“We elect democratically undemocratic leaders”
24 June 2025 | tvn24
We have been sinisterly manipulated by technology, and technology is in the hands of dictators or future dictators. We elect democratically undemocratic leaders because we are being manipulated,” said Maria Ressa, a Filipino journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner. In an interview with Hubert Kijek, she assessed that “artificial intelligence has been exploited by politicians who wanted more power and money, as well as countries that are not liberal, such as Russia, China, or Iran.” She also spoke about the situation in Poland. “Young people and women protested against the tightening of abortion laws. This showed that democracy is very fragile, but already in June of this year, the shift was visible again in the presidential elections,” Ressa said.