Robert Abela’s alternate reality on Twitter
Twitter, along with other social media platforms, often forms
Elizabeth De Gaetano
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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
Reporters Without Borders condemns coordinated attack against The Shift
International press freedom organisation Reporters without Borders (RSF) has
Gabriel Schembri
December 4, 2020 18:14
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
Twitter removes 20,000 fake accounts linked to government propaganda
On the 2 April, Twitter announced via one of
Elizabeth De Gaetano
April 4, 2020 09:54
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
Twitter ban: ‘Political advertising isn’t about free expression’
Twitter has announced that it will no longer accept
Alice Taylor
October 31, 2019 14:57
Female journalists, politicians get abusive tweets every 30 seconds
Female journalists and politicians were sent abusive or otherwise
The Shift Team
December 19, 2018 10:44
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
Disinformation Watch #1: Fake Facebook account behind unsubstantiated attacks on opposition MP
The Labour Party associated daily newspaper L-Orizzont ran a
The Shift Team
May 27, 2018 11:54
Freedom of speech #barra 
Freedom of expression is recognised as a human right
The Shift Team
April 2, 2018 12:58

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