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For those unfamiliar with the country, this is likely not a post against Facebook. In fact Facebook was instrumental in this party's campaign. The country rank
by veselin 5y ago
For those unfamiliar with the country, this is likely not a post against Facebook. In fact Facebook was instrumental in this party's campaign.
The country ranks at the bottom in the EU in media freedom. In the last 10 years, all mainstream TV channels got into the hands of a handful of people that also happen to receive plenty of funds from the government. As a result, an opposition party had no media coverage at all, or if there was anything, maybe negative one. I don't think parallels to some TV channels in the US capture the extent of the problem. But by using Facebook, this party managed to win in the capital and now they are part of the parliament (not anywhere near ranked first still, and btw I am not affiliated with them).
Despite all its problems, Facebook was not painted as something bad here. Also they were not painted good, because they were paid for the promotions. Still, some of these policies are puzzling. It is unlikely to be related to the end of the election cycle, because (due to the composition of the parliament now) the next elections may by as close as 3 months away or as far as 4 years away.
- robotomir 5y ago>As a result, an opposition party had no media coverage at all The party in question is supported by an entire media conglomerate, Ikonomedia, and they have always supported first and foremost the interests of the local oligarch Prokopiev who owns Ikonomedia. P.S. This is not a story of the good underdogs being oppressed by the evil system, those are politically motivated players with an aggressive and often provocative political message, pursuing goals that favor specific people.
- veselin 5y agoI didn't endorse anybody in my post, but your post has a strong political bias and wrong facts. Ikonomedia is a small media player with different biases and I am not sure what they support.
- slivitritonov 5y ago>Ikonomedia is a small media player with different biases and I am not sure what they support. You're either taking the piss now or a complete tool, lol... Their medias are among the top 5 in engagement and they clearly support a specific party, even Stevie Wonder should be able to see this..
- veselin 5y agoLet me check. According to similarweb, dnevnik.bg is number 39 in the country and capital is not in top 50. There are more than 10 other news websites with higher engagement. At the same time the top 3 TV networks still support the previous government.
- AmericanChopper 5y agoA politically motivated politician?
- robotomir 5y agoIt's worse than than, the author of the post owns a failed startup named LogSentinel and now he is desperate to escape into politics.