A political scientist from UP said that the social media and influencers weighing heavily vs the traditional media has made the shaping of citizens under the democratic set up a challenge.
Just anybody can make a comment, post a video that goes viral. At no time in Philippine politics that so much hate and so much disagreement, so much negative campaigns that even contain cursing been observed. No respect and regards to human dignity and rights were observed. The posts could have been made by trolls supporters or ordinary netizen
There are predictions that some social media platforms may see demise in 2 to 3 years. And finally we can breathe with sign of relief.
Civility must return to political campaigns and election
