On stupidity
“Having become a mindless tool, the stupid person will
Kevin Cassar
December 6, 2021 07:13
Safety in Zombieland 
The first rule of Zombieland: zombies eat brains. If
Ranier Fsadni
November 21, 2021 07:30
Owen Bonnici – still slyly justifying hate speech
A conference about combatting and preventing hate speech held
Blanche Gatt
November 18, 2021 18:04
Wrecking the PN’s chances
If the PN continues to ignore Bernard Grech’s weak
Blanche Gatt
November 16, 2021 07:57
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
Muscat’s diabolical legacy
As shamed ex-prime minister Joseph Muscat attempts to weather
Blanche Gatt
November 9, 2021 06:53
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
The political apparatus of hate
When it comes to the latest democratic outrage by
Ranier Fsadni
October 31, 2021 06:30
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
Bedingfield’s banality
Why do ordinary people do appalling things? The political
Kevin Cassar
August 16, 2021 07:16
Reporters Without Borders files lawsuit accusing Facebook of ‘deceptive commercial practices’
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has taken legal action against
Alice Taylor
March 24, 2021 14:30
Council of Europe says Malta fails basic human rights obligations for minorities
The Maltese government has failed to collect any data
Alice Taylor
February 22, 2021 10:27
Am I next?
The language of violence has increased at an alarming
Isabelle Vella Gregory
January 23, 2021 09:03
‘Women journalists in Malta have to go against partisan politics, misogyny and societal boundaries’
Verbal abuse against women journalists has become legitimised through
Gabriel Schembri
January 22, 2021 12:30
‘No EU funds for government-controlled media or political propaganda’ – MEPs
Media freedom in Europe has declined MEPs deplore harassment
November 26, 2020 12:06
Damaging trust, causing harm
On 1 September the Commissioner for Standards in Public
Elizabeth De Gaetano
September 21, 2020 07:50
Hate Speech Unit receives 32 reports in seven months
The Hate Crime and Speech Unit, which was set
Gabriel Schembri
May 26, 2020 16:12
Chamber of Advocates slams Labour media for ‘attack’ directed at lawyer
The Chamber of Advocates has called out Labour Party
Joanna Demarco
May 23, 2020 10:41
What are they so desperate to hide?
Someone sure doesn’t want Joseph Muscat’s resignation letter to
Ryan Murdock
May 22, 2020 07:11
Wash, rinse, repeat
When The Shift started monitoring government disinformation tactics in
Elizabeth De Gaetano
May 17, 2020 10:57
Angry? Get in line please
It was just over a month ago that Tim
Elizabeth De Gaetano
April 30, 2020 08:53
Public outrage at Mario Philip Azzopardi after vilification of MEP
Updated with Minister for Culture and Arts Jose Herrera’s
Joanna Demarco
April 28, 2020 12:45
No bridge over troubled waters
Robert Abela’s rise to power was quite an easy
Joe Azzopardi
April 23, 2020 08:22
Repubblika members receiving ‘unprecedented levels’ of online hate following PM speech
Civil society group Repubblika said its members have received
Joanna Demarco
April 18, 2020 12:47
‘Better to light the candle than to curse the darkness’ – citizens on memorial watch
This is a call to action from citizens who
The Shift Team
December 12, 2019 20:00
Another paper tiger
This government has a strong record of creating paper
Ryan Murdock
October 31, 2019 07:38
A stillborn inquiry
This week British members of parliament railed against their
Petra Caruana Dingli
October 2, 2019 08:07
United Nations declares war on hate speech
The United Nations has launched a Strategy and Plan
Nicola Driscoll-Davies
June 21, 2019 17:12
Report addresses ‘worrying’ trends of online mobs peddling hate
Malta has a problem with “xenophobic, homophobic and political
Alice Taylor
June 3, 2019 09:29
UK Parliament hears of ‘inadequacy of investigations’ into Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder
Barrister Caoilfhionn Gallagher has called on the British government
Alice Taylor
May 9, 2019 16:08

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