Singapore GE2020: PAP candidate Ivan Lim pulls out after online controversy
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People's Action Party (PAP) new face Ivan Lim will not be a candidate in the general election, after allegations about his past conduct and behaviour emerged online.
The allegations spread like wildfire online, eclipsing the serious life and death issues we must grapple with,
Mr Lim said an allegation that he was involved in a bribery case concerning his company in Brazil was "completely baseless and untrue".
The idea to note here is similar to that of celebrities, where social media can:
=allow real/fake news of the candidate to go viral online, affecting voting outcomes
=allow netizens to dig out unsavoury bits of the candidate buried in cyberspace long time ago; remember that whatever digital footprints left in cyberspace are permanent!
Qn: Discuss the impact of social media on politics.
People's Action Party (PAP) new face Ivan Lim will not be a candidate in the general election, after allegations about his past conduct and behaviour emerged online.
The allegations spread like wildfire online, eclipsing the serious life and death issues we must grapple with,
Mr Lim said an allegation that he was involved in a bribery case concerning his company in Brazil was "completely baseless and untrue".
The idea to note here is similar to that of celebrities, where social media can:
=allow real/fake news of the candidate to go viral online, affecting voting outcomes
=allow netizens to dig out unsavoury bits of the candidate buried in cyberspace long time ago; remember that whatever digital footprints left in cyberspace are permanent!
Qn: Discuss the impact of social media on politics.
posted by Dark Shadow | 9:34 AM
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