MANILA, Philippines --- Photos and messages posted by private individuals on social media accounts are allowed to be presented as evidence in court, according to a recent Supreme Court ruling. This means a respondent of a case cannot invoke his constitutional right to privacy if the photographs and messages from his social media are presented as evidence obtained by private individuals --- not by government law enforcers. This was stated by the high court in a 31-page decision penned by Justice Jhosep Lopez, affirming the conviction of a petitioner, Christian Cadajas, for violation of the Anti-Child Pornography Act. In the decision, the SC rejected the petition that the chat...
Keep on reading: Photos, messages on social media admissible as evidence – SC
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