No, Maria, manipulated social media did not make Duterte win

By Antonio Contreras

Jan 02, 2018 12:41 am

ANTONIO P. CONTRERAS

MARIA Ressa has complained that the problems which her company Rappler is now facing are caused by Facebook. She also credits the social media giant for turning then Mayor Rodrigo Duterte into President Rodrigo Duterte through sheer fakery and manipulation, and accuses it of being a tool that favors authoritarian rule.

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