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Lacson seeking whistleblower's nod to name 'Usec' assembling troll farms

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 09:01 PM

Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Thursday refused to identify the "undersecretary" he accused of building troll farms all over the country, adding he would do so only when his informant executes an affidavit.  Read more »

Lacson hinimok na pangalanan ang Usec na umano'y 'operator' ng troll farms

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 05:52 PM

Hinimok ng isang mambabatas sa Kamara si Sen. Panfilo Lacson na pangalanan ang "Undersecretary" na umano'y operator ng troll farms sa iba't ibang bahagi ng bansa.   Read more »

Lacson: Undersecretary building troll farms using gov't funds

Katrina Domingo and Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 04:34 PM

Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday said an undersecretary has been using public funds to put up "at least 2 troll farms" in every province in the Philippines. Read more »

After 'death by pantry' comment, UP exec slams 'troll army'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 12:05 PM

The executive vice president of the University of the Philippines said Monday he stepped down from his post after being trolled on social media. Read more »

'Andito po ako': Meme backfires as Robredo cites efforts amid Mindanao floods

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 08:20 PM

The Vice President responded to a troll as she cited her efforts to "coordinate" in the affected area.   Read more »

DILG to meet with Facebook execs next week to discuss takedown of some PH based pages

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 07:20 PM

The Department of Interior and Local Government will be meeting some Facebook executives next week to discuss the takedown of some Philippine based pages in the network, the agency said Wednesday. Read more »

Bato wants probe of Facebook takedown of accounts linked to cops, soldiers

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 10:38 AM

Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa has filed a resolution urging the Senate to investigate the removal of some pro-government and anti-communist pages on Facebook, saying the move may be violating Filipinos' right to free speech. Read more »

The politics of Facebook: Is Duterte after the world's social media giant?

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 05:30 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday invited Facebook for a talk after the social media giant took down several propaganda networks in support of his administration, spurring concerns of a possible exit of the online platform from the Philippines. Read more »

Facebook, turbulence, and Duterte trolls

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Sep 11 10:14 PM

Internal turbulence within Facebook Inc. is presently unraveling. This happenstance could finally usher in respite from our cyberwarfare and hopefully reinfuse civility back into our online lives.  Read more »

Modus na pagbili sa IG na may libo-libong followers ibinulgar; eksperto may payo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 09:38 PM

Ibinunyag ni Bea Alonzo ang mistulang modus ng mga troll army sa internet kung saan bibilhin ang social media accounts ng mga fan clubs na maraming followers. Read more »

Mga 'impostor' sa Facebook, troll farms pinaiimbestigahan ng mga mambabatas

Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 04:17 PM

Ito'y matapos maging viral ang pagkakaroon ng duplicate accounts ng ilang mga personalidad sa Facebook na sumabay sa mga protesta nila sa kontrobersiyal na anti-terror bill.    Read more »

China troll army, massive funds could influence 2022 polls: ex-Justice Carpio

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 11 02:38 PM

MANILA - The fear of Chinese interference in the Philippine elections in 2022 is very valid, retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Thursday.  Read more »

Fake medical news site benefited from Philippine trolls farms, says report

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 05:58 AM

Natural News has been spreading a video falsely claiming that the virus is part of a conspiracy to bolster government's control over the public. Read more »

Patient Zero: PH creative, digital workers being used to spread disinformation

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 09:55 AM

Creative and digital workers in the country are being exploited for disinformation campaigns, a communications professor said Tuesday. Read more »

Anti-fake news bill may also target 'trolls' - Sotto

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 05:56 PM

Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Monday said “trolls” and “keyboard warriors” may also be held liable under a bill punishing “false content” that he is pushing in the upcoming 18th Congress. Read more »

China's social media troll 'army' wages war on Uighurs

Elizabeth Law, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 12:53 PM

BEIJING, China - The Chinese troll army suddenly struck one evening, bombarding the Facebook pages of two pro-Uighur groups with an array of verbal grenades and offensive images. Read more »

OPINION/SATIRE: My take on a fake

Alan Robles -- Hot Manila
Posted at Apr 26 06:37 PM

I'm making this clarification because a few days ago, a fact checker from Rappler contacted me. She wanted to confirm if I had really written a recent ABS-CBN News story shared in a Facebook troll page called "The President Duterte Guardians." Read more »

Social media weaponized, distorts campaign reality: Otso Diretso

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 12:58 PM

Otso Diretso senatorial bets believe there is a "deliberate effort" to use social media to distort their image as the campaign intensifies on the runup to the May elections.  Read more »

US hits Russian intelligence, troll farm with fresh sanctions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 20 04:56 AM

The US Treasury hit 15 members of Russia's GRU military intelligence agency with sanctions Wednesday over their alleged roles in interference in the 2016 presidential election and hacking the World Anti-Doping Agency. Read more »

'Tokhang' hinirang na Salita ng Taon 2018

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 27 08:23 PM

Hinirang na Salita ng Taon para sa 2018 ang "tokhang" sa ginanap na "Sawikaan 2018: Pambansang Kumperensiya sa Salita ng Taon" sa University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD), Quezon City nitong Biyernes. Read more »