(Minghui.org) Digital media is sometimes called the “eyeball economy.” If there’s no attention or response from internet users, the content is little more than computer code and some digital storage.

Master said,

“If you happen to see the evil badmouthing us online, just do your best to ignore it, of course. It will disappear if you pay it no heed. The more attention you give it, the more it will feed off of that.” (“2018 Fa Teaching Given in Washington, D.C.,” Collected Fa Teachings, Vol. XV)

That means for social media posts from agents of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), or internet accounts controlled by the regime, we do not need to view, respond, or share. Otherwise, we are essentially promoting those posts by giving them “eyeballs”. Therefore, we should just block them and avoid any interaction.

Another method the evil uses is paid promotion through social media influencers. Due to their huge following, posts from these influencers are often amplified and seen by many people. These shared posts and responses may become popular topics that are then recommended to other internet users. These influencers are normally paid to post or share certain content.

Then there is the CCP’s internet army, also known as the 50-cent army, or 50-cent party, since they used to be paid 50 cents RMB (or US $0.07) per post. These social media accounts with few followers have limited influence. But if their posts are shared again and again, the content may be seen by many people.

As the Fa-rectification momentum proceeds, vicious elements of the CCP have retreated inside China and can no longer stir up major campaigns. But waves of turmoil have emerged outside China recently through the CCP’s overseas propaganda agents. Some social media influencers controlled by them have published posts that defame Falun Dafa. Many people can clearly see through this and know such posts are often mixed with low-quality responses from members of the 50-cent army. But if practitioners join these discussions, especially practitioners with a lot of social media followers, they might be inadvertently promoting those slanderous posts, making the topics more popular.

I don’t think practitioners should view or respond to these defamatory posts from the CCP agents or those controlled by them. If you want to tell people about Falun Dafa or expose the persecution in China, you can post content in your own channel or create content on the internet. We can simply block those negative accounts to prevent any interaction with the content. If we don’t view or respond, we can avoid falling into their traps, and help minimize interference.

Above are my understandings. Please point out anything inconsistent with the Falun Dafa teachings.