Last week, the Philippine internet community broke out when famous parody page Senyora Santibañez was shut down. Its 2 million followers found out that the unpublishing of the page was politically motivated. Facebook authorities apparently mass reported Facebook pages that support President Duterte. However, the reporter were traced down and found out to be trolls. We have a list of these pages below: 1.Pepeng Makabayan Pepeng Makabayan deliberately goes against any actions of the current Philippine government. However, instead of taking attacking President Duterte directly, the page attacks his supporters. https://www.facebook.com/PepengMakabayan/photos/a.1760113324238588.1073741827.1759567924293128/1819759551607298/?type=3&permPage=1 This is an example how Pepeng Makabayan shames Krizette Laureta Chu, a prominent Duterte support, calling her an idiot and a pig. 2. Resbak Operatives The goal of this group is "to clean" social media from all posts supporting … [Read more...] about 5 Anti-Duterte Pages that Need to be Booted out of Facebook
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Top Ten Common Click Bait Topics (Part 6)
1. "To be continued" Stories This type of click bait is very common now among blogs. Usually, the headlines are composed of series of words that will capture someone's interest. The formula goes like these: "You will never see ____ if you see these photos" "You cannot believe what he girl did after ____" "These ____ are happy but see what comes after" "OMG! Insane" "He/started as a _____ and then ___" "Facts you wont believe are true" "Look at that face, he/she has a secret" "She was expecting to be ___ but ___" That's enough examples already. You can probably recognize them in a bliss. This type of click bait sounds very genuine because it is very specific to a particular story. However, the site leads you somewhere you don't want to be. Or better of a story which is entirely off topic. In the end... You have seen many examples of click baits in this list. I this series of posts will give you a wider perspective of click baits. Click baits is … [Read more...] about Top Ten Common Click Bait Topics (Part 6)
Top Ten Common Click Bait Topics (Part 5)
3. Fun Personal Predictions or Character Descriptions You most likely encounter them already especially if you are connected to Facebook. Did you notice those things on your news feed shared by your friends like "Who is the celebrity they look like?", "What will happen to you in 2017?", "Who is you soulmate", "What color describes your personality", etc...? I am talking about them. Such click bait appears in a link form which divert you to another site and generate the result. One thing is sure though -- the one clicking this sort of virtual crap do not believe the outcome. The purpose of these links (on the perspective of the clicker) is for fun. Many friends will react and the post will spread because friends will see to it that they probably will have a better or cooler result. However, one should be extra careful because in order to generate a result, one must give permission to the website app to allow access to your Facebook account. We do not know what comes … [Read more...] about Top Ten Common Click Bait Topics (Part 5)
Top Ten Common Click Bait Topics (Part 4)
5. Political and Showbiz Satires Politics and show-business are two topics which people will always talk about. Celebrities and politicians stand on the pedestal where commoners always look up to. For show-business, gossip is a staple food among charlatans. Topics range from illicit affairs, bad relationship with the management, new career paths, who's dating who, fashion police, feuds, Twitter feeds, and many more. Politics also share the same scope with show-business although the topic affects the general public welfare and the participants are often ugly people. In a nutshell, click baits of political and showbiz satires are the same with tabloids and periodicals, but on the online platform -- since truth is always trivial in mass media anyway. 4. Hair Grower Alopecia, the scientific term for "hair loss", is probably one of the main causes of loss of confidence among men. When the scalp runs dry, a man (or some women are also affected) looks older and … [Read more...] about Top Ten Common Click Bait Topics (Part 4)
Top Ten Common Click Bait Topics (Part 3)
7. Fan theories This type of click is often found in YouTube especially among the Otaku population. Avid viewers of television series and Japanese anime have the tendency to hear the opinion of other people who share the same interests. Anime fans take another step further by developing their own theories. Theories are always speculative. Therefore, anyone can make one as long as they sound convincing and ignite another fan's imagination. Fans have the tendency to click on something they hope will happen in their favorite series. Sometimes, titles get malicious and sound like, "Ash's most difficult batter. Will Pikachu finally evolve?". Another example is the theories every after release of One Piece like "Who will be the next strawhat?" 6. Aliens, monsters, and ghosts caught on camera Since almost everyone owns a phone with a camera now, anyone can also claim that they have seen something mysterious and present the photos they caught as evidence. For those who … [Read more...] about Top Ten Common Click Bait Topics (Part 3)