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# google - Monday 2 March, 2020
Google staff told to work from home after employee reports 'flu-like symptoms' amid Covid-19 fears
The company wants to test its “operational readiness” should employees have to work from home for an extended period.
# google - Friday 28 February, 2020
German lawyer takes Google to Irish High Court over alleged hacking of his gmail account
The law scholar claims that “Qatari based actors” attempted to unlawfully access his gmail account.
# google - Tuesday 4 February, 2020
Data protection inquiries launched into Google and Tinder over GDPR concerns
The two inquiries were announced by the Data Protection Commission today.
# google - Wednesday 15 January, 2020
As Google buys Pointy, co-founder Mark Cummins enters his second act with the tech giant
The Dublin startup isn’t the first business founded by Cummins to be snapped up by the company.
# google - Wednesday 4 December, 2019
Google co-founders step down from parent firm Alphabet
Larry Page and Sergey Brin are handing the reins to current Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
# google - Monday 25 November, 2019
Social media companies agree to liase with Department of Health on tackling anti-vaccine misinformation
Minister for Health Simon Harris met with Facebook, Google and Twitter today.
# google - Friday 22 November, 2019
How Dublin plans to use tech to reduce carbon emissions
The city is using insights from Google to help tackle the climate crisis.
# google - Thursday 21 November, 2019
Google to limit targeted political ads in bid to 'improve voters’ confidence'
The tech giant said the changes aim to improve voter confidence in digital political advertising and electoral processes.
# google - Wednesday 13 November, 2019
Whistleblower says Google is collecting personal medical data of 50 million people from health providers
The anonymous Google employee shared the information in a video online.
# google - Friday 27 September, 2019
Dublin city residents concerned Google's planned rooftop pitch will be 'nuisance' for them
Google is planning to have the playing pitch on the roof terrace of the Boland’s Mill development.
# google - Tuesday 24 September, 2019
Google wins landmark case in EU court over 'right to be forgotten'
The court ruled the right to be forgotten did not extend outside of Europe.
# google - Monday 9 September, 2019
Harris asks social media companies and sporting organisations to help raise vaccine awareness
The health minister sent letters to companies like Facebook and Google in recent weeks.
# google - Friday 6 September, 2019
'This has gone on for too long': Gardaí and Dublin City Council in dispute over policing of Google protests
Internal correspondence shows how gardaí and DCC disagreed over the management of the protests.
# google - Tuesday 20 August, 2019
# google - Saturday 17 August, 2019
Google unsure when updated statistics on 'delist' requests from State bodies will be published
Requests to remove content from search results can be made under ‘right to be forgotten’ regulations.
# google - Friday 16 August, 2019
Councillors meet with gardaí to discuss Gemma O'Doherty-led protests at Google HQ
Gardaí said they had received over 40 complaints about the Barrow St protests.
# google - Tuesday 13 August, 2019
Special council meeting called to address Gemma O'Doherty-led protests at Google HQ
It is understood protesters were approached by gardaí yesterday afternoon.
# google - Thursday 1 August, 2019
Court hears man's right to anonymity breached over rape trial reports appearing beside his name on Google
Counsel told the court that the man was not named in any of the news reports which appeared on Google search.
# google - Tuesday 30 July, 2019
Irish teenager wins global science award for removing microplastics from water
Fionn Ferreira from Cork received a €45,000 bursary.
# google - Wednesday 24 July, 2019
United States announces investigation into whether major online companies have 'stifled' competition
The investigation comes after the European Union imposed hefty fines on Google recently.
# google - Wednesday 17 July, 2019
Google Maps has introduced real-time updates for Dublinbikes
Dublin is one of 24 cities where Google has rolled out the new feature.
# google - Thursday 27 June, 2019
Facebook urges against 'punitive' fines for firms who breach Government's new online safety laws
The government published submissions on the proposed laws today.
# google - Thursday 6 June, 2019
Google is being flooded with staff mail deliveries so it's planning its own DHL-style collection hub
The tech giant said it receives hundreds of thousands of items each year.
# google - Sunday 26 May, 2019
Explainer: Why is Facebook allowing a doctored video of 'drunk' US Speaker Nancy Pelosi to stay online?
The social media giant has been criticised after altered footage of Pelosi was posted online this week.
# google - Thursday 23 May, 2019
Facebook ads for website targeting Maria Walsh deemed not to break community standards
Fine Gael has asked Facebook and Google to remove the ads.
# google - Wednesday 22 May, 2019
Data Protection Commission launches investigation into Google Ireland
Google said it will “engage fully” with the investigation.
# google - Monday 20 May, 2019
Have a Huawei phone? Here's how Google's new Android measures may affect you
The news from Google comes as a blow to the Chinese smartphone maker.
Google to cut ties with Huawei as it's set to restrict access to Android
Google said it was complying with a US government order.
# google - Thursday 28 March, 2019
Google agrees to give details of user who posted 'defamatory' YouTube video about a garda
The Garda claims the video commentary wrongly accuses him of kicking a minor in the head.
# google - Tuesday 26 March, 2019
MEPs vote in controversial laws that places copyright responsibility on Google and YouTube
Intense lobbying was done by tech giants like Google, which profits hugely from the advertising generated alongside the content it hosts.
# google - Wednesday 20 March, 2019
EU fines Google €1.49bn for blocking ads by rivals
The fine brings Google’s total tab with the European Union to €8.2 billion in less than two years.
Opinion: Tech giants must be held responsible for publishing images of murder and child abuse
Google is pioneering self-driving cars and bringing the internet to remote parts of Africa via a network of giant balloons, yet somehow they cannot deal with snuff films or child abuse images, writes Diarmuid Pepper.
# google - Tuesday 19 March, 2019
Google reveals new video game streaming platform called Stadia
Players will be able to use Stadia across a variety of platforms such as laptops, TVs and mobile phones.
# google - Sunday 10 February, 2019
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.
# google - Thursday 7 February, 2019
Bogus abortion site still appearing on Google - but new law would enable takedown of 'harmful' content
The creation of a digital safety commissioner has been mooted as a way of tackling the effects of harmful online content.
# google - Wednesday 6 February, 2019
HSE initiates legal proceedings over 'fake' MyOptions unplanned pregnancy website
The health minister said the idea that people would set up a ‘fake’ website is ‘despicable’.
# google - Sunday 9 December, 2018
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.
# google - Thursday 29 November, 2018
Two years after the 'double Irish' was shelved, Google used it to shift billions to Bermuda
However the search giant says it has since paid tax on the offshore profits in the US.
# google - Wednesday 14 November, 2018
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.
# google - Friday 9 November, 2018
Garda brings High Court action to have YouTube video of public order incident taken down
The garda claims commentary on the video falsely accuses him of kicking a minor in the head.
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Poll: Should social media companies do more to tackle the spread of Covid-19 misinformation?
MESSAGING APP WhatsApp today introduced new measures to curb the spread of misinformation on its platform.
The move will see messages, including video content and images, restricted from being forwarded to more than one person in one go.
The app previously allowed messages to be forwarded to up to five people in one go but with the large volumes of misinformation around Covid-19 being circulated, the company, which is owned by Facebook has moved to restrict forwarding.
Other social media companies have also tried to combat misinformation on their platforms by including links to the World Health Organisation and the HSE.
So today, we’re asking: Should social media companies do more to tackle the spread of Covid-19 misinformation?
Poll Results:
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'Nefarious actors are at the root of Covid-19 fake news - and they are part of dangerous geo-political games'
By Billy Kelleher - @BillyKelleherTD
GOAL: We hope to learn lessons from the west when tackling any African Covid-19 outbreak
By Dr Enida Friel
Dr Enida Friel of GOAL says Covid-19 will not be beaten until it’s beaten by all countries.
Brid Smith: 'We need to take on the market forces that are profiteering from this pandemic'
By Brid Smith - @bridsmith
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Dublin City councillor issues complaint against Gemma O'Doherty over hijab comments
A formal complaint was made to gardaí yesterday.
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