Maria Ressa

Ressa is CEO and executive editor of the Filipino news site Rappler.

Recent Articles

Amal Clooney Won’t Back Down

Amal Clooney doesn’t like talking about herself. Sit with the 44-year-old lawyer, and she’ll take you on a tour of some of the worst places in the world, where despots reign and standing up for...

By Maria Ressa

Facebook's "Oversight Board" Is a Sham

Online violence leads to real world violence. The January 6th storming of the U.S. Capitol and the role of social media in helping coordinate the riots was not a surprise and the emerging details show...

By Roger McNamee and Maria Ressa

Maria Ressa: We Can't Let the Virus Infect Democracy

We have to be careful that the measures we are taking to tackle this global crisis don’t bring about another one

By Maria Ressa

Facebook Let My Government Target Me. Here's Why I Still Work With Them.

My reputation and peace of mind were demolished by information operations on Facebook. It’s a cautionary tale for the U.S.I run Rappler, an online news site in the Philippines. In my country, Facebook essentially is...

By Maria Ressa
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