In a move that has sent ripples through the global LGBTQ+ community, China has recently ordered the removal of several popular gay dating apps from its app stores, including those on Apple’s platform. This decision, while not directly affecting Malta, has sparked a conversation on the island about freedom of expression, digital rights, and the…
Nepal’s Bloodshed Echoes in Valletta: How a Himalayan Massacre Strikes Home in Malta’s Fight for Digital Freedoms Valletta’s evening air was thick with chatter outside Café Cordina last night, but the espresso cups paused mid-sip when the news flashed across phone screens: Nepalese police had opened fire on demonstrators, killing at least 17 people who…
The Data Act: a new era for Europe’s data economy – what it means for a Maltese family running a pastizzeria from their kitchen in Żabbar, a Gozitan start-up gamifying village history, and every tourist tapping free Wi-Fi outside the Tritons fountain. Picture Marija Psaila, 29, juggling a tray of ricotta pastizzi in her grandmother’s…
A rare moment of cross-party harmony echoed through Parliament this week when Health Minister Chris Fearne and two contenders for the Nationalist Party leadership, Adrian Delia and Bernard Grech, united behind a Maltese proposal for a sweeping “right to be forgotten”. The initiative, tabled by Labour back-bencher Alex Muscat, would allow citizens to request the…
Australia Vows to Slap Down Deepfake Nudes and Digital Stalkers – What Malta Can Learn From the Crackdown By Maria Pace, Valletta MELBOURNE might be 15,000 kilometres away, but when Australia’s federal government announced sweeping new laws this week to criminalise AI-generated “deepfake” nudes and online stalking, the ripple was felt almost immediately in Maltese…
