Philippine journalist Maria Ressa said social media had allowed lies to flourish. Read more at straitstimes.com.
– Participants at a global UN conference in France’s capital on Wednesday urged the international community to find better safeguards against online disinformation and hate speech.
But “only by fully evaluating this technological revolution can we ensure it is a revolution that does not compromise human rights, freedom of expression and democracy”. She said that, at the height of online campaigns against her for her work, she had received up to 98 hate messages an hour. “What happened that day was the culmination of a campaign, initiated much before, and that used, as ammunition, lies and disinformation,” he said.
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