2022
DOI: 10.5509/2022953549
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Mobilized and Polarized: Social Media and Disinformation Narratives in the 2022 Philippine Elections

Abstract: Social media played a significant role in the 2022 Philippine national elections. Using various empirical sources, including an original pre-electoral survey, we argue that social media was critical in the production, transmission, and reception of election-related information and narratives that resulted in o ine and online polarization and mobilization of Filipino voters in the 2022 elections. This article discusses the role of social media in electoral politics in the Philippines relative to other factors,… Show more

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“…Here, the attacks on civil society were more insidious. Retrospective accounts of the relationship between executive aggrandizement and the Philippine media have pointed out that Duterte's playbook was not simply to curtail the media, but to dominate the information ecosystem (Arugay and Baquisal 2022) – both to immobilize parts of civil society and to promote friendly voices which are crucial to reproducing legitimacy, which, in turn, impacts electoral politics. Support for Duterte catalysed an entire industry of disinformation by social media influencers, which over the years had become a vital part in electoral campaigning in the Philippines (Feldstein 2021).…”
Section: Duterte's Assaults On Philippine Liberal Democracy and Civil...mentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Here, the attacks on civil society were more insidious. Retrospective accounts of the relationship between executive aggrandizement and the Philippine media have pointed out that Duterte's playbook was not simply to curtail the media, but to dominate the information ecosystem (Arugay and Baquisal 2022) – both to immobilize parts of civil society and to promote friendly voices which are crucial to reproducing legitimacy, which, in turn, impacts electoral politics. Support for Duterte catalysed an entire industry of disinformation by social media influencers, which over the years had become a vital part in electoral campaigning in the Philippines (Feldstein 2021).…”
Section: Duterte's Assaults On Philippine Liberal Democracy and Civil...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…More broadly, Duterte also shaped the structure and pattern of information consumption of citizens – an indirect way of eroding democracy by shaping how electoral choices and political beliefs are informed. After the midterm elections in 2019, many online content creators with Facebook pages and YouTube channels supportive of Duterte's campaigns against crime, terrorism, and insurgency rebranded themselves with words such as ‘news’, ‘live’ and ‘TV’ in their usernames, ‘signaling an intent to eventually replace traditional media as sources of information’ for the ordinary citizen (Arugay and Baquisal 2022). Many of these erstwhile civil society thought leaders maintained online communities of Duterte supporters.…”
Section: Duterte's Assaults On Philippine Liberal Democracy and Civil...mentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…When the closure was implemented during the first pandemic wave in Canada, it sparked criticism of the government [5]. The use of social media by candidates for office in 2022 is driven by Filipinos' reliance on it, but the local government has not been able to oversee and control its usage, particularly in relation to fake news about the general election in 2022 [6]. During the Covid-19 emergency, political officials in India have been communicating with the people on Twitter, including advising them to keep a physical distance [7].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The 2016 presidential election was even dubbed as the first “social media election” because of the massive online followers the then frontrunner, and eventually, victor of the contest, had (Sinpeng, 2016; Sinpeng et al, 2020). The succeeding national and local elections and the notable role social media played in the campaign strategies of the running candidates and their supporters (Arugay, 2022), did not come as a surprise. These facts—the constantly increasing number of Filipino Facebook users, and the long‐enduring relationship between Facebook and Philippine politics—make the Philippines and Facebook interesting subjects of study.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%