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You looked? You’re hooked: Retargeting, FOMO appeals and young people | Ivan De Battista

When FOMO-driven retargeted advertisements influence children’s attitudes, they often pressure parents to make purchases

Barbarism and democracy

John Baldacchino

If we want justice for Daphne, we need to begin to recognise that what murdered her is still manifest in the indifference by those who continue to deny the paralysis by which...

Raphael Vassallo

Unlike the police – where there is still room to argue (however unconvincingly) that their precise responsibilities are at best ‘unclear’...

Unlike the police – where there is still room to...

Josanne Cassar

From the weird to the downright depressing... Sometimes a week comes along when everything you see online just makes you say, huh?

From the weird to the downright...

Saviour Balzan

If someone is a comedian or an actor, and it is abundantly clear that the purpose of one’s speech or act is comedy or theatre, then why the hell should...

If someone is a comedian or an actor, and it is abundantly...

Fiscal initiatives, cheque cashing behaviour and private consumption in Malta | Malcolm Bray, Reuben Ellul Dimech

The approach of offering tax refunds, as opposed to the outright reduction in the tax rate, also carries the benefit that it makes it easier to reverse simply...

The approach of offering tax refunds, as opposed to the...

Ralph Cassar

A carbon and resource budget per person should be considered. I’m not one to spout simplistic solutions, but a social, ecological and economic transition...

A carbon and resource budget per person should be...

Europe’s State Aid rules: ‘No, for Air Malta; YES, for STMicroelectronics!’

Raphael Vassallo

Got that, folks? So the Commission automatically said ‘Yes’, to our tax-money being squandered on subsidies for Malta’s single largest, and...

Got that, folks? So the Commission automatically said...

The cruelty and illegality of cropping dogs’ ears | Alison Bezzina

Ear cropping for cosmetic purposes is a painful procedure performed on young...

Ear cropping for cosmetic purposes is a painful procedure...

Raphael Vassallo

From now on, it will be up to individual countries such as Giorgia Meloni’s Italy (or Robert Abela’s Malta, for that matter) to...

From now on, it will be up to individual countries such as...

Michael Falzon

The Prime Minister should realise, however, that sustaining the wrong economic model will eventually lead to the party in government losing votes because...

The Prime Minister should realise, however, that sustaining...

Was it Team Malta… or Team 'whoever can get us the most medals'?

Josanne Cassar

The only thing I am certain about in this whole debate is that, for me, handing...

The only thing I am certain about in this whole debate is...

Saviour Balzan

The Planning Authority issues a permit in the environs of a government owned Natura 2000 site managed by Birdlife Malta. A decision which shows the...

The Planning Authority issues a permit in the environs...

Abortion: Your discomfort, her pain | Open letter to Prime Minister Abela

Isabel Stabile

'You must surely realise that our country is at a crossroads. It can either go down the path of protecting women, or it can cave in to conservatives and...

'You must surely realise that our country is at a...

Raphael Vassallo

But that leaves us with yet another, niggling little question. Judging by his...

But that leaves us with yet another, niggling little...

Work-based learning: Adding relevance to the educational experience

Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando

The National Skills Council is committed to bringing the educational and...

The National Skills Council is committed to bringing the...

Michael Falzon

Can one breach the Constitution for an act because of a subjective opinion about the effects of one’s actions?

Can one breach the Constitution for an act because of a...

If Robert Abela is so ‘uncomfortable’ with that abortion verdict... why doesn’t he just change the law?

Raphael Vassallo

Can anyone out there explain to me how, exactly, the same Robert Abela who has always been so consistent, in opposing the decriminalisation of abortion in this...

Can anyone out there explain to me how, exactly, the same...

Our athletes excelled… despite the promised facilities which were never built

Josanne Cassar

These outstanding achievements were all due to the blood, sweat, and tears of athletes who are ultra-dedicated, spending hours and hours training in their...

These outstanding achievements were all due to the blood,...

Saviour Balzan

The truth is that Muscat has only himself to blame for this state of affairs - and if he had any respect he would stop acting as if wants to bring...

The truth is that Muscat has only himself to blame for...