Well what a week. Malta has been set upon by none other than viral v-logging sensation Nas Daily. For those that don't know what half of that sentence means, Nas Daily is a guy who makes 60-second videos and posts them online where he has a huge global following of millennials.

A Harvard graduate from the Lower Galilee town of Arrab, he seems like a thoroughly likeable chap and, apart from the fact that I find his chipper disposition a little over the top, I can't find much fault with his work in general. I do however have some issues with his visit to Malta.

Let us push to one side the rumours circulating that his flights and accommodation were paid for by the Malta Tourism Authority. Let us ignore his oh-so-slick appearance on the Labour Party television channel. Let us close our ears to the Oh so cringeworthy slogan that he is desperately trying to make happen (to quote Mean Girls - "Stop trying to make fetch happen"), and let us take a good hard look at what is happening. While yes, I am happy that he is getting Malta's name out there in a positive light, and yes it's super that he is finding positivity in many aspects of Maltese culture, and yippee for a big ol' party with one per cent of the country - but what about the reality of the matter?

There is something disingenuous about his presence in Malta. The extreme joviality and over-the-top positivity just smacks of a poorly constructed PR campaign. Let us be honest, these v-loggers and viral sensations are pretty much always only in it for the money and the "likes". Of course, I have no doubt that Nas has a passion for what he does, but unfortunately, passion alone does not pay for five-star hotels and flights to every corner of the globe. Despite being asked several times, Nas has not been forthcoming on whether the rumours about his visit being funded by the MTA are true and, unfortunately, my source does not want to go on record to confirm.

Several civil society groups have also asked Nas to create a video to commemorate the brutal assassination of a journalist. Six months have now passed since she was blown up not far from her home, and as of yet, who ordered the murder has not been ascertained. The fake outpouring of grief from Castille has now subsided and government mouthpiece Glenn Beddingfield has compared Daphne Caruana Galizia to a fascist joke, otherwise known as Katie Hopkins. There is no hiding the utter delight of the Labour Party camp that their most vocal and valid critic was blown to smithereens, and now as more time passes from her death, their true feelings are coming out. On the day that Daphne's memorial was cleared overnight (yet again), Nas was asked to comment on the death of a journalist, and his response was as limp and flaccid as expected.

Totally missing the point, he explained that he doesn't want to make videos about politics or governments, and that although "Oh My Malta" was "designed" (an interesting choice of word here don't you think?) to show the best and worst of Malta because this is not "a rainbow and flowers country", doesn't want to be forced into making a video. He also added that he hopes "it gets resolved quickly". Oh my Malta, where to begin?

First of all, Daphne Caruana Galizia is an internationally recognised, award-winning, and renowned anti-corruption journalist who has been commemorated by the world's top journalistic bodies, governments, and agencies such as the EU. She wanted a better world, she fought for a better world, and she ultimately was silenced because her drive for a better world meant that some people would have their nefarious dealings exposed. She was executed in the most violent and horrific way, silenced and forever gagged by masterminds that still walk free. This is not a political issue, this is not a governmental issue (or do you know something we do not Mr Daily?); this is a matter of international interest. Since Daphne's murder, several journalists have been targeted in the EU and as someone that is a cog in the media wheel Nas, I feel you have a responsibility to stand up and say something.

This is not about slagging off the country and this is not about speculating who is responsible for her death, this is about reporting on the reality of a situation and using your powerful and far-reaching voice to stand up for the rights of journalists and the media across the world. Making a video about Daphne Caruana Galizia is not political, but I imagine if you are being funded by the government, as the rumours say, then this would have been on the top of your list of things not to talk about. Your comment about being forced into something was unfair - no one was trying to force you to do anything, rather they were pointing out that by so blatantly ignoring such a big issue, your portrayal of Malta comes off as false and not genuine. This is not a situation that can be "resolved quickly" and this choice of phrase shows the lack of understanding or willingness to understand the gravity of the situation.

Nas, either you are being used as a part of a big PR campaign to cover up the issues in this country (Pilatus Bank, Panama Papers, the fact that Malta tried to extradite a whistleblower which was thankfully and rightfully refused by Greece, the list goes on), or you are missing the point that as someone in the public eye, someone with a voice, and someone in the media, you have a duty to speak up about issues such as the silencing of journalists. You say you want to talk about the good and the bad things, yet so far all I have seen is sycophantic musings designed to gloss over one of the most horrific attacks on freedom of speech in recent times.

The ball is in your court.