Josanne Cassar | social media

2026: Maybe this is the year we should go back to living our real lives

January 7, 2026 | No comments

Like most of Western civilisation at this point, I too do my share of social media scrolling which gives us a regular, daily glimpse into so many lives. Sometimes I learn so much about people I barely know, because of all their self-published info, that it almost feels voyeuristic and intrusive.

We’ve created a monster..is there any way to tame it?

May 2, 2025 | No comments

This week an old Jeremy Paxman interview came up on my feed of David Bowie speaking about the impact of […]

Social media: the good, the bad and the ugly

March 19, 2025 | No comments

On 7 January, just before Trump took office for his second term, Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company would be getting rid of independent fact-checkers to cover Facebook and Instagram because they have become too “politically biased” and because content was being taken down “which should not have been”.

How did we manage to live our lives before social media?

November 1, 2022 | No comments

The demands imposed on anyone in the public eye has made it almost obligatory for them (or someone representing them) to be on social media.

This was the week when everyone was outraged about something

June 2, 2020 | No comments

This column first appeared in Malta Today One of the reasons I am glad various places have opened up again […]

Would you rather panic or rely on facts?

February 27, 2020 | No comments

This column first appeared in Malta Today As a country we seem to love whipping ourselves into a good old […]

Why does disagreeing with someone have to led to rage?

February 18, 2020 | No comments

This column first appeared in Malta Today Whether the topic is an innocuous one, like who should have won X […]

We don’t need a witch hunt, we just need decency

October 29, 2019 | No comments

This column first appeared in Malta Today There is quite an easy way to prevent out-of-control hate speech on one’s […]

Sometimes, social media serves a good purpose

October 4, 2019 | No comments

This column first appeared in Malta Today It is common knowledge that social media is often taken over by the […]

New Client and Social Media Partner at the Concept Stadium

February 27, 2019 | No comments

The Concept Stadium, a boutique marketing consultancy agency based in Malta, has enhanced its account management and digital communications partnership […]

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