verified accounts, which can then be used for various types of social media mass activity.ДЄll these elements make Facebook a fertile ground for political speech and activism. One supplier claims to provide bulk account creation spanning various platforms, claiming the ability to quickly boot up various phone- and email

Various types of tech suppliers have also appeared, providing Facebook and related services for a fee. The platform has also become the modern venue for community engagement with Facebook groups of various geographic, demographic, and subject matter interest. The term вЂњInternet TrollвЂќ traces its roots to the early days of the internet, referring to any user that intentionally uses bullying and inflammatory discussion in forums, chatrooms and bulletin boards.Д®ver since Facebook introduced Ads and Developer access in 2007, the platform has become a major avenue for marketing and advertising, rivalling traditional channels like TV, radio, and outdoor ads. In 2019, a research group led by Jonathan Ong exposed the existence of troll armies-individuals paid to create fake accounts for the purpose of engaging in aggressive political social media activity such as creating and discrediting social media trends, and engaging in online harassment. In 2018, the Cambridge Analytica scandal brought to public light the use of Facebook and data mining for political targeting and manipulation. Glitch or not, private messages containing threats are unlikely to be random and machine-generated, especially if they appear to be politically motivated. He advised victims to coordinate with Facebook and the NBI if they feel they are being targeted. He said that Facebook is currently grappling with widespread protests against racism and police brutality and that may be putting pressure on the social media site. In a radio interview, NBI Cybercrime Division Chief Victor Lorenzo speculated that the phenomenon was a glitch. Let me remind you that the bad guys do not discriminate on the basis of your political stand, race, religion, nationality, color, gender, sexual orientation, social class, economic status, disability, or age.' 'Even my FB account has a duplicate with a blank face even if I have not posted anything about the (Anti-terror) bill. Manila BulletinВ tech columnist Art Samaniego warned netizens not to jump to conclusions about political targeting and advised users to follow best practices: report the cases to Facebook and wait for action. Not all the discovered accounts were clones though-some were legitimate and just happened to share names with the target user, but it was hard to establish how many other users would share similar URLs. The first scan found more than 180 accounts bearing the same name. Jack, an IT forensics consultant, wrote a small program to check on an FB user complaining about doppelganger accounts using a combination. One user had not used her Facebook for nearly a year, and after hearing the noise just happened to check and found three accounts bearing her name. Not all the victims are active politically though. A number of users feel they are being targeted for their political views, linking the threats to vocal opinions online and participation in activism. Some received similar distressful messages from the clones, with a few referring to terrorism, political actions, and threats of military surveillance. Over the last few days, more than a handful of Facebook users have reported the appearance of 'doppelganger' accounts with their names. Disturbed with this Mica, John, and Dee start reporting the accounts to Facebook for investigation. The accounts have no photos, friends, or posts. Susundan ka na ng militar.'ДЄpart from these distressful messages, Mica, John, and Dee discover another thing in common: out of curiosity, they search for their own names and find that new Mica, John, and Dee accounts have suddenly appeared. The stranger replies: 'Salamat sa email mo. One stranger offers to buy a number of pieces and asks her for a quote and her PayPal. She normally gets invites on Facebook from strangers interested in her work. Reading a message from another John: 'Handa ka na ba mamatay? Tuloy mo lang mga hashtag mo boy.'Дee, a freelance artist, is transacting with a possible buyer of her work on Facebook. 'Akala nyo magaling kayo? May oras ka din.'ДЄnother senior, John, is having a similar Saturday. In fact, from someone with her exact name-and it is strange. The other message is from another person named Mica.

One is a blind spam message inviting her to yet another insurance seminar. Quickly going through them, two are invitations from strangers. Mica, a college senior, wakes up Saturday with some notifications on Facebook Messenger.

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