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Column: Having so much information makes it hard to differentiate fact from fiction

It has been a particularly dark few years for everyone, and it has made people angry. Currently, trans people and other LGBTQ+ folks are the victims of that anger. Before that, it was vaccines and medics; before that, refugees and even before that, ...

18 Aug 2022 at 22:15

National News

APPEAL: Gardaí urge social media users to avoid sharing video of fatal rally collision

Gardaí are urging social media users to avoid sharing a video of a fatal collision which occurred at the Sligo Stages Rally. The incident - involving a driver and passenger of a car - occurred yesterday afternoon (Sunday July 16) on the sixth ...

17 Jul 2023 at 09:52

National News

TikTok fined £452m by EU authorities over data transfers to China

TikTok has been fined 530 million euros (£452 million) by the Irish data protection watchdog for breaching EU privacy rules around transferring user data to China. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) said the social media company had ...

02 May 2025 at 11:57

National News

TikTok removes 80m under-age accounts per year, committee told

TikTok removes 80 million accounts of under-age users every year, an Oireachtas committee has been told. The revelation came during a Children’s Committee hearing on child protection in the context of artificial intelligence. ...

19 Apr 2024 at 10:30

National News

Pressing need to address challenges of parenting in digital era – report

Parents need greater support to guide safe online behaviour as digital technologies reshape childhood, a report has concluded. The Economic and Social Research Institute (Esri) research, commissioned by BlockW, highlights ...

19 Jun 2025 at 07:01

National News

Social media ‘a dark place’, says McEntee as politicians urged to report threats

The Justice Minister has warned that social media is a “dark place” at times, as elected politicians have been urged to report incidents of harassment to gardai. Helen McEntee also urged people to understand the impacts ...

02 Oct 2023 at 19:01

National News

Two more teenagers arrested in connection with assault of boy in Navan

Two further juvenile teenagers have been arrested in connection with the assault of a teenage boy in Navan. The incident - which occurred on Monday May 15 - caused outrage nationwide after video footage appeared online ...

19 May 2023 at 17:18

National News

Social media users can appeal over content disputes to new settlement body

An independent body which aims to resolve appeals against policy violation decisions of three of the largest social media companies is being set up in Dublin. Appeals Centre Europe will receive disputes from people ...

08 Oct 2024 at 07:30

Concerns raised after social media giants approve anti-LGBT+ adverts

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Concerns raised after social media giants approve anti-LGBTQ+ adverts

Concerns have been raised about the processes used by social media giants to block advertisements containing hateful language towards the LGBT+ community. NGO Global Witness submitted ads that used extreme and ...

23 Feb 2023 at 10:38

National News

'Cuttin' grass and drinking tae': Social media reacts to bizarre local election poster

Passers-by in one Irish town have been left in disbelief following one local election candidates 'catchphrase' on his vote sign. Joe Druhan who is running for Wexford Independent Alliance (WIA) in the ...

31 May 2024 at 10:42

National News

Electric Picnic line-up to be announced on Friday

The Electric Picnic lineup will be revealed on Friday, the festival organisers have revealed. A post across the Electric Picnic social media accounts arrived today, after concerns of the delay in ...

22 Apr 2024 at 13:52

Arts & Entertainment

Facebook unveils new major update

Facebook has unveiled a new look to the home page within its mobile app, as the platform moves towards becoming more of a “discovery engine” than just a social network. A major update to the app ...

21 Jul 2022 at 16:01

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