"Up to what extent will they defend the order and its bullshitry?"
Last September 2020, social media company Facebook Inc. has removed 155 accounts and 6 Instagram accounts all because of "coordinated inauthentic behaviour" on behalf of a foreign or government entity.
According to news reports, these removed accounts were to be originated in China, with content focused primarily on the Philippines focusing on politics and supporting certain politicians. At the same time, Facebook also took down 57 accounts and 31 pages all traced back to the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines- and from these accounts were mainly involved in psywar operations which includes red-tagging activities accusing certain individuals of being connected to the Communist Party.
At first would say it is a "sigh of relief" especially when people are sick and tired of fake reports or false accusations; but for those supporting the administration, that kind of response from Facebook meant interfering their activities of supporting their president and its actions. That, whether by using "free speech" clause to justify their statements to those of accusing the social media site of interfering with state affairs/or in connivance with the opposition, it doesn't matter for these supporters to think their activities Facebook deemed as a "coordinated inauthentic behaviour" but instead it was their 'right' to use Facebook or any social media site like Twitter or Instagram as a tool to promote the government's action "right or wrong". And even Duterte himself accused the social media site of "encouraging the left" and "inciting rebellion" all after that shutting down of alleged fake accounts and pages.
But come to think of this, since the administration got triggered after the social media site's action what more of its basis to shut it down, then how come it is the same administration who did threaten certain persons with arrest all because of criticising Duterte via Facebook? Is this what the regime talked about respecting one's freedom of speech and expression? For sure one would remember about those who who were forced to apologise by authorities while being mocked, slandered by the regime's supporters for their actions opposing the president. Are they even communists or 'yellows'? Nope- but for the supporters, they can be classified as such.
And to think that the regime justified those posts shared as part of its "battle of ideas", is it really a battle of ideas when in fact more like slander, falsehood, or threat against one's person and not the idea? As far as a concerned person sees is that the regime has promoted disinformation so long as it benefited its own survival (as any other psywar operation that uses lies and half-truths). That those from the opposition, be it "red" or "yellow" are meant to face the wrath of the administration's sockpuppets including those from government agencies who demand "unity" through blind obedience to "tatay Digong" instead of "destabilisation" brought by the "opposition". Even ABSCBN, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Rappler, and other news agencies providing news critical of Duterte was even accused of promoting destabilisation from these sockpuppets too!
Also the fact that one government official described its own shared post of a fake report as "informative" and "entertaining", then this also shows that regardless of its slander shown to a certain person or a group (especially if that person or a group is against Duterte) it doesn't matter- what is important is on how to win from that "battle of ideas" between their beloved "tatay Digong" and his enemies. However, that same government official who did shared that "inspiring", "entertaining" or "informative" posts did not even present any evidence for the claim except a rehash of old allegations on certain individuals as members of the Communist Party. Wouldn't be surprised that those posts isn't limited to these individuals alone because of a belief, but also to those who simply disagree with the regime's actions, much more oppose- altogether as to be surveilled, harassed, imprisoned with false accusations, killed, or by simply disappeared.
At present, the regime's diehard supporters (including those feigning 'neutral' when in fact treating Duterte as a lesser evil figure), as any footsoldiers of this rotting order, has either defending their posts as a matter of freedom of speech and trying to maintain their presence in social media, if not accusing Facebook for supporting the opposition as what their idol said. Some would even call for investigating Facebook if not its outright banning along with a law calling regulating the use of social media sites, while others calls for moving towards other social media sites such as Russia-based VKontakte, China's Weibo, or even MeWe, and propagate its bullshitry.
But the question is, up to what extent will they defend the order, their idol, and the bullshitry ever being done? Unless they are truly remorseless they Wouldn't be surprised if they end as memes simply because of their belief in defending their idol as well as his actions. That they defend the use of Dolomite "sand" in Manila bay regardless of its problem not knowing they themselves becoming butt of jokes, of posting their false reports about the government's infrastructure program and be shared by fellow supporters as if "gospel truth", to those of how the government is acting in regards to this COVID19 pandemic regardless of its problems; altogether along with the usual blaming those against their idol's actions as a stumbling block to his self-interested if not blood soiled agenda. These and more would say are driven by the goal of defending that goddamned order right or wrong as if like 2016, this time against those who are truly concerned about their homeland and its people and not just the "yellows".