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# Facebook

This week
3rd December 2023 - 9th December 2023
Meta commits to encrypting Messenger and Facebook chats
More than 40 US states are suing Meta, accusing it of putting profit ahead of the safety and well-being of users.
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Last month
November 2023
Major analysis shows how Irish disinformation ecosystem has been 'co-opted by far-right actors'
Groups that grew during the pandemic changed their targets in recent years.
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Nov 20th 2023, 10:00 AM
Meta to appeal against stricter EU rules imposed on some of its platforms
The law will force the largest digital firms to comply with more stringent regulations.
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Nov 15th 2023, 9:29 PM
This year
2023
Facebook and Instagram to offer €12.99 a month ad-free subscriptions for European users
Only people aged 18 and over will be able to buy subscriptions.
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Oct 30th 2023, 3:17 PM
Man got over 60 young children to send him naked photos by posing as a teenage girl on Facebook
The 26-year-old man faced 190 charges.
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Oct 20th 2023, 7:54 PM
Debunked: Fake RTÉ posts about Anne Doyle are a hoax to promote a cryptocurrency scheme
Similar hoaxes promoting cryptocurrency have featured other Irish celebrities.
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Oct 12th 2023, 12:27 PM
Far-right posts featuring mock gallows outside Dáil remain online despite Garda investigations
A report by
Stephen McDermott
It follows an analysis of posts across multiple platforms.
The Journal found content targeting TDs after analysing social media pages across multiple platforms.
Imitation gallows prop is being investigated under laws relating to the incitement of hatred.
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Sep 29th 2023, 12:05 AM
TikTok dismantles operation that targeted Irish users with 'divisive views' on nationalism
Almost 95,000 users were following the 72 accounts in question.
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Sep 28th 2023, 10:45 AM
Debunked: Australian footage from 2021 used to imply Covid lockdowns are being enforced again
A recent date superimposed over footage of the premier of Victoria has stirred up anger
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Sep 26th 2023, 3:01 PM
Debunked: Fake government letter used to spread rumour of Ukrainians being extradited to fight
Other forgeries pushing the same narrative have been spread by eastern European pro-Kremlin groups.
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Sep 14th 2023, 2:49 PM
Debunked: The Canadian government hasn't banned the British outlet GB News
Meta has been blocking all news content in Canada in response to a proposed new law.
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Sep 6th 2023, 1:39 PM
The European Union's tough new laws on social media content have officially come into force
Platforms with at least 45 million monthly active users will be subjected to fulfil every new obligation.
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Aug 25th 2023, 1:19 PM
Meta launches Twitter rival Threads but its introduction in Europe is 'many months' away
’10 million sign ups in seven hours,’ Zuckerberg wrote on his official Threads account.
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Jul 6th 2023, 7:37 AM
Bluesky, Threads, and the latest threats to Twitter
Twitter is the only thing that does what it does… But not for much longer.
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Jul 4th 2023, 5:20 PM
Meta expects around 500 jobs losses in Ireland as part of latest round of cuts
Meta announced 10 weeks ago that there would be 10,000 job losses globally.
Meta announced 10 weeks ago that there would be 10,000 job losses globally.
The first round of these job cuts in April resulted in around 10 job cuts here.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has described today's figures as 'significant'.
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May 24th 2023, 2:05 PM
Vodafone cutting 11,000 jobs as new CEO says group ‘must change’
Taoiseach says Coveney 'engaging' with tech sector as Google confirms it will cut 240 Irish jobs
Facebook-owner Meta hit with record fine of €1.2 billion by Ireland's Data Protection Commission
Meta has said it will appeal the decision.
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May 22nd 2023, 1:46 PM
Facebook misled parents and failed to protect children’s privacy, US regulator says
The Federal Trade Commission has proposed sweeping changes to a 2020 privacy order with Facebook.
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May 3rd 2023, 10:45 PM
Facebook parent company Meta and TikTok decline invite to Oireachtas committee
Twitter did not respond to the invite nor were they contactable by telephone.
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Apr 12th 2023, 5:52 PM
Meta unveils framework for combatting online deception campaigns
Meta remains under pressure to do more to combat misinformation, particularly campaigns aimed at swaying election outcomes.
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Mar 16th 2023, 7:58 PM
Mark Zuckerberg confirms a further 10,000 jobs are to be cut globally at Meta
The move comes around four months after Meta cut 11,000 jobs.
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Mar 14th 2023, 3:46 PM
Meta Ireland boss Rick Kelley to step down after less than a year in his role
The Boston native said his decision to leave the company after 14 years was not an easy one.
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Mar 9th 2023, 2:44 PM
Meta is reportedly planning to cut thousands of jobs
Mark Zuckerberg in November confirmed more than 11,000 staff, or 13% of the company’s workforce, were to be let go.
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Feb 23rd 2023, 9:57 AM
Facebook and Instagram to introduce paid verification
The monthly subscription will cost the equivalent of €11.20, but it is unclear when the feature could be introduced in Ireland.
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Feb 19th 2023, 5:56 PM
Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram pages restored
There hasn’t been any activity on the former president’s Facebook or Instagram accounts since their reinstatement today.
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Feb 9th 2023, 8:17 PM
Debunked: No, 'immigrants’ are not suspects in a Finglas assault case
Gardaí say there’s “a significant volume of misinformation and disinformation” about the ongoing investigation.
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Feb 3rd 2023, 4:26 PM
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta fined €390m by Data Protection Commissioner
The DPC said it has fined Meta Ireland €210 million, for its Facebook service, and €180 million for breaches in relation to its Instagram service.
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Jan 4th 2023, 7:06 PM
Last year
2022
Facebook Marketplace breaches EU antitrust laws, says Commission
The Commission said it takes issue with Meta tying Facebook Marketplace to the Facebook social networking service.
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Dec 19th 2022, 1:01 PM
Data watchdog fines Meta €265 million over GDPR breaches
An inquiry by the DPC that was ongoing since April 2021 found infringements of two GDPR articles.
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Nov 28th 2022, 3:59 PM
'I got this wrong': Meta's layoffs and what they mean for Ireland
Mark Zuckerberg said things ‘did not play out’ as expected, but Meta has committed to long-term plans in Ireland.
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Nov 9th 2022, 8:00 PM
Facebook owner Meta to lay off 13% of its workforce, resulting in 11,000 job losses
Up to 400 people based here could lose their jobs as part of the global cuts.
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Nov 9th 2022, 11:57 AM
Meta settles case in Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal
The case alleged that Facebook allowed the personal information of millions of users to be fed to Cambridge Analytica.
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Aug 27th 2022, 7:18 PM
Facebook's parent company to launch 'metaverse academy' in France
The school’s goal in its first year will be to train for free around 100 students as specialist immersive technology developers and support and assistance technicians.
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Jun 12th 2022, 1:00 PM
Mark Zuckerberg staying at helm of Meta for many years 'makes sense', says Nick Clegg
Succession at the tech giant has been in the headlines recently – but Zuckerberg has shown no sign of giving up the reins.
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Jun 9th 2022, 8:15 AM
Sheryl Sandberg, key executive at Facebook's Meta, to step down
Sandberg said she is stepping down as chief operating officer, but would remain on the board of Facebook’s parent company Meta.
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Jun 1st 2022, 10:30 AM
Facebook and Instagram to reveal more on how ads target users
The announcement follows years of criticism that the social media platforms withhold too much information.
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May 24th 2022, 7:27 AM
Facebook and Twitter offering supports for TDs and Senators who experience online abuse
The platforms provided briefings to politicians earlier this year and promised enhanced facilities for reporting harassment.
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May 5th 2022, 1:17 PM
Are the social media platforms doing enough - or anything - to deal with misinformation?
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube all say that they’re trying to make their platforms better. What exactly are they doing?
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Apr 30th 2022, 6:00 PM
Facebook gave user information to hackers who posed as law enforcement
The hackers falsified “emergency data requests” to obtain the information.
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Mar 31st 2022, 8:45 AM
Facebook's Meta funded attack campaign against TikTok, report says
The campaign reportedly includes placing letters in major US news outlets and promoting negative stories about TikTok.
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Mar 30th 2022, 7:31 PM
Russian court bans Facebook and Instagram as 'extremist'
The court ruled that WhatsApp would not be prohibited because it is not used to post public statements.
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Mar 21st 2022, 4:42 PM
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