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Death Stars, Sith Lords, black hats lurk

‘Dark Side’ of elections
stalks bloggers, techies

by Ed Lingao

When a supposed Internet screenshot featuring Villar began circulating via email last February, Netizens were uncertain if they should sound the alarm, or just shrug it off as one candidate taking the campaign to an all new level.

This particular screenshot depicted a popular pornographic site. On the left side of the page was a young lady in the act of showing off her bountiful assets. On the right was the now familiar orange banner ad for Villar, with the Nacionalista Party standard bearer flashing a really toothy grin.

Read more… | Posted Thursday, April 8th, 2010
Election laws lost in cyberspace

Online, bets wage war
sans rules, cap on costs

by Jaemark Tordecilla and Justine Espina-Letargo

These days, the number of Filipino Internet users is pegged at around 24 million and mobile phone users at around 63 million. Not surprisingly, candidates for both national and local posts have taken interest on those figures, and have been busy putting up complex, interactive websites of their own, even as they litter popular online publications, blogs, and social networks with political propaganda. Text-blasting, or the sending of unsolicited SMS messages, appears to be on the rise as well.

Read more… | Posted Wednesday, April 7th, 2010