Facebook can no longer be ‘the judge, jury, prosecutor and witness’ of the digital space – whistleblower
Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower who has exposed the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
November 9, 2021 11:02
‘What happened to Daphne could still happen to journalists, and that’s an alarming state of affairs’
An online event co-organised by the Justice for Journalists
Elizabeth De Gaetano
November 3, 2021 07:21
‘The impunity for crimes against journalists must end’ – Josep Borell, Vera Jourova
Vice President Josep Borrell and Vice President Věra Jourová
Elizabeth De Gaetano
November 1, 2021 16:10
No one held to account in 81% of journalist murders during the last 10 years – report
Over the past decade, 226 of the 278 journalists
Elizabeth De Gaetano
October 28, 2021 14:58
Urgent action needed against online gender-based violence and attacks on female journalists – UN Report
Despite the impressive gains made by women, gendered censorship
Elizabeth De Gaetano
October 19, 2021 13:55
International press freedom organisations to visit Malta on anniversary of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder
Five international press freedom organisations will be visiting Malta
Elizabeth De Gaetano
October 13, 2021 08:51
Disinformation Watch: Keeping Things in Check #6
On 4 October, the social media platforms Facebook, WhatsApp
Elizabeth De Gaetano
October 8, 2021 09:57
Pandora Papers: Revelations should be ‘wake up call’ in global battle against tax evasion, MEP says
The largest-ever leak of offshore data, the Pandora Papers
Elizabeth De Gaetano
October 4, 2021 17:00
PBS classified as state-controlled media in new study
A new tool to assess the editorial independence of
Elizabeth De Gaetano
September 28, 2021 13:25
Fighting disinformation, one game at a time
Readers of The Shift will have noticed that the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
September 18, 2021 11:58
Disinformation watch – defiant defence
When reports emerged that on 8 September, the Parliamentary
Elizabeth De Gaetano
September 14, 2021 11:51
Keeping things in check #5
The absurdities never stop, do they? From Robert Abela’s
Elizabeth De Gaetano
September 11, 2021 12:56
Facebook’s WhatsApp privacy pledges undermined by ‘improper content’ reviewing system
An investigation by the US non-profit newsroom ProPublica found
Elizabeth De Gaetano
September 8, 2021 16:44
The Shift invited to present its investigation on political propaganda and Daphne’s assassination at IPI World Congress
The findings of The Shift’s six-month investigation into the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
September 7, 2021 12:41
Disinformation Watch: Calling things by their proper name
The Shift has dedicated much space to the plethora
Elizabeth De Gaetano
September 2, 2021 15:56
Disinformation Watch: I’m not campaigning, you’re campaigning!
Eagle-eyed observers and those who monitor our politicians’ social
Elizabeth De Gaetano
August 27, 2021 16:04
Keeping things in check #4
August is usually a slow month for most but
Elizabeth De Gaetano
August 23, 2021 17:06
5 Covid-19 vaccine myths explained
Despite Malta’s successful vaccination rate against Covid-19, and the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
August 16, 2021 14:02
‘Groundbreaking confirmation of the role political propaganda played in her death’
An extensive, six-month investigation by The Shift into the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
August 7, 2021 17:54
Public inquiry recommendations ‘a milestone in the fight for truth, accountability and justice’
A coalition of 10 press freedom NGOs have welcomed
August 3, 2021 11:12
Artificial intelligence and surveys: crucial questions about the new technologies affecting our lives
The pervasive use of voter surveys is a convoluted
Elizabeth De Gaetano
July 28, 2021 18:29
‘High risk’ threats to media pluralism in Malta highlighted in report
The Shift’s efforts to ensure financial transparency by disclosing
Elizabeth De Gaetano
July 21, 2021 11:47
Disinformation Watch: Fretting about the FATF
That the government was about to embark on a
Elizabeth De Gaetano
July 1, 2021 11:04
UN: pushbacks violate human rights, are incompatible with state obligations
Migrant pushbacks result in human rights violations and are
Elizabeth De Gaetano
June 29, 2021 13:54
Malta’s bid to draw ‘digital nomads’ shaken after it plummets in expat survey ratings
Malta announced earlier this year it would seek to
Elizabeth De Gaetano
June 21, 2021 16:02
Keeping things in check #3
Prime Minister Robert Abela and his “best in the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
June 18, 2021 13:06
65 % in Malta think corruption in government is a big problem – survey
Two-thirds of Maltese people think that government corruption is
Elizabeth De Gaetano
June 14, 2021 21:02
Manifesto magic
Every time Minister Carmelo Abela needs people to focus
Elizabeth De Gaetano
June 11, 2021 17:47
Keeping things in check #2
We at The Shift were not exaggerating when we
Elizabeth De Gaetano
June 8, 2021 13:31
Keeping things in check #1
Nuggets of disinformation by politicians and public figures are
Elizabeth De Gaetano
June 4, 2021 12:05

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