Josanne Cassar | social media

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 […]

Running away from intimacy into a fake, simulated world

November 29, 2018 | No comments

This article first appeared in Malta Today I have just watched an interview entitled The True toxicity of social media […]

Why social media is making us anti-social

September 7, 2018 | No comments

This article first appeared in Malta Today It is ironic that a tool which was supposed to bring us closer […]

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