Oslo: Journalist Maria Ressa, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, has fiercely targeted social media companies. She has said that American Internet companies make money by spreading hatred. She said that a deadly game is going on in the whole world through social media. During her speech in Norway, Philippine journalist Maria Resa said that the technology giants have left behind a virus of lies to infect us. Resa, co-founder of news site Rapper, accused sites like Facebook of spreading hatred.
Addressing a function, 58-year-old Resa said that the American Internet giant has a biased attitude against facts and journalists. she said, ‘Our biggest need today is to change the hatred and violence, which is coming through our information system. This is a kind of poisonous sludge.’ Resa said that whatever violent incident happened on Capitol Hill after the US election is the latest example of this.
“Social media is such a deadly game of power and money, which is squeezing our personal lives for corporate gains. Our personal experiences are tapped through an artificial intelligence database and sold at great prices.
Resa targeted Facebook
Resa was accused of sharing on Facebook. She said, ‘She is dividing and radicalizing us. I have said many times that without facts, you cannot be true. You cannot be trusted without truth. Propaganda is a local and global problem. Look at the Chinese information operation removed by Facebook in September 2020 – it was creating fake accounts with the help of artificial intelligence for US elections.
