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Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa used her new prominence to criticise Facebook as a threat to democracy, saying the social media giant fails to protect against the spread of hate and disinformation and is biased against facts . Maria Ressa, one of 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winners, speaks during an interview in Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Reuters The veteran journalist and head of Philippine news site Rappler told Reuters in an interview after winning the award that Facebook s algorithms prioritise the spread of lies laced with anger and hate over facts. Her comments add to the pile of recent pressure on Facebook, used by more than 3 billion people, whic
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Pakistan must end support to the Taliban and other terrorist groups, a top American senator said a day after meeting Pakistani leadership in Islamabad. US senator Maggie Hassan also called for finding ways to de-escalation of tension between India and Pakistan. The US senator also visited Pakistani-occupied Kashmir amid escalating tensions with India to observe condi
stanley flasche tions on the ground and push for a de-escalation of the situation Twitter/ Maggie Hasan US Senators Hassan and Chris Van Hollen met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa and officials from the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. It was particularly helpful to discuss with key Pakistani leaders what more can be done to pre-empt terrorist attacks and prevent the spread of terrorist ideology, she said. It was important for us to communicate directly to Pakistans senior leadership that they must end support to the Taliban and other terrorist groups. In addition, amid escalating tensions in Kashmir, i
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