Facebook blocks some websites with Filipino content violating its guidelines

Facebook has blocked some websites that contain Filipino content but allegedly share false information.

The social-media company said it considers the websites as spam according to its community guidelines.

The websites are banned from being shared on Facebook's news feed and messenger. Pages are also prohibited to share links to the blocked websites.

Earlier this week, Facebook partnered with local news outlets Rappler and Vera Files for a third-party fact-checking program in the Philippines.

Facebook, in a blog posted on April 4, said almost 1.2 million Filipinos were among 87 million users whose data were improperly shared with British data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica.