Dossier
paid amplifiers
Coverage of paid amplifiers in the Nexus archive.
- AI ‘slopaganda’ and the battle for Philippine political reality
The Philippines has a history of using politically weaponized memes and internet trolls. Recent changes in information warfare now rely on smartphones and AI-generated prompts, with former President Rodrigo Duterte's supporters pioneering industrial-scale disinformation through social media, memes, viral videos, paid amplifiers, and manufactured trending topics.