MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Friday denied claims circulating online that it ordered the closure of major e-commerce platforms such as Shopee, Lazada, Facebook Marketplace, Carousell, and TikTok.
DOTr denies ordering shutdown of online selling platforms
The clarification came after a viral video posted by a certain Jay-ar Pastrana alleged that the DOTr sought to shut down these platforms, which would supposedly affect delivery riders., This news data comes from:http://www.redcanaco.com
“This is fake news,” the DOTr said in a statement, stressing that the issue was taken out of context.
According to the agency, the matter being addressed in its recent press conference concerned unauthorized online resellers and hoarders of Beep cards, which had been spotted on the said platforms. The DOTr said that only these illegal sellers were the subject of possible takedown, not the platforms themselves.
DOTr denies ordering shutdown of online selling platforms
The department also warned that individuals spreading false information online could face legal action.
It urged commuters and netizens to be vigilant against misinformation on social media and to report accounts that deliberately spread false claims.
- Hopes dim for Putin-Zelenskyy peace summit
- Heavy rain causes flooding, landslides and 8 deaths in Vietnam and Thailand
- An AI simulation of a Mount Fuji eruption is being used to prepare Tokyo for the worst
- New judge to handle Dengvaxia cases named; hearing set
- House party leaders want to return proposed 2026 budget to Executive
- De Lima bucks Lacson's budget 'experiment
- South Africa's most vulnerable struggle to find HIV medication after US aid cuts
- Xi and Putin reaffirm 'old friend' ties in the face of US challenges
- Pope Leo XIV to Israeli president: 2-state solution needed to end Gaza war
- Heavy rain falls in parts of Southeast Asia after tropical storm blows into Vietnam
