Too sensitive a presidency
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Malacañang aides say it’s not censorship, but it sure looks like censorship that applies to all government officials and workers, what with the supposed issuance of government social media guidelines, which draft was already approved by Noynoy Aquino.
This was supposed to have sprung from the Twitter message of Noynoy’s speechwriter, Mai Mislang, who had tweeted, while in Vietnam, that the wine sucks, as well as other negative to Vietnam comments.
So why should a ban on the use and contents of social media networking sites be imposed on all government workers and their bosses?
The ban, which the Palace says is not a ban, or censorship, but government social media guidelines, is obviously imposed to ensure that there would be no negative comment made by anybody in government against the Aquino government. Why else include everyone in government, when such should only apply, if at all, just to delegates accompanying the President on his visits abroad?.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101111com1.html
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