WATCH: At Web Summit, Ressa urges social media to rethink business model, take responsibility

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Rappler CEO Maria Ressa says social media companies need to take responsibility for what's published on their sites. Ressa made the remarks at the WebSummit, the largest tech conference in the world with 100,000 attendees. WebSummit

On December 2, 2020, Rappler CEO Maria Ressa said that social media companies need to take responsibility for what's published on their sites. Ressa made the remarks at the Web Summit, which was the largest tech conference in the world with some 100,00 attendees.

The United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights has said the trial was part of a"pattern of intimidation" against the press in the Philippines, and Ressa now faces a cumulative 100-year sentence on a total of 8 charges. Awaiting her appeal, Ressa said journalists continue to do their job, holding the powerful to account – now it's time for tech companies to do theirs.

"They've taken over the gatekeeping roles from journalists. They can't just take the money – they cannot abdicate responsibility, because this is what happens globally, and the costs are severe," said Ressa. "I think they've known for a long time what to do, but the problem, of course, is that this means their business models… their design needs to be rethought. This means growth must be curbed," said Ressa, who added that it's too late for social media companies to hide behind excuses about their reluctance to infringe on their users' freedom of expression.

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