Social Media Principles and Practices

by Francine Divinagracia Introduction to the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 Cybercrime Image from Rappler   In the Philippines, we have seen a recognizable technology transition among communication and information networks. We have adapted to an online or virtual setting, in which every piece of information can either have accessibility or censorship, and every human activity is recognized by various people. However, due to the shift of information and human activity into the digital world, inappropriate and legal offenses occur among social and online users, particularly cybercrime. Consequently, there has been an increase of cybercriminals in the digital setting, which have already committed punishable offenses that concern confidentiality, privacy intrusion, content-related crimes, and, most primarily, cyber libel or defamation in an online setting.     With the recognition of criminal offenses within the digital setting of the Philippines, Congress ena...