Sen. Ping Lacson called Twitter users ‘trolls’ following the high-profile press conference he attended alongside his presidential rivals Isko Moreno Domagoso and Norberto Gonzales around noon on Sunday, April 17, 2022.
READ ALSO : Four presidential candidates, including Pacquiao, will not quit the race
As expected, trolls are having a blast on Twitter after the Manila Pen event.
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) April 17, 2022
At a press conference, the three candidates claimed the vice-president’s campaign Leni Robredo asked them to leave the race due to their poor results in the preferential polls.
Lacson also slammed Robredo at the event, saying she was untrustworthy for proposing unification last year ahead of the campaign season, but she decided to run for the election herself. presidency. But Robredo previously said she failed to get along with Lacsonwho had wanted the latecomer to the survey among the opposition candidates to voluntarily withdraw halfway through the race.
Now Robredo, as leader of the opposition, is second in the polls, behind former senator Bongbong Marcos Jr., son of late dictator Ferdinand. Domagoso, Lacson and Gonzales, meanwhile, ranked third, fifth and last of the 10 presidential candidates, respectively.
At press time, there were more than 3,000 mostly negative replies and tweet quotes to Lacson’s tweet.
Many replies denounced Lacson’s use of the term “trolls” to refer to critical voices on the microblogging platform. They argued that they weren’t just social media users hiding in anonymity, but real people.
hello hindi kami troll, taxpayer ako. kasama ako sa nagpapasahod sayo sa senado.
pathetic movement lang talaga yung ginawa nyo.
pano ka magiging leader na effective and kandidato pa lang di ka na marunong makinig. It’s either a mo red tag or a mo sasabihin troll. pic.twitter.com/w5TtMptzBO
— aaron (@aarondoguiles) April 17, 2022
Others, mostly Robredo supporters, pointed to Lacson’s propensity to block Twitter users he disagrees with.
We cannot trust you with the future of our nation, especially since you ignore our voices. Pg di sang-ayon, bubusalan. Pg can panaghoy ang taumbayan and lumalaban, sasabihin nyo kagad NPA or terorista. Wlang Liability. Wlang empathy. You are an elite. We need VPLENI to lead.
— Roleth (@roleth) April 17, 2022
One of them even “predicted” the senator’s behavior on Twitter during the press conference before he published.
gurl, a predictable month. https://t.co/zXTzpc0zAy
— Solid (@miz_solid) April 17, 2022
What is a troll?
The term “trollingis Internet slang originally referring to a “fishing technique where multiple lines of bait are dragged behind a boat to lure and catch fish,” according to an instructional video from the educational website. Global GCF.
He added :
“With online trolling, there is always bait involved, but instead of catching fish, the goal is to catch you. A troll is someone who makes antagonistic remarks online in an attempt to provoke and upset others. Sometimes it can be lighthearted, and other times it can be downright nasty.
No matter where they are on the spectrum, you can think of a troll as the person who waves the bait, and we are the fish who bite too often.
Trolls are not necessarily fake accounts to benefit one politician, party, or cause by posting criticism or misinformation against another.
trolling behaviorhowever, more often involves using an anonymous account with a name and profile photo that “does not reflect the real identity” of the person behind it to avoid “real life consequences”.
RELATED: At common presser, bets pitch for ‘new No. 2’ against favorite Marcos
