Opinion: Miriam Dalli is to blame
For the umpteenth time, Standards Commissioner Joseph Azzopardi managed to wriggle out... View more
social media
Opinion: Contingency Plans
On Tuesday, there was a brief worldwide outage of Facebook, Instagram and... View more
70% of Maltese get news from social media, highest in EU
Malta has the highest rate in the EU of people getting their... View more
Standards czar to probe Miriam Dalli but not Steve Ellul over Ira Losco promos
Standards Commissioner Joe Azzopardi will not investigate Project Green CEO Steve Ellul... View more
Caruana called out on propaganda, apologises and pays for advert himself
Commissioner for Standards in Public Life Joseph Azzopardi has reprimanded, albeit in... View more
Robert Abela’s alternate reality on Twitter
Twitter, along with other social media platforms, often forms part of a... View more
Fighting disinformation, one game at a time
Readers of The Shift will have noticed that the Disinformation Watch series... View more
Lethal disinformation
For disinformation to be effective, it needs to have two things: (1)... View more
Online violence: the new frontline
Online violence has become the new frontline in journalism safety – and... View more
Am I next?
The language of violence has increased at an alarming rate. This is... View more
The democracy of knowledge
If you have never read Alexis de Tocqueville’s ‘Democracy in America’ I... View more
Silvio Schembri with Facebook advert as Commissioner slams use
As the Commissioner for Standards in Public Life called out ministers for... View more
Twitter removes 20,000 fake accounts linked to government propaganda
On the 2 April, Twitter announced via one of its official accounts... View more
Malta one of 70 countries using organised social media manipulation campaigns
Malta is one of 70 countries having used organised social media manipulation... View more
Son of murdered journalist warns World Economic Forum about harassment
The lack of action on the harassment faced by assassinated journalist Daphne... View more
The Christmas of a Maltese troll
Christmas is a time for love, happiness, and goodwill – for most... View more
Female journalists, politicians get abusive tweets every 30 seconds
Female journalists and politicians were sent abusive or otherwise hostile tweets every... View more
No, we can’t
The approval of Silvio Debono’s towers of greed by the Planning Authority... View more
Opinion: Miriam Dalli is to blame
For the umpteenth time, Standards Commissioner Joseph Azzopardi managed to wriggle out... View more
Opinion: Contingency Plans
On Tuesday, there was a brief worldwide outage of Facebook, Instagram and... View more
70% of Maltese get news from social media, highest in EU
Malta has the highest rate in the EU of people getting their... View more
Standards czar to probe Miriam Dalli but not Steve Ellul over Ira Losco promos
Standards Commissioner Joe Azzopardi will not investigate Project Green CEO Steve Ellul... View more
Caruana called out on propaganda, apologises and pays for advert himself
Commissioner for Standards in Public Life Joseph Azzopardi has reprimanded, albeit in... View more
Robert Abela’s alternate reality on Twitter
Twitter, along with other social media platforms, often forms part of a... View more
Fighting disinformation, one game at a time
Readers of The Shift will have noticed that the Disinformation Watch series... View more
Lethal disinformation
For disinformation to be effective, it needs to have two things: (1)... View more
Online violence: the new frontline
Online violence has become the new frontline in journalism safety – and... View more
Am I next?
The language of violence has increased at an alarming rate. This is... View more