Filipino Journalist Maria Ressa Receives UNESCO Award, Questions Big Tech s Impunity
She accused Silicon Valley giants like Facebook of actively facilitating the propaganda machine that attacks and suppresses criticism.
Maria Ressa. Photo: Reuters
World04/May/2021
New Delhi: Prominent Filipino journalist Maria Ressa on Monday targeted not just the Philippines government for their anti-democratic acts targeting the media but also accused Silicon Valley giants like Facebook of actively facilitating the propaganda machine that attacks and suppresses criticism.
Through a video link, Ressa, head of a Filipino investigative news website,
In her acceptance speech, Ressa reminded the audience that she could not travel outside the Philippines due to restrictions put by courts in legal cases filed against her by the government. In the last two years, ten arrest warrants have been issued against her. She was arrested twice in 2019.
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