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Parallel Public Spheres: Influence Operations in the 2022 Philippine Elections

Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy;Internews (2022), 52 pp.
"This report examines the characteristics and consequences of influence operations in the 2022 presidential election in the Philippines. The report makes three main claims: a) the term "influence operations" provides a broader frame to identify personalities, platforms, and practices that hack public attention, mobilize publics, and influence electoral out; b) influence operations build on cumulative impacts of longitudinal disinformation; c) The main consequence of influence operations in 2022 is the creation of parallel public spheres or two separate information ecosystems aligned with hardened political identities. The document concludes with pathways forward as the nation seeks to rebuild today's distorted public sphere." (Executive summary, page 7)
1 A multiverse of madness? an introduction to influence operations in the 2022 presidential elections, 8
2 Influence operations in 2022, 14
3 Disinformation narratives in the 2022 elections, 33
4 Our community engagement plan, 44