Ressa warns of ‘dangerous times’ after Meta cuts fact-checking


Nobel laureate Maria Ressa (pic) warned of “extremely dangerous times ahead” in an interview after social media giant Meta ended its US fact-checking programme on Facebook and Instagram.

Ressa and the Rappler news site she co-founded have spent years fighting online disinformation while battling court cases filed under former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte after critical reporting of his deadly drug war.

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