🇲🇹 X Factor Malta contestant at centre of SMS spam allegations, "zero-tolerance policy" adopted

Maltese broadcaster TVM uses the hashtag #EverybodysWatching to promote their primetime X Factor Malta show and its certainly an accurate title. Over 145,000 viewers tuned in for the second live show, almost a third of the entire population of the island. It’s serious business! However, it seems that the family of one contestant has taken things a bit too seriously…

Fans angered by contestant’s “cheating”

Following the second live show on Sunday night, many Maltese fans with no relation to contestant Karl Schembri posted alleged screenshots of received SMS messages that asked them to vote for “their son” Karl. Fans were angered by the messages, claiming the SMS “spamming” to be “cheating”.

As summarised by lovinmalta.com, the text message received by numerous Maltese fans was phrased as follows:

“I really appreciate if tonight you vote for my son Karl Schembri, finalist of X Factor Malta. Will send SMS number when televoting is

Article source: https://escxtra.com/2020/01/23/%F0%9F%87%B2%F0%9F%87%B9-x-factor-malta-contestant-at-centre-of-sms-spam-allegations-zero-tolerance-policy-adopted/

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