Gege Gatt, CEO at EBO.ai and Chairman at Beacon Media Group took to social media to condemn the spoofing of local news sites which took place over the past days.
Last Saturday, individuals who are yet unknown published a fake news article on a website mirroring newsbook.com.mt. A similar attack was also aimed towards local Blogger Manuel Delia earlier last week.
“Online disinformation threatens democracy. It is terrible to see two key local websites being spoofed in the last two hours,” Mr Gatt wrote.
In the wake of this incident, several Maltese newsrooms have also received fake emails from addresses claiming to belong to Mr Delia.
Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi asked the Maltese Police Force to launch an investigation into such incidents.
“These actions undermine our society’s capacity to engage in civil debate characterised by the use of facts and logic, moral respect, and democratic inclusion,” Mr Gatt continued.
“Disinformation is one of the defining issues of our time and is bad news for Malta’s already fragile democracy,” he concluded.
Mr Gatt was appointed Chairman of Beacon Media Group back in 2017. The Group brings together four media assets – a news portal (newsbook.com.mt), a radio station (103), social platforms, and a media centre.
Fenech & Fenech Advocates appoints Antonio Ghio as Chief Innovation and Technology Officer
Antonio Ghio is an IT Law expert and has been with the firm for the past 25 years.
‘Considerable potential’ for Malta to develop as a private equity and venture capital hub – PEVCA head
He said that private equity and venture capital play a vital role in modern, innovation-driven economies.
Nancy Pavlaki appointed Chief Financial Officer at Ramla Bay Resort
Prior to taking up the post, she worked in a number of financial positions in the hospitality industry.
Kyle Antoni Pace Cumbo appointed Chief Commercial Officer at Iniala
'I’m incredibly excited about what comes next,' he said.
