Marcos spox’s Facebook account incorrectly flagged as imposter account — Meta

MANILA, Philippines — The Facebook account of the spokesperson of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. was incorrectly flagged as an imposter account, Meta said Tuesday.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, issued the statement after the account of Marcos’ spokesperson Atty. Vic Rodriguez was temporarily suspended.

In an email, a spokesperson of Meta explained that Rodriguez’ account was incorrectly flagged as an imposter account but has since been restored.

“Earlier today, the account was mistakenly restricted for reasons unrelated to any posted content.  The account has since been restored,” a Meta spokesperson said.

Rodriguez said that the suspension of his account was a form of “censorship” and an “interference on a sovereign act.”

“It is with great honor that I commend the media, lawmakers, social media influencers and other personalities for making a firm stand on, and for fighting for, the Filipinos’ freedom of expression, a basic freedom enshrined in the Philippine Constitution and in all the laws of the land. For standing behind my cause against Meta’s suspension of my account,” Rodriguez said following the restoration of his account.

“Indeed, we shall allow no usurper to trample upon this basic Filipino right, inked by the very blood of our forefathers and scribed in the national soul,” he added.

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