Comelec boosted its active engagement on social media to fight disinformation.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) had boosted its active engagement on social media in order to fight disinformation.
In the latest episode of The Howie Severino Podcast, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said that active social media engagement was the best way to fight disinformation.
“Kailangan active engagement, what we call active social media. Hindi ka puwedeng post lang nang post ng announcement mo, ‘di ba? So kunwari may nagreklamo, “Bakit ganyan? Bakit pangit? Bakit hindi ganito?” Sinasagot namin. And when we see disinformation starting to creep up, we try to address it right away. Marami na kaming cases na basically we say that we nip a problem in the bud,” Jimenez shared.
Jimenez disclosed that he’s training around 10 people who will monitor and address false information related to Comelec’s duties on different social media platforms.
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Jimenez also shared how Comelec pushed its own information campaign in order to save the public from voters suppression.
He also cited a case in Abra wherein voters were apparently told not to vote for a certain candidate as their votes can be monitored in the automated elections system.
“So they leverage on the people’s lack of information about modernized elections to create something that’s really scary. So that suppresses the vote. Some people would rather not vote than expose themselves to the possibility of retribution. So delikado ‘yan,” Jimenez said.
Also, Jimenez disclosed that some voters were even advised not to register for the upcoming 2022 elections as some individuals spread false news that the upcoming elections will not push through.
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