Comelec amends guidelines on use of social media

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has amended its guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence (AI), social media and other forms of internet technology for election campaigns for the 2025 national and local polls.

The commission on Monday issued amendatory Resolution 11064-A, which exempts private individuals and entities from registering their social media accounts and pages, websites, podcasts, blogs, vlogs, and other online and internet-based campaign platforms primarily designed to solicit votes and promote the election or defeat of a particular candidate or candidates.

Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia said the en banc’s decision was arrived at following consultations with election stakeholders, who cited the need to safeguard the freedom of expression of private individuals.

Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garc