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# Meta

Explainer: Why has Facebook changed its company name?

Facebook has revealed a new company name and brand, Meta.

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Oct 29th 2021, 1:25 PM

# face mask

Facebook is changing the company name to Meta

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivered a keynote address during a virtual event.

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Oct 28th 2021, 7:42 PM

# Frances Haugen

Facebook whistleblower says social network makes hate ‘unquestionably worse’

Frances Haugen told UK MPs there was a ‘weak spot’ within the tech giant on who you could turn to for escalating concerns.

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Oct 25th 2021, 5:00 PM

# Facebook

New whistleblower says Facebook put profits before stopping problematic content, reports say

Facebook has faced a storm of criticism over the past month.

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Oct 23rd 2021, 11:15 AM

# facelift

Facebook ‘planning company rebrand’ to reflect future plans

Mark Zuckerberg is said to be keen to signal the company’s intent to move beyond just social media and the controversies which have engulfed it.

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Oct 20th 2021, 11:42 AM

# Facebook

Facebook to hire 10,000 workers in EU to build ‘the metaverse’

The new computing platform will encompass augmented and virtual reality.

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Oct 18th 2021, 10:15 AM

Voices

Dr Anna Lembke: The smartphone has become the modern-day hypodermic needle

The Stanford professor examines how social media is driving our digital dependence, and what we can do to break the habit.

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Oct 14th 2021, 3:00 PM

# Max Schrems

Facebook should be fined up to €36 million over 'serious' GDPR breaches, says Data Commissioner

The decision comes on foot of a complaint made by Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems.

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Oct 13th 2021, 3:18 PM

# Social Media

Facebook apologises as social media users report app outages

Many social media users have this evening complained that Instagram is offline.

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Oct 8th 2021, 8:27 PM

# Frances Haugen

Five things we've learned from the Facebook whistleblower

Frances Haugen has called for the social media giant to be regulated.

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Oct 6th 2021, 3:38 PM

# Social Media

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp outage caused by error during maintenance work, company says

The social networks and messaging service went offline for more than five hours on Monday.

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Oct 6th 2021, 2:34 PM

# logging off

Open Thread: Your tips for quitting or cutting down on social media

A number of Facebook controversies have put the focus on screen time once more.

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Oct 6th 2021, 1:39 PM

# Facebook

Zuckerberg says claim Facebook put profits over safety 'just not true'

His comments came after a whistleblower Frances Haugen, gave evidence to US politicians yesterday.

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Oct 6th 2021, 8:32 AM

# Too big to fail

What do Irish politicians make of calls to 'nationalise' or 'break up' Facebook?

US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez last night said the company should be broken up.

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Oct 5th 2021, 7:13 PM

# Frances Haugen

Whistleblower says Facebook products hurt children and fuel division

Frances Haugen was giving evidence before Congress.

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Oct 5th 2021, 5:26 PM

# Explainer

Explainer: Why did Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp go down yesterday?

The platforms were down for around six hours yesterday.

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Oct 5th 2021, 12:33 PM

# restored

‘Faulty configuration change’ to blame for outage, Facebook says

The platform said it was still working to understand more about the outage.

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Oct 5th 2021, 6:41 AM

# Social Media

WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook down with users complaining of outages

Facebook and its subsidiaries have tweeted statements confirming the outage.

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Oct 4th 2021, 10:47 PM

# Facebook

Facebook prioritises own interests over public good, whistleblower claims

Facebook’s annual revenue has more than doubled since 2018 to a projected $102.5 billion (£88 billion) this year.

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Oct 4th 2021, 10:13 AM

# Your Say

Poll: How often do you use Facebook?

A whistleblower has claimed that Facebook prioritises its own interests over public safety.

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Oct 4th 2021, 9:16 AM

# Social Media

Facebook suspends development of Instagram app for children after widespread criticism

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri has complained that the project has been widely misunderstood.

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Sep 27th 2021, 4:07 PM

# throwing shade

Ireland's data watchdog raises concerns over new Facebook/Ray-Ban smart glasses

Wearers can take a picture or record video by voice command or by pressing a button.

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Sep 17th 2021, 7:14 PM

# Misinformation

The HSE has reported more than 1,000 Covid-19 misinformation posts on social media

Most of the complaints, 739, related to posts on Twitter.

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Sep 17th 2021, 2:15 PM

# GDPR

WhatsApp Ireland fights back against Data Protection Commissioner's €225 million fine

The Facebook-owned company has launched judicial review proceedings against the penalty in the High Court.

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Sep 16th 2021, 6:33 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

'Patent ambiguity': WhatsApp's record €225 million fine underlines grave transparency issues

A report by

Ian Curran

The Data Protection Commission’s final 250-plus page decision could be significant for the application of GDPR.

Some of the information provided by WhatsApp to users was described as "unnecessarily ambiguous" and "ill-defined".

Non-users of WhatsApp were given no information about why the company was processing their mobile phone numbers.

Engaging with WhatsApp's Privacy Policy during the inquiry was described as a "needlessly frustrating exercise".

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Sep 5th 2021, 12:05 AM

# GDPR

WhatsApp Ireland hit with record €225 million fine by Data Protection Commissioner

The Irish privacy watchdog has also reprimanded the company over its failure to comply with GDPR transparency rules.

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Sep 2nd 2021, 11:22 AM

# Fazze

Facebook bans Russian firm behind Pfizer and AstraZeneca smear campaign

A network of 65 Facebook accounts and 243 Instagram accounts was traced back to Fazze, an advertising and marketing firm working in Russia.

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Aug 11th 2021, 9:09 AM

# disinformation laundromat

Facebook shuts down disinformation operation seeking to spread Covid-19 hoaxes

The operation targeted primarily India and Latin America.

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Aug 10th 2021, 10:41 PM

# Social Media

Facebook resolves dispute with Gavin Duffy over ads claiming he was dead

In a joint statement they said the misleading claims in these ads had been published by “malicious third-parties”.

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Jul 29th 2021, 6:04 PM

# thorny issues

Explainer: Why bosses could be on shaky legal ground if they ask staff about vaccine status

Asking workers to be fully vaccinated before returning to work raises thorny legal issues.

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Jul 29th 2021, 1:50 PM

# one-star reviews

Restaurants dealing with 'malicious, coordinated' campaign of abuse from anti-vaccine cert protesters

A Facebook page is coordinating an online campaign against businesses that reopened indoor dining this week.

A Facebook page is encouraging users to leave negative comments on pubs' and restaurants' reopening posts, and to boycott those businesses.

One-star reviews are also being left for businesses that have reopened indoor dining, with many leaving such reviews on multiple businesses across the country.

The Restaurant Association of Ireland has written a letter to the Government, and is to contact Facebook and Google about fraudulent bookings and reviews.