Palace defends Facebook role in 2016 campaign

The Duterte administration has thrown its support behind the use of Facebook as a political tool amid criticisms that the social media giant should be accountable for allowing the publication of “lies” peddled by its users.

Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. made the response in connection with the US network’s MSNBC report taking Facebook to task for training campaign teams around the world, including that of President Rodrigo Duterte, on how to maximize the use of Facebook in political campaigns that resulted in Facebook publishing lies peddled by the camps and supporters of the candidates themselves.