforms for social media are not located in the Philippines.”

The full hearing may be accessed through https://www.rappler.com/nation/184192-senate-hearing-fake-news-online.  Prof. Disini’s discussion starts at 1:01:32