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We decided to use the power of group dynamics and social networks to do something positive: spread hope.

— Maria Ressa How to Stand Up to a Dictator (2022)

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What happens on social media doesn’t stay on social media. Online violence is real world violence.

Nobel Peace Prize Lecture (2021)

Technology has proven that human beings have far more in common than we have differences.

How to Stand Up to a Dictator (2022)

My only crime is to be a journalist, to speak truth to power.

Time 100 Speech (2019)

I think we’re living through a very unique moment where again it proves that information is power. It's a completely chaotic time where technology has helped make facts disputable, eroded truth, and crippled trust.

Time 100 Speech (2019)

What you choose to do shapes the person you become.

How to Stand Up to a Dictator (2022)

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