Listening to HOW TO STAND UP TO A DICTATOR: The Fight for Our Future (2022) - Maria Ressa
Listening to HOW TO STAND UP TO A DICTATOR: The Fight for Our Future (2022) - Maria Ressa
If you know who Maria Ressa is or read her book, How to Stand Up to a Dictator, then you'll know who Rodrigo Duterte is and why this is such important news.
Charged by the ICC with crimes against humanity.
Many thought this day would never come, but justice and accountability are just as real as raw power.
Maria Ressa--2021 Nobel Peace Prize winner--interviewed by Jon Stewart
There are very few, very rare times when justice is done in this rotten world in which we live.
Interview between #JonStewart and #mariaRessa
https://youtu.be/jsHoX9ZpA_M
@ least a must share #JonStewart and #mariaressa chatting ....what we already (mostly) know, but spoken here with passion, purpose and ample references/sources to back up real #journalism, which is under fire now more than ever .#techbros #facism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsHoX9ZpA_M
The inimitable Jon Stewart should be allowed to cross the lines if we need to encourage the Americans to paint the White House again. He's using his platform for good.
"#Rappler Communities is available on web, iOS, and Android.
The app is our vision for the future of news.
“The insidious manipulation of Big Tech – inciting fear, anger and hate for profit – has destroyed the public sphere and the crucial discussions needed for democracy,” said Rappler CEO #MariaRessa. “It’s time to build our shared reality and redefine civic engagement, to restore trust.”
https://www.rappler.com/about/things-to-know-communities-app/
On AlJazerra Upfront, detailing the ills of social media, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis complains he can’t get off #X because he’s got millions of followers, and his #BSKY account only has 5000… wish we could tell him #bluesky is (or will be) just as bad and the #fediverse is the option.
A good watch nonetheless as Maria Ressa is insightful as always.
‘Online violence is real-world violence’: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa on ‘dangerous times’ following Meta announcement.
She's correct.
https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/dangerous-times-ahead-and-a-world-without-facts-nobel-peace-prize-laureate-maria-ressa-on-meta-announcement/ #MariaRessa #META #Facebook #Violence #OnlineViolence #Zuckerberg #Journalism
71% of the world is under #authoritarian rule
(SOURCE: #MariaRessa of #Rappler, on #DemocracyNow 9 jan 2025)
This Democray Now! segment includes Maria Ressa, author of How to Stand Up to a Dictator (which I'm currently reading--it's really good).
Zuckerberg Goes Full MAGA[t]:
https://youtu.be/J1LwegbyxFs?si=DguIa7jtuchj5POj
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1LwegbyxFs
#Schmuckerberg goes FULL #MAGAmoron as #Meta Ends #FactChecking in U.S. & Paves Way for More #HateSpeech
GUESTS
#MaríaRessa, founder of #Rappler news, and author of the #book 'How to Stand Up to A Dictator' and Nobel Peace Prize winner
#SivaVaidhyanathan, author of #AntiSocialMedia: How #Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines #Democracy
#MarcOwenJones, author of #DigitalAuthoritarianismInTheMiddleEast
#Meta is ushering in a ‘world without facts’, says #Nobel #peaceprize winner
#MariaRessa warns of ‘dangerous times’ for #journalism and #democracy after move to end #factchecking
The American-Filipino journalist said Mark #Zuckerberg’s move to relax content #moderation on the #Facebook and #Instagram platforms would lead to a “world without facts” and that was “a world that’s right for a #dictator”. “Mark Zuckerberg says it’s a #freespeech issue – that’s completely wrong”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/facebook-end-factchecking-nobel-peace-prize-winner-maria-ressa
'#NobelPeacePrize winner #MariaRessa has said #Meta’s decision to end #factChecking on its platforms and remove restrictions on certain topics means “extremely dangerous times” lie ahead for #journalism, #democracy and #socialMedia users'
Listen to Maria
She's been speaking truth to power in the #Philippines for decades, one of the most dangerous countries in the world for #journalists
I greatly admire her and if anyone knows what they're talking about here, it's her
Meta is ushering in a ‘world without facts’, says Nobel peace prize winner.
Maria Ressa warns of ‘dangerous times’ for journalism and democracy after move to end factchecking in US
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/facebook-end-factchecking-nobel-peace-prize-winner-maria-ressa #META #Journalism #MariaRessa #Factchecking #Propaganda #Facebook #Instagram #FreeSpeech #1A
"Meta is ushering in a ‘world without facts’, says Nobel peace prize winner
Maria Ressa warns of ‘dangerous times’ for journalism and democracy after move to end factchecking in US"
#News #Resistance #Velshi #AliVelshi #MariaRessa
'Hold the line': Nobel laureate says Americans should learn from the Phi...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtSTBoPloqI&si=AF-XoUubTL1mqEsd