WHY WE NEED CELEBS SPEAKING UP.
Here's a map of the Twitter accounts that spoke up for ABS-CBN on the day it was shut down. See how fan groups dominated the conversation, dwarfing political networks, including the DDS.
Use your voice, it matters.
Here's a map of the Twitter accounts that spoke up for ABS-CBN on the day it was shut down. See how fan groups dominated the conversation, dwarfing political networks, including the DDS.
Use your voice, it matters.
While they typically keep to themselves, there are rare instances when fandoms step into spaces outside entertainment and pop culture. This usually happens when their idols speak up, or when they're under attack.
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For example, #KathNiel fans' recent anti-trolling campaign: rappler.com/entertainment/…
Even in our analysis of the #OustDuterte campaign last April, we saw a wide range of celebrity fan groups joining the conversation and helping it trend. Remember in the weeks before this, several celebrities have also started to speak up on social media. rappler.com/newsbreak/in-d…
These groups take cue from their idols, IMO, not because they don't care, but because politics can be scary + silence is easier (as it is for most of us). But a nudge from their idols, or just to see them also speak up, gives fans the courage to also fight the good fight online.
Wala po akong soundcloud to promote so just please help @rapplerdotcom #holdtheline and #defendpressfreedom. Together, we'll #courageon!
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