The Conviction of Maria Ressa and the Unequal Enforcement of the Truth
<p>The cyber libel conviction of Maria Ressa and Reynaldo Santos Jr. by a regional trial court in Manila last week threw into sharp relief the manifestly different standards of accuracy enforced against citizens and the government. In a country presently governed by an administration that has...
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| description | <p>The cyber libel conviction of Maria Ressa and Reynaldo Santos Jr. by a regional trial court in Manila last week threw into sharp relief the manifestly different standards of accuracy enforced against citizens and the government. In a country presently governed by an administration that has allegedly been the source of widespread disinformation, private media and citizen reporters are subjected to ever stricter anti-falsehood laws. The case provokes to rethink private and state accountability for the spreading of falsehoods.</p>
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| spelling | doaj.art-bf08aab238734d16adaccd9820a1a32d2022-12-22T01:29:02ZdeuMax Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbHVerfassungsblog2366-70442366-7044The Conviction of Maria Ressa and the Unequal Enforcement of the TruthLasse Schuldt<p>The cyber libel conviction of Maria Ressa and Reynaldo Santos Jr. by a regional trial court in Manila last week threw into sharp relief the manifestly different standards of accuracy enforced against citizens and the government. In a country presently governed by an administration that has allegedly been the source of widespread disinformation, private media and citizen reporters are subjected to ever stricter anti-falsehood laws. The case provokes to rethink private and state accountability for the spreading of falsehoods.</p> https://verfassungsblog.de/the-conviction-of-maria-ressa-and-the-unequal-enforcement-of-the-truth/Criminal Law, Freedom of Speech, freedom of the press |
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