The Philippines has opened itself entirely to Facebook, and the country's been the proving ground for Facebook’s grand ambitions to connect the world. Free Basics started there. Many Filipinos are poor and Facebook is the only way to get online.
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@mariaressa told me she met Mark Zuckerberg in 2017—at the F8 conference—and mentioned to him that 97% of Filipinos with internet access have a Facebook account. In response, Zuckerberg asked: "What about the other 3%?”Show this thread -
When Rodrigo Duterte ran for president in 2016, he leaned heavily on Facebook to create a pro-Duterte network of online supporters—who shared fake news & harassed dissenters. After he won, that machinery “went from a campaign strategy to a state-sponsored one” -
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The pro-Duterte ecosystem has its own parallel universe similar to the pro-Trump internet world. I interviewed two of the most prominent Facebook influencers, RJ Nieto and Sass Sasot. (Mocha Uson did not respond to multiple requests for an interview.)
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Meanwhile, Duterte has disparaged the mainstream press, and leveraged a clever Facebook strategy to fuel his popularity and provide cover for a deadly drug war—in which more than 12,000 have been killed. When I was back home reporting this story, I witnessed the drug war myself.
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I hope you take the time to read this story today, and learn more about the Philippines and its place in the world—and how a powerful company like Facebook can exert its considerable influence on a country’s institutions and systems.https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/daveyalba/facebook-philippines-dutertes-drug-war …
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Freaking great reporting, Dave.
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Awesome job, roomie!
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remember when we used to talk in the kitchen about journalism and then I asked for your advice when I was in the eaaaarly reporting stages of this? long time ago!
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The good ol’ days.... which I miss. I’m forever grateful that you loaned me your copy of The Journalist and the Murderer.
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"In November 2015, Rodrigo Duterte announced his bid for the Philippine presidency. He positioned himself as a champion of the people — a tough-talking “law and order” candidate and an alternative to out-of-touch politicians " where else have I heard this?
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In USA at least the justice system and the senate are independent, functional, and can criticize Trump. In the Philippines, all critics are either removed from posts or jailed
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A wolf i a sheep's skin just to get information and twisted to demonized my President. I pray that in every endeavor that you do with deceit will backfire on you.
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a very misleading story from buzzfeed.
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Where is integrity in your reporting? https://www.facebook.com/294969194202067/posts/749362172096098/ …
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#mustreadnow Not just cat pictures...“We were seduced, we were lured, we were hooked, and then, when we became captive audiences, we were manipulated to see what other people — people with vested interests and evil motives of power and domination — wanted us to see,”Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Thank you Davey for writing such a well researched, and highly detailed investigative piece on the dire situation we have in the Philippines right now. It's just chilling how much people continually support this manipulative and murderous president despite the facts presented.
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