The Department of Justice said it will pursue 'all angles and leads' including government and its instrumentalities in its investigation into the sudden surge of dummy accounts on Facebook.
Asked if the DOJ would consider extending its investigation to also include troll farms, Perete said"all leads will be looked into in this investigation.""this gives me cause for worry."As of Sunday evening, June 7, the DOJ has received 112 reports from users with dummy accounts.
"The DOJ Office of Cybercrime is working with Philippine National Police and National Bureau of Investigation on this matter," said Perete.
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