Supporters cheering Philippine Vice-President Leni Robredo's candidacy in the 2022 presidential race in Pasay, Metro Manila, on Oct 7, 2021. - AFP
MANILA (Bloomberg): The Philippine government ordered Facebook Inc, Lazada Group and Sea Ltd’s Shopee to stop selling unregistered portable mobile phone transmitters, which a local media said may be used by politicians campaigning for the May 2022 elections.
The National Telecommunications Commission said the sale of these equipment, which can send text messages to nearby mobile-phone users, violates the law on radio control as well as an order prohibiting the use of portable cellular mobile repeaters.
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