The Journalists' Committee and the Institute of Maltese Journalists have jointly condemned what they said was a decision by Go to bar its news portal di-ve.com from covering political activities.

“As a result of new corporate policy, di-ve.com will not, for the foreseeable future, cover political activities and statements as part of its day-to-day operations,” the portal said in a notice.

Go has refused to make any comments on the matter.

The two journalists' bodies said that offering updates on developments taking place on the political scene in the run-up to a general election was the least they would expect a telecoms company the size of Go could do for its customers.

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