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# Social Media

Yesterday
18th April 2024
Opinion: We can no longer leave children alone to face this unregulated tech world
Dr Catherine Conlon
Updated 18 Apr
6.4k
53
This week
14th April 2024 - 19th April 2024
'Water off a duck's back': Eoin Ó Broin on video showing him being accosted on Dublin street
16 Apr
26.1k
Meta to tell politicians that app stores should be responsible for age verification
16 Apr
4.8k
24
Last week
7th April 2024 - 13th April 2024
Challenges of reporting from Gaza: How inaccurate reports of a dead Irish aid worker went viral
13 Apr
6.0k
Fake ad data Tánaiste obtained from Google through court order being 'forensically analysed'
8 Apr
13.5k
Last month
March 2024
Opinion: How did we ever believe self-regulation by tech platforms would be a good idea?
Noeline Blackwell
30 Mar
8.2k
92
Hate Speech law: 'As legislators, it is our responsibility to draw the line on hate'
Malcolm Byrne
27 Mar
11.3k
81
Donald Trump is returning to the stock market, as his social media company is to go public
22 Mar
18.8k
42
Bank of Ireland warns of fake articles designed to 'steal customers' money' with crypto scams
15 Mar
9.1k
18
Debunked: Anti-migrant video asks: ‘Anyone know where in Dublin this is?’ The answer: Germany
14 Mar
18.4k
Former Twitter executives sue Elon Musk for almost $130 million in unpaid severance
4 Mar
9.2k
February
February 2024
Debunked: The Irish Muslim Council has not put up stickers advocating for ‘Sharia Law’
27 Feb
10.8k
X tells private Oireachtas hearing it will abide by Irish hate speech laws
Updated 21 Feb
8.5k
‘Hiding from M-hunters’: TikTok accused of pushing managers into issuing low performance reviews
21 Feb
37.2k
15
WhatsApp to lower minimum age requirement across Europe from 16 to 13
15 Feb
8.8k
26
Social media companies refuse to support government’s calls for age verification measures
14 Feb
7.0k
31
AI algorithms pushing content 'romanticising' suicide to children, Oireachtas Committee hears
13 Feb
7.4k
14
January
January 2024
Mark Zuckerberg apologises to parents during heated Senate hearing on online child safety
31 Jan
14.1k
11
Meta would only meet politicians if Oireachtas hearing was private (but here's what they said anyway)
31 Jan
8.2k
6
Senior Irish-based X employee seeks to sue Elon Musk for defamation over tweet he sent
15 Jan
16.9k
With Silicon Valley 'visionaries', profits are prioritised over true technological progress
Peter Bloom
13 Jan
12.6k
14
Tánaiste Micheál Martin says it's not feasible to ban children from using social media
1 Jan
11.9k
44
Last year
2023
Poll: Have you signed up to Threads?
29 Dec 2023
19.9k
37
Taoiseach and Tánaiste both express concerns over X after report on how it moderates content
24 Dec 2023
14.7k
Advertising watchdog clamps down on posts from Irish influencers not marked as ads
11 Dec 2023
8.8k
15
Irish media regulator asks public for their input on new online safety rules for social media
8 Dec 2023
5.4k
US state files lawsuit accusing Meta sites of being 'breeding grounds' for child predators
6 Dec 2023
6.8k
Meta and TikTok explain response to Dublin riots and misinformation to Oireachtas Committee
6 Dec 2023
8.1k
X responds to Justice Minister's claim that it did not engage with gardaí during Dublin riot
5 Dec 2023
22.6k
US judge temporarily blocks ban on TikTok set to take effect next year over free speech concerns
1 Dec 2023
5.5k
6
McEntee seeks meeting with X over posts that 'fuelled' Dublin riots
30 Nov 2023
12.5k
Gardaí examining alleged incitement and social media posts for Dublin riots investigation
28 Nov 2023
14.9k
Simon Harris says 'ability to spread disinformation' on social media is 'very serious issue'
27 Nov 2023
9.5k
Jacinda Ardern on death threats, climate change and why social media is like alcohol
20 Nov 2023
15.2k
Advertisers drop X after Elon Musk backs antisemitic post
18 Nov 2023
18.5k
Meta to appeal against stricter EU rules imposed on some of its platforms
15 Nov 2023
6.1k
14
EU opens probes into YouTube and TikTok over child protection measures on platforms
9 Nov 2023
4.5k
4
Springboks condemn disgusting death threat sent to Reinach
20 Oct 2023
7.6k
6
EU opens disinformation probes into Meta and TikTok over spread of Israel-Hamas content
19 Oct 2023
3.6k
Musk's X begins charging some new users for basic features
18 Oct 2023
13.4k
37
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