Meta disrupts covert influence operations on Facebook, Instagram
Meta's quarterly threat report detailed five covert influence operations the company identified and removed.
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Meta's quarterly threat report detailed five covert influence operations the company identified and removed.
The power and cost of social media influencers in the 2022 elections
Among the presidential candidates, the study projected Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to have spent the largest amount on political influencers at P351 million. Following this was Leni Robredo at P135 million, Isko Moreno at P42 million, and Manny Pacquiao at P1 million.
A report funded by Internews finds that 1,425 influencer accounts were paid to campaign for different candidates for the 2022 polls