#Facebook Messenger Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that photos and messages from Facebook Messenger or other social media platforms obtained by private individuals are now admissible as evidence in court proceedings. Cadajas to life imprisonment for the violation of RA 9775 or the Anti-Child Pornography Act due to coercion of a 14-year old girl into sending photos of her private parts over Facebook Messenger. It was stated that the mother of the minor forced her into opening the petitioner's Facebook Messenger account in obtaining a copy of the conversation after the female minor had deleted hers. By giving the password and access to his Facebook Messenger account to the female minor, the petitioner had lost the reasonable expectation of privacy over the contents of his account to whoever it was given access to and to whoever it may be revealed. The Supreme Court had also discussed that the restrictions of the Data Privacy Act (DPA) are not applicable due to the fact that the DPA allows the processing of personal information where it relates to the determination of criminal liability of a data subject. Supreme Court of the Philippines has approved a new framework governing the use of artificial intelligence in the judiciary, setting rules to ensure human oversight and accountability. Read more in our articles including "Photos, messages obtained from social media can be used as evidence –Supreme Court ruling" and "Supreme Court approves AI guidelines for court use".