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Meta shutters fake account 'cheerleaders' for Cuban, Bolivian governments

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 24 03:12 AM

California-based Meta launched a probe last year into the two fake news rings, which it said had no ties to one another. Read more »

Historian Ocampo seeks protection of history, artifacts

Christina Quiambao, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 05:58 PM

Filipino historian Ambeth Ocampo on Thursday sought for the protection of Philippine history and historians, who are constantly attacked by trolls or people spreading false information. Read more »

The ‘destabilizing’ charisma of Imee Marcos

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 30 03:23 PM

Senator Imee Marcos. elder sister of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr, complemented her brother's electoral victory via her "real talk" on her social media channels and her distinct persona. Read more »

Racist trolls not real ‘Star Wars’ fans: Ewan McGregor

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 02 04:50 AM

Moses Ingram – who stars alongside McGregor in the limited series ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ – highlighted racist messages she had received online. Read more »

Comelec seeks law vs social media trolls

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 30 11:40 AM

The Commission on Elections said Monday it would urge Congress to pass a law against the use of social media trolls during campaign period. Read more »

UP prof warns media of possible tough times ahead under Marcos Jr.

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 12:36 AM

“Sana huwag matakot iyong media sa kanyang saligang tungkulin na maging boses ng walang boses,” UP journalism professor Danilo Arao said. Read more »

Pro-Marcos misinformation targets Robredo

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 06 03:13 PM

Online groups supporting Bongbong Marcos Jr's bid for the top job have bombarded Filipinos with false and misleading posts about VP Leni Robredo. Read more »

'Troll-hunters' should target chief architects of disinformation: expert

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 12:45 PM

The hunt for online “trolls” who spread misinformation must be strategic and should target the people in charge, an expert said Friday. Read more »

Post-Marcos admins didn't bother to write 'correct history' of dictator's rule: ex-senator

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 04:11 AM

Former Senator Nikki Coseteng said the administrations that followed the regime of the late President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. did not "pay much attention" to writing the “correct” history about his rule. Read more »

Fil-Am group says it found around 100 pro-Marcos trolls

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 04:49 PM

A group is urging Facebook to take down a network of trolls who is at the forefront of widespread disinformation in relation to the 2022 polls. Read more »

Russia using troll factory to target Kremlin critics: UK

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 02 08:14 AM

Russia has turned an old factory in Saint Petersburg into a so-called troll farm to spread disinformation and target Kremlin critics. Read more »

Musk's Twitter: Users left to fight trolls, false info?

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 26 12:06 PM

Elon Musk's vow to let everyone say whatever they want on Twitter giant could put the onus on users to combat bullying and misinformation. Read more »

Drilon: Vetoed SIM registry bill ‘big win’ for trolls

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 16 02:26 PM

Vetoing a measure mandating the registration of all SIM cards and social media accounts will let trolls ‘thrive’, the Senate minority leader said. Read more »

Musical ‘Game of Trolls’ to return via streaming April

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 01:45 AM

‘A Game of Trolls,’ a musical about martial law and historical revisionism, is returning via online streaming in April, PETA has announced. Read more »

Why online trolls are valuable in election campaigns

Mico Abarro, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 10:32 AM

Can a national election campaign succeed without so-called Internet trolls? One campaign strategist believes it is not possible anymore. Read more »

Rita Avila may bwelta sa 'trolls' sa social media

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 05:07 PM

Hindi napigilan ni Rita Avila na bumanat kontra sa mga “troll” na ginagamit umano ang pagiging “bold star” niya noon sa pambabatikos sa kaniya. Read more »

Marcos camp denies hiring trolls for Halalan 2022

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 08:32 PM

Former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s camp strongly denied talks that they have “trolls” supporting his candidacy in Halalan 2022. Read more »

Meme wars on social media being used to 'evade' regulation - analyst

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 19 03:38 PM

Dr. Jonathan Ong, an associate professor of global digital media at the University of Massachusetts, said 'meme wars' are being strategized online because it looks 'more organic.' Read more »

Korina tells victims of trolls: 'I'm on your side'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 12:00 PM

Korina Sanchez is calling on other victims of online bashing to stand their ground, saying she is willing to help them out, having been a victim herself. Read more »

Lacson, Sotto OK with Google blocking Halalan ads

Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 08:58 PM

Presidential aspirant Sen. Panfilo Lacson said it is time that social media platforms take responsibility for whatever information is spread through them in relation to next year's polls, after Google announced it would not accept political ads for the 2022 elections. Read more »