By Beatrice Puente
(July 7, 2022) – News outfit Rappler on Wednesday reported that a vlogger who openly supports the administration of President Bongbong Marcos Jr. took down over a hundred videos on his YouTube channel, prompting him to attack the media organization in his latest vlog.
In its report, Rappler showed a list of 167 videos of “Sangkay Janjan TV” that were mostly removed by the uploader himself. It added that some of them violate the policies set by YouTube when it comes to harassment and disinformation related to COVID-19.
John Anthony Jaboya, the real name of the vlogger, has around 996,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel, which was created in December 2017.
“Of the 167 videos, 151 were removed by Jaboya, while the other 16 were switched to private,” said Rappler’s report written by Gaby Baizas. “According to statistics website Social Blade, Jaboya lost a combined 20 million views from the now-unavailable videos starting on Sunday, June 26—three days after Rappler’s investigative piece was published.”
Many of the videos that Jaboya took down attacked former Vice President Leni Robredo, based on Rappler’s list. Robredo’s camp has already expressed intention to file cases against those who peddle false claims against her.
Last month, in an in-depth article, Rappler reported how Jaboya continued to sow lies and hate on his platform. He talked about conspiracy theories related to COVID-19, history, and other international events, according to the investigation.
But his most popular contents are related to the Marcos family, according to Rappler. News organizations have already flagged the dubious claims of Jaboya. Despite this, the vlogger has continued to spread disinformation, using his pompous style in luring more viewers.
“His most-viewed video, posted on the 35th People Power anniversary in 2021, focused on a brief clip of Marcos during the EDSA revolution that was allegedly not shown by the media,” read Rappler’s investigative report, noting that the video has remained available despite being fact-checked.
Jaboya uploaded a new vlog on Thursday, dismissing Rappler’s latest story as “fake news.” He denied that the videos he took down violated YouTube’s policies.
“Tinago ko lang ang mga video dahil ginagamit niyo (Rappler) na paninira laban sa akin tapos sasabihin niyo rito na nakapag-violate ako sa YouTube,” said Jaboya in a 10-minute video.
He claimed that YouTube doesn’t allow a video to be uploaded in the first place when it violates its guidelines.
Jaboya also rehashed the claim that Rappler is the “least trusted” news organization in the country based on a study by Reuters Institute even if this has already been debunked by Prof. Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, the director of the institute itself, as “false and misleading.”
He also touched on the revocation order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission against Rappler but he did not discuss its full context.
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Jaboya is an officer of the newly formed United Vloggers and Influencers of the Philippines, which is looking to gain access to Malacañang.
News5 reached out to Pablo Mendoza, the country lead of YouTube Content Partnerships in the Philippines, to ask how they intend to address rampant disinformation. This story will be updated once he responds.
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