The American-Filipino journalist slammed Mark Zuckerberg's move to relax content moderation on Facebook and Instagram, stating it would lead to a "world without facts" and a "world that's right for a dictator."

Ressa said: "Mark Zuckerberg says it's a free speech issue -- that's completely wrong. Only if you're profit-driven can you claim that; only if you want power and money can you claim that. This is about safety."

Ressa, a co-founder of the Rappler news site, won the Nobel peace prize in 2021 for her "courageous fight for freedom of expression." She faced multiple criminal charges and investigations after publishing stories critical of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte.

Ressa rejected Zuckerberg's claim that fact-checkers had been "too politically biased" and had "destroyed more trust than they've created."

"Journalists have a set of standards and ethics. What Facebook is going to do is get rid of that and then allow lies, anger, fear and hate to infect every single person on the platform."

She added that the decision meant "extremely dangerous times ahead" for journalism, democracy, and social media users.

Ressa vowed to do everything she could to "ensure information integrity."

"This is a pivotal year for journalism survival. We'll do all we can to make sure that happens," she said.