Maria Ressa

Maria Ressa, Rappler, Philippines, freedom of speech

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Maria Ressa is the co-founder, CEO, and executive editor of Rappler.com, an online news organization in the Philippines. Maria has been honored around the world for her courageous work in fighting disinformation and defending freedom of the press. In 2021, she received the Nobel Peace Prize, along with Dmitry Muratov.

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Never Give Up

Nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize 2021, Maria Ressa has become an international symbol of hope and resilience due to her tireless fight for freedom of speech. With her investigative journalism platform Rappler.com, Ressa continues to report critically about the Philippine government of President Duterte, even though she has been repeatedly threatened with jail. Her…
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video: Maria Ressa, Peter Sunde, Sinan Aral and Andrian Kreye discuss the impact of social media on democracy at DLD Munich 2020

Democracy & Free Speech in the Digital Age

What responsibility do social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have when it comes to content moderation, fighting disinformation and protecting democracy? That’s the core subject of this DLD Munich panel discussion with Maria Ressa (Rappler.com), Sinan Aral (MIT Sloan School of Management) and Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi (Pirate Bay), moderated by Andrian Kreye (Süddeutsche…
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Fighting Back with Data

“Without facts we don’t have truth, without truth we don’t have trust and without any of these three, democracy is dead as we know it,” warns Maria Ressa, CEO of Rappler.com, Philippine news organization known for its investigative reporting. Ressa, named one of TIME magazine’s Persons of the Year 2018, sees social media responsible for…
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Maria Ressa’s Fight for Democracy in the Digital Age

“A lie told a million times becomes fact”, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa told the DLD audience in 2020. Her fight against disinformation is more important than ever…
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Key Insights: What We Learned at DLD All Stars

A world in crisis is also a world  of opportunities. This was on full display at DLD All Stars, our three-day online conference that featured top speakers from politics, business, science and culture. The event illustrated the wealth of opportunities that arise when different disciplines inspire each other – with art meeting technology, AI speeding…
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Quick Take: Highlights of DLD20

An astronaut, a Nobel Prize winner, a chess champion, many champions of a sustainable future: Take a look at select videos of DLD20.
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