Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p>'<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NobelPeacePrize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NobelPeacePrize</span></a> winner <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MariaRessa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MariaRessa</span></a> has said <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a>’s decision to end <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/factChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>factChecking</span></a> on its platforms and remove restrictions on certain topics means “extremely dangerous times” lie ahead for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialMedia</span></a> users'</p><p>Listen to Maria</p><p>She's been speaking truth to power in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philippines</span></a> for decades, one of the most dangerous countries in the world for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalists</span></a></p><p>I greatly admire her and if anyone knows what they're talking about here, it's her</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/08/facebook-end-factchecking-nobel-peace-prize-winner-maria-ressa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/jan</span><span class="invisible">/08/facebook-end-factchecking-nobel-peace-prize-winner-maria-ressa</span></a></p>