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Petition To Ban Mocha Uson"s Facebook Page Provokes Debate On Freedom Of Speech!

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<div class="hidepic" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdO2pk43PNr6UnR3vk_4yKLteoF2aoeWRgobhsAUqAdLNbaFlY2TPR2YjPNZTFhED5F5T_kz4UqWfWL3nQGXcxW4Uj7z7Taznvkc2G6Yf9yU2rMEc0qFuOEqY3-rLX6JlsMQsZu9waNlUV/s1600/a3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdO2pk43PNr6UnR3vk_4yKLteoF2aoeWRgobhsAUqAdLNbaFlY2TPR2YjPNZTFhED5F5T_kz4UqWfWL3nQGXcxW4Uj7z7Taznvkc2G6Yf9yU2rMEc0qFuOEqY3-rLX6JlsMQsZu9waNlUV/s1600/a3.jpg"/></a></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">An online petition was made to suspend <b>Mocha Uson’s Blog Facebook page</b>. The petition sparked online debates about <b>freedom of expression. </b></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">By <b>October 24</b>, Monday evening, <b>27,000 signatures</b> had been tallied for the petition made by <b>Paul Quilét </b>at change.org.</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Why do people want Mocha Uson’s facebook page to be banned?</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the petition’s description, Uson “uses her Facebook page to spread fictitious and false information about pressing issues in the Philippines” and “widens the rift between those who support the current administration and those who are critical of it.”</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">On the other side, some people think that the petition was violating Uson’s freedom of speech. They proposed that, instead of banning her page, they should just correct any misleading or wrong information in her posts.</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">“This petition aims not to curtail anyone’s right to free speech. Bear in mind that the liberties listed in the Bill of Rights are not absolute,” Quilét said.</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"> He made this update Monday night, saying that his petition is not violating Uson’s freedom of speech. </div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Mocha’s supporters countered with their own petition, made by <b>Cheryl Anne</b>, which has 8,000 signatures so far. This petition’s description says that Mocha Uson’s blog “earned a lot of followers due to its ability to reach out to the common Filipino people giving honest and true information to the public.”</div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">Uson has more than<b> 4.3 million followers</b> on her Facebook page. </div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br/><div style="text-align: justify;">What do you think? Let us know in the comments section!<br/></div><br/><p> <br/></p><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="tube" frame height="315" id="player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DkpqwKHPRuo?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></center><br/><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;">Source: <a href="http://viralvidyos.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">TNP</a>, <a href="http://www.rappler.com/technology/social-media/150202-change-org-petition-mocha-uson-facebook-freedom-speech?" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rappler</a></span></div>

An online petition was made to suspend Mocha Uson’s Blog Facebook page . The petition sparked online debates about freedom of expression. B...