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manila, philippines ( the adobo chronicles, manila bureau) <u+2013> rappler ceo maria ressa<u+2019>s widely-quoted statement, <u+201c>time to take back the internet<u+201d> might just come back to haunt her. just in time for halloween. 




ressa has been very vocal about the proliferation of <u+201c>fake<u+201d> news sites and trolls that have left her online news organization lagging behind in terms of followers and reader engagements. she was particularly critical of entertainer-turned-political blogger, mocha uson, who has more than 4 million followers, twice that of rappler. 




now, the philippine government may soon <u+2018>take back the internet<u+2019> from rappler because it appears it has violated the philippine constitution. 




article xvi, section 11 of the 1987 philippine constitution specifically states that the mass media must be wholly-owned and managed by citizens of the philippines. 




but rappler is partly-owned by a foreign company, omidyar network. how do we know? rappler itself told us so way back on november 5, 2015: 




so, before rappler can take back the internet, it may first have to give it up! rate this:
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