This is an insightful article on how Orbán was unseated in #Hungary.
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This is an insightful article on how Orbán was unseated in #Hungary. tl;dr: “Tisza Islands”, small social groups especially in rural towns that made space for anti-Orbán views, were key.
While that’s important, this part also caught my attention:
“The problem for Orbán was that Hungarians really love Facebook. Roughly 7 million of them—70 percent of the population—have an account…Most young people in Hungary also have a TikTok account. Social media was key in forming the islands—especially for older people who found one another on Facebook. It has also been a way to receive messaging from the Tisza party—about the corruption of Orbán’s circle, for example—that might not have otherwise broken through. Magyar in particular has had a Zohran Mamdani–like knack for short-form viral videos, which made him a popular figure among Gen Z voters.”
We love to hate on Facebook and TikTok, but they may have been instrumental in defeating Orbán.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/04/viktor-orban-defeat-tisza-islands-hungary/686827/
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This is an insightful article on how Orbán was unseated in #Hungary. tl;dr: “Tisza Islands”, small social groups especially in rural towns that made space for anti-Orbán views, were key.
While that’s important, this part also caught my attention:
“The problem for Orbán was that Hungarians really love Facebook. Roughly 7 million of them—70 percent of the population—have an account…Most young people in Hungary also have a TikTok account. Social media was key in forming the islands—especially for older people who found one another on Facebook. It has also been a way to receive messaging from the Tisza party—about the corruption of Orbán’s circle, for example—that might not have otherwise broken through. Magyar in particular has had a Zohran Mamdani–like knack for short-form viral videos, which made him a popular figure among Gen Z voters.”
We love to hate on Facebook and TikTok, but they may have been instrumental in defeating Orbán.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/04/viktor-orban-defeat-tisza-islands-hungary/686827/
If bad actors can use Facebook for disinformation, maybe good actors can use it to organize and reach people they can’t otherwise reach in the real world.
It’s given me a lot to think about.
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