Facebook for politicsBloomberg in a December 21 report bared Facebook's political unit that has allegedly involved itself in digital propaganda. Several people with tight connections to Facebook, some as early investors, some as former officials, are going public with a critique of the company and social media more broadly. They say Facebook and social media systems undermine democracy and exploit the human psychology to get people addicted to their platforms. Training Duterte's teamThe US media outfit referred to Duterte as a strongman leader who follows Putin's propaganda strategy, using Facebook for political leverage. A leading figure in Duterte's social media campaign was adult performer Mocha Uson, now an assistant secretary for the presidential communications group.

Source: Philippine Star December 29, 2017 03:11 UTC