NO HOLDS BARRED, NO PUNCHES PULLED in CYBERSPACE

TREATING social media similar to the traditional media is a gross mistake that is why it is not right to impose the similar penalty for libel committed in cyberspace with that made in print and broadcast media, Sen. Miriam Santiago said on Thursday.

Reacting on the recent decision of the Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of the libel provision on the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, Santiago said that the court should not treat social media as if it were just a scion or successor or just another classification of traditional media because the two operate in different universes.