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March 18, 2010 by admin
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http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/0...g-down-of-two-facebook-pages-is-not-a-u-turn/
Written by Our Correspondent
After being embarrassed publicly by the Sear Hock Rong and Eric How sagas, the YPAP has decided to close down two Facebook pages – YP Network and YP Community to “consolidate its online presence in a bid for better control over its new media message.”
Sear Hock Rong is a YPAP member and moderator of the YPAP Facebook Network and was embroiled in a controversy over his business dealings with several Eunos grassroots organizations where he is currently serving as a volunteer.
Eric How sparked a massive outcry in cyberspace by posting callous remarks about lower-income Singaporeans on the YPAP Facebook Network leading to two “Eric Hows” from the YPAP lodging police reports separately for online “impersonation” under the “advice” of YPAP Chairman Teo Ser Luck.
It was later revealed that there were more than 50 “Eric Hows” in Singapore alone and the likelihood of impersonation is non-existent. After two months, the police is still “investigating” the case.
YPAP Vice Chairman Zaqy Mohamad and head of its internet subcommittee who has become increasingly unpopular lately over his relentless attacks on Singapore bloggers and netizens to cast doubts on the credibility of the New Media tried to put up a brave front, saying that “the move is not a ‘U-turn’ but a tweaking of strategy, incorporating lessons learnt.”
“For us, it was a lot of experimentation. We’ve never had these things happen to us. As we move along, we can put better processes in place,” he added.
Mr Zaqy claimed that the YPAP top brass will now directly monitor the main Facebook page to better differentiate between what is “official” and what are personal views and discussions and to allow it to look quickly into abuses and online impersonations.
Media scholar Tan Tarn How of the Institute of Policy Studies coughed at the “new structure” and said it “evinces a lack of conceptualisation and thorough thinking before YP waded into cyberspace.”
“With new media, there is little control, if at all…The discussion cannot be steered in one direction or another. If people go off-message…how do you deal with that? The problem with such failed experiments is that their impact on reputations lingers,” he was quoted as saying in the Straits Times.
Despite spending inordinate amount of resources since 2006 to engage netizens, the YPAP has failed to establish a presence in Singapore’s blogopshere.
A blog started by a group of post-65 PAP MPs has floundered due to lack of efforts and readership and is almost as good as defunct now.
Even the PAP’s official feedback forum REACH has a pathetic readership with many netizens preferring to post their thoughts of national policies on alternative sites like The Temasek Review.
With anti-PAP sentiments at an all-time high in cyberspace, the PAP is getting cold feet over the possible impact of the New Media on the next general election and has implemented a series of repressive laws to pre-empt it from causing a “freak” election as what happened to Malaysia in 2008.
“Election advertising” on the internet is now outlawed on both cooling off and polling days and offenders can be arrested on the spot without a warrant of arrest, probably the first law of such kind anywhere in the world.
While the measures may have a temporary deterrent effect, it is likely to alienate the PAP further from the younger generation who will form an increasingly influential voting bloc in future elections.
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March 18, 2010 by admin
Filed under Headlines
Leave a comment
http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/0...g-down-of-two-facebook-pages-is-not-a-u-turn/
Written by Our Correspondent
After being embarrassed publicly by the Sear Hock Rong and Eric How sagas, the YPAP has decided to close down two Facebook pages – YP Network and YP Community to “consolidate its online presence in a bid for better control over its new media message.”
Sear Hock Rong is a YPAP member and moderator of the YPAP Facebook Network and was embroiled in a controversy over his business dealings with several Eunos grassroots organizations where he is currently serving as a volunteer.
Eric How sparked a massive outcry in cyberspace by posting callous remarks about lower-income Singaporeans on the YPAP Facebook Network leading to two “Eric Hows” from the YPAP lodging police reports separately for online “impersonation” under the “advice” of YPAP Chairman Teo Ser Luck.
It was later revealed that there were more than 50 “Eric Hows” in Singapore alone and the likelihood of impersonation is non-existent. After two months, the police is still “investigating” the case.
YPAP Vice Chairman Zaqy Mohamad and head of its internet subcommittee who has become increasingly unpopular lately over his relentless attacks on Singapore bloggers and netizens to cast doubts on the credibility of the New Media tried to put up a brave front, saying that “the move is not a ‘U-turn’ but a tweaking of strategy, incorporating lessons learnt.”
“For us, it was a lot of experimentation. We’ve never had these things happen to us. As we move along, we can put better processes in place,” he added.
Mr Zaqy claimed that the YPAP top brass will now directly monitor the main Facebook page to better differentiate between what is “official” and what are personal views and discussions and to allow it to look quickly into abuses and online impersonations.
Media scholar Tan Tarn How of the Institute of Policy Studies coughed at the “new structure” and said it “evinces a lack of conceptualisation and thorough thinking before YP waded into cyberspace.”
“With new media, there is little control, if at all…The discussion cannot be steered in one direction or another. If people go off-message…how do you deal with that? The problem with such failed experiments is that their impact on reputations lingers,” he was quoted as saying in the Straits Times.
Despite spending inordinate amount of resources since 2006 to engage netizens, the YPAP has failed to establish a presence in Singapore’s blogopshere.
A blog started by a group of post-65 PAP MPs has floundered due to lack of efforts and readership and is almost as good as defunct now.
Even the PAP’s official feedback forum REACH has a pathetic readership with many netizens preferring to post their thoughts of national policies on alternative sites like The Temasek Review.
With anti-PAP sentiments at an all-time high in cyberspace, the PAP is getting cold feet over the possible impact of the New Media on the next general election and has implemented a series of repressive laws to pre-empt it from causing a “freak” election as what happened to Malaysia in 2008.
“Election advertising” on the internet is now outlawed on both cooling off and polling days and offenders can be arrested on the spot without a warrant of arrest, probably the first law of such kind anywhere in the world.
While the measures may have a temporary deterrent effect, it is likely to alienate the PAP further from the younger generation who will form an increasingly influential voting bloc in future elections.
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