Opinion: Contingency Plans
On Tuesday, there was a brief worldwide outage of
Jacques René Zammit
March 6, 2024 14:00
Without fear or favour – Jacques René Zammit
Muscat, disgraced and dishonoured, does not fear arrest. At
Jacques René Zammit
June 21, 2023 11:25
EP exposes growing web of global spyware chiefs’ interests in Malta
A draft report by a European Parliament committee investigating
David Lindsay
November 12, 2022 14:46
Scrutiny as ‘attack’: Propaganda’s warped perspective
The reaction by party propagandists to The Shift’s report
Elizabeth De Gaetano
August 9, 2022 14:32
EU warns Twitter to take more action against illegal content as new rules take effect
EU officials have warned that the social media platform
Elizabeth De Gaetano
April 29, 2022 16:00
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
Daphne Foundation joins global call to rein in Big Tech
The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation has signed the People’s
Alice Taylor
November 8, 2021 17:19
Is your Android device spying on you?
Smartphones that run Android operating systems could be spying
Alice Taylor
October 21, 2021 15:00
Disinformation Watch: Keeping Things in Check #6
On 4 October, the social media platforms Facebook, WhatsApp
Elizabeth De Gaetano
October 8, 2021 09:57
Facebook’s woes continue as whistleblower goes public
Facebook’s stocks plunged by 5% yesterday following another devastating
Alice Taylor
October 6, 2021 09:35
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
Online violence: the new frontline
Online violence has become the new frontline in journalism
May 11, 2021 09:26
Former Cambridge Analytica boss banned from company directorships for seven years
Alexander Nix, the former Cambridge Analytica chief, has been
Joanna Demarco
September 25, 2020 15:35
Facebook and Twitter biggest source of misinformation during coronavirus
Facebook and messaging apps such as Messenger and WhatsApp
The Shift Team
June 16, 2020 16:05
The ugly behind the pretty: How disinformation is thriving on Instagram
The creation and spread of false or deliberately misleading
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 23, 2020 12:06
Online misinformation growing through Facebook & Whatsapp
The spread of misinformation often takes place via groups
January 6, 2020 12:47
Malta one of 70 countries using organised social media manipulation campaigns
Malta is one of 70 countries having used organised
The Shift Team
September 27, 2019 17:18
Businessman suing UK journalist linked to firms threatening press in Malta
Arron Banks, the controversial British businessman with links to
The Shift Team
July 22, 2019 15:38
Propaganda, disinformation and social media limiting democracy – EP report
Concerted propaganda and disinformation campaigns are limiting democracy, human
Alice Taylor
April 22, 2019 19:06
Dangerous liaisons and the news
A new Reformation is underway in Europe and North
Ranier Fsadni
March 24, 2019 06:30
Son of murdered journalist warns World Economic Forum about harassment
The lack of action on the harassment faced by
January 24, 2019 13:28
Concerns grow over ‘privacy deathstars’ collection of personal data
Over the last couple of years, concerns of how
Alice Taylor
January 8, 2019 19:00
Malta signs UN migration agreement despite Abela saying he would not
Malta signed a UN agreement that sets in action
December 11, 2018 14:45
Facebook could face a $1.6 billion fine over massive data breach
The Irish Data Protection Commission has opened a formal
October 4, 2018 07:23
50 million Facebook users attacked in huge security breach
If you were asked to log into your Facebook
September 29, 2018 12:36
Facebook bans quiz app over concerns of misused data
Facebook has permanently banned the personality quiz app ‘myPersonality’
The Shift Team
August 29, 2018 11:09
European political parties to be fined for misusing personal data – Commission
The European Commission is working on a set of
The Shift Team
August 27, 2018 12:00
The art of faking news
A study by the Stanford Graduate School of Education
The Shift Team
August 12, 2018 17:00
Thank you for hating
How often have you, as a Facebook user logged
The Shift Team
June 13, 2018 08:48
Head of Cambridge Analytica accused of taking $8m before bankruptcy
The former chief executive of the scandal-hit Cambridge Analytica
Caroline Muscat
June 6, 2018 09:08

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