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# High Court

Miriam O'Callaghan distressed over 'scam product' ads, court hears

The fake ads wrongly state that O’Callaghan has left her position in RTÉ to focus on promoting the skincare range.

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Mar 14th 2019, 3:49 PM

# Legal Action

Miriam O'Callaghan files High Court case against Facebook

The case relates to false advertisements featuring the presenter appearing on the platform.

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Mar 10th 2019, 11:25 AM

# Facebook

Data Protection Commission says it was 'categorically' never lobbied by Enda Kenny

An Observer article yesterday claimed Kenny offered to lobby on Facebook’s behalf.

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Mar 4th 2019, 10:09 AM

# GDPR

'Friend of Facebook' Enda Kenny offered to lobby on company's behalf while Taoiseach, says Observer article

The claims were contained in a Facebook memo published by The Observer.

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Mar 3rd 2019, 6:43 PM

# FAKE NEWS

'Digital gangsters' at Facebook knowingly violated data privacy and 'bullied' other tech companies

A report by the UK government has examined the tech giant’s role in spreading fake news.

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Feb 18th 2019, 8:23 AM

# Google

Google and Facebook 'worried' about 'bad actors' spreading fake news during European elections

“While the vast majority of ads on Facebook are run by legitimate organisations, we know that there are bad actors that try to misuse our platform,” Facebook said.

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Feb 10th 2019, 9:00 PM

# Abortion

Multiple investigations under way over alleged leak of patient's details after abortion at NMH

Health Minister Simon Harris has said he is very concerned about the alleged case, and has launched an investigation.

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Feb 1st 2019, 12:05 AM

# family statement

'Do not share. Delete and report': Family of Jackie Griffin urges people not to share photos of M50 crash

“It has been difficult enough without what has come to our attention,” the Griffin family have said in a statement.

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Jan 31st 2019, 8:28 AM

# Hildegarde Naughton

People doctoring M50 crash images to avoid Facebook's filters and upload online, TD says

Images of the crash are still being shared on social media by escaping the filters set up to block them, Hildegarde Naughton said.

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Jan 28th 2019, 10:33 PM

# Property

Facebook given go-ahead for upgrades to former AIB headquarters amid plans to move base to Dublin 4

Plans approved for its Ballsbridge campus include a series of bridges to link each office block.

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Jan 27th 2019, 4:00 PM

# friend request

Facebook wants to merge Messenger with WhatsApp and Instagram

Facebook said that it would make connecting easier for users, while critics said that it was a way of circumventing regulations.

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Jan 25th 2019, 9:35 PM

# Finglas

'The loss of a loved one is traumatic enough without this': People asked to report photos of fatal M50 crash

The woman in her 30s who was killed in the incident has been named as Jackie Griffin.

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Jan 25th 2019, 6:15 PM

# building and property

As it announces 1,000 jobs, Facebook has been cleared for a raft of upgrades to its new D4 home

Plans approved for its Ballsbridge campus include a series of bridges to link each office block.

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Jan 24th 2019, 3:37 PM

# Jobs

Facebook to hire 1,000 more people in Ireland in 2019

The jobs will be across a number of areas.

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Jan 21st 2019, 12:37 PM

# The Social Years

Unequivocal devotion to social media was shortsighted, proving that hindsight is always 20/20

‘We have given so much of ourselves.’

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Dec 29th 2018, 8:00 PM

# online ads

Advertising watchdog should be 'beefed up' so it can monitor online political ads

The minister said the ASAI should have statutory powers extended to it so it can take over monitoring the standards of political ads.

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Dec 27th 2018, 7:40 AM

# Eviction

Leo Varadkar has watched the Roscommon eviction video, but says it doesn't give a 'full understanding' of events

The incident caught on video shows a property being repossessed by private security personnel.

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Dec 22nd 2018, 6:30 AM

# Data Breach

Facebook says it no longer lets companies like Netflix, Spotify read users' private messages

Facebook said the partnerships did allow features like “messaging integrations” but nearly all have been shut down over the past few months.

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Dec 20th 2018, 7:30 AM

# Washington D.C.

Washington D.C. sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal

The suit alleges that Facebook misled users about the security of their data.

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Dec 19th 2018, 8:45 PM

# Facebook bug

Facebook bug may have exposed millions of user photos

The bug might have affected 6.8 million users over a 12-day period through third-party applications.

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Dec 14th 2018, 7:36 PM

# silicon docks

Tech giants are turning Dublin into one of Europe’s hottest property markets

A PwC report has ranked the capital as a top city for real estate investment and development.

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Dec 9th 2018, 6:00 PM

# dcu report

The features of online hate speech in Ireland and why it's often not flagged

A DCU report said that there were two types of people who posted hate speech: those “versed” in it and those who just reproduce it.

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Nov 29th 2018, 9:17 AM

# revenge porn

Man (50) who threatened to put intimate images of ex-girlfriend on Facebook avoids jail

John Lyons said his ex owed him €5,000 from money he claimed he spent on her during their relationship.

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Nov 29th 2018, 6:00 AM

# Definers

Departing Facebook communications chief takes blame for PR firm controversy

Elliot Schrage taking the hit for the controversy is seen by some as convenient, since he previously said he was leaving the company.

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Nov 22nd 2018, 5:45 PM

# insta fail

Major Facebook outage as users experience problems loading social media site

Users have been experiencing problems all morning.

10.5k

Nov 20th 2018, 2:54 PM

# Abortion vote

Social media ad regulations should be drawn up for future referendums, Commission says

The Referendum Commission says new regulations should be drawn up by government.

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Nov 14th 2018, 8:22 AM

# like and share a pint

Alcohol ads with pro-drinking comments on Facebook 'boost desire to drink'

A new study has unearthed the power of alcohol ads online.

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Nov 14th 2018, 6:10 AM

# d4 4 lyfe

Facebook is moving into AIB's Ballsbridge HQ and could bring 5,000 more jobs

The tech giant has had its international headquarters in Ireland since 2009.

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Nov 8th 2018, 10:41 AM

# Tech giants

Poll: Should Ireland follow the UK in introducing a 'Google tax'?

The measure was announced in the UK’s Budget yesterday but, with many tech giants located here, should Ireland do the same?

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Oct 30th 2018, 8:27 AM

# Cyber Bullying

'Could do better': Criticism over funding as Facebook launches new countrywide anti-bullying project

Facebook and DCU have launched a new anti-bullying training programme for secondary schools.

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Oct 17th 2018, 3:47 PM

# Hacked

Irish data watchdog told only small amount of EU accounts affected in Facebook data breach

On Friday, Facebook reported that up to 50 million accounts were breached in a security flaw.

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Oct 1st 2018, 10:40 PM

# Hacked

Facebook management to be called before Oireachtas Committee over 'alarming' security breach

Yesterday it emerged that up to 50 million accounts were affected this week after a flaw on the social network was exploited by hackers.

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Sep 29th 2018, 2:25 PM

# fire in the hole

Facebook says that up to 50 million of its accounts have been breached

The social media giant says the breach is something that is “incredibly important”.

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Sep 28th 2018, 7:11 PM

# Slur

Facebook Nazi meme deleted as YFG calls on Ógra Shinn Féin to apologise

Young Fine Gael and Ógra Shinn Féin are at odds after the latter compared Fine Gael to the Nazis.

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Sep 28th 2018, 10:58 AM

# bubble burst

The founders of Instagram are leaving the company amid reports of clashes with Facebook execs

Facebook bought Instagram in 2012 for $1 billion.

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Sep 25th 2018, 7:37 AM

# Online Safety

Minister raises age verification issues with Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg

A recent study found that over half of nine year olds are on social media despite age restrictions.

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Sep 13th 2018, 5:47 PM

# Cyber Safety

32% of Irish children are talking to strangers online every week

Over half of nine year olds are on social media despite age restrictions, a new survey has found.

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Sep 10th 2018, 8:27 AM

# Data Centres

One farmer stands in the way of Facebook's plans to expand its Meath data centre campus

The social media giant is planning a facility the size of around eight Aviva pitches.

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Sep 6th 2018, 2:43 PM

# Senate hearing

Twitter's Jack Dorsey tells US Senate that platform does not operate on basis of 'political ideology'

It comes after Donald Trump accused technology firms of “censorship” and suppressing conservative voices.

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Sep 5th 2018, 10:45 PM

# Fraud

Irish consumers scammed by fraudulent websites advertising on Facebook and Instagram

Well-known brands have distanced themselves from the websites, whose ads keep appearing on social media.

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Aug 30th 2018, 12:05 AM