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29th January 2023 - 4th February 2023
# Bavaria
German woman alleged to have killed a lookalike she found on social media to fake her own death
According to a daily German newspaper, the woman was a beautician who entrapped the victim via Instagram by offering her cosmetics.
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# Meta
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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# Meta Misstep
'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
# Job Losses
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
# insta bug
Instagram investigating issue as 'thousands' told their accounts have been suspended
The social media giant has confirmed it is working to fix the unusual issue.
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Oct 31st 2022, 3:09 PM
# Instagram
Instagram launches High Court appeal against record €405 million fine
The fine was issued following an investigation into the way Instagram handled teenagers’ personal data.
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Sep 30th 2022, 1:30 PM
# Instagram
DPC defends handling of social media investigations after €405 million Instagram fine
Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon said the long-running criticisms are ‘becoming old news’.
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Sep 15th 2022, 10:48 AM
# Instagram
Instagram trials AI tool to verify age of users
Users will be asked to send a video selfie to a British tech firm which will use AI to verify their age.
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Jun 23rd 2022, 3:59 PM
# watchful eye
Parents of Irish teenage Instagram users can now supervise their child's account
Parents can now send invitations to their teens to initiate supervision tools.
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Jun 14th 2022, 11:30 AM
# Meta
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
# scam accounts
Warning of scammers impersonating women on Instagram and posting links to pornography
“But when I saw that it followed my dad, my heart sank. And he was like ‘who did this?’ And obviously I didn’t know, I still don’t know.”
Three women tell their stories of how this happened to them
The harmful phenomenon is so under-researched that it doesn't have an official name, but it's been happening on Instagram for several years
"At the start I thought it was a joke, but then it started to follow my family members," one woman told Jamie McCarron
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Apr 19th 2022, 12:05 AM
# meta sanctions
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
Voices
Taryn de Vere: Dressing up as household objects reminded me of the importance of being playful
The artist looks back at her month-long #ObjectDressChallenge and shares the lessons she’s learned.
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Jan 31st 2022, 7:03 PM
# Unavailable
Messi takes 'longer than expected' to recover from Covid-19
The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner has missed two PSG matches while in self-isolation.
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Jan 13th 2022, 8:16 PM
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# Vile
Irish striker Adam Idah racially abused following Norwich loss
The Corkonian featured as his team were beaten 3-0 by Crystal Palace.
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Dec 28th 2021, 10:39 PM
# Court
Man, 26, accused of sexual exploitation and online grooming of boy
The man is accused of using Instagram to sexually exploit and groom the boy.
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Nov 13th 2021, 6:07 PM
# factfind
FactFind: Who's behind Instagram stickers promising to plant trees in return for pet photos?
Instagram feeds have been flooded with the stickers – but it seems unlikely that many trees will actually be planted as a result.
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Nov 10th 2021, 9:40 PM
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
# 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
# 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
# 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
# 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
# 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
# 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
# Abuse
'This type of hate is so exhausting and never ending' - Sloane Stephens
The 2017 champion lost to Angelique Kerber 5-7 6-2 6-3.
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Sep 5th 2021, 12:08 PM
# Blow
Wait for historic Grand Slam continues as Serena Williams withdraws from US Open
The star revealed on Instagram that she has decided to allow her torn hamstring more time to recover fully.
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Aug 25th 2021, 1:27 PM
# Social Media
Instagram to release new tools to help protect users from abuse on the platform
The tool will allow users to hide comments and direct message requests from those who only recently started following them.
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Aug 11th 2021, 7:54 AM
# Aisling O'Loughlin
Facebook deletes former Xposé presenter's Instagram page over 'harmful' misinformation
The platform had deleted several of Aisling O’Loughlin’s posts recently.
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Jun 16th 2021, 1:53 PM
# debunked
Debunked: Multiple claims on Instagram about vaccines, face masks and Covid-19 tests are false or misleading
The claims have been made in recent weeks.
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May 14th 2021, 9:30 PM
# Covid-19
'My body, my choice': How some Irish wellness Instagram accounts became a hotbed of Covid-19 misinformation
The platform is being used to spread false information about Covid-19 in novel ways,.
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May 8th 2021, 12:05 AM
# filtered
Instagram to screen DMs as part of attempts to fight online abuse
The new tool will automatically filter messages deemed offensive.
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Apr 21st 2021, 9:44 AM
# Kick it out
Tyrone Mings subjected to racist abuse on social media as top-flight clubs consider boycott
The Aston Villa defender was also racially abused in Bulgaria at the end of 2019 on his England debut.
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Apr 16th 2021, 7:01 PM
# lockdown rave
Facebook shuts down Instagram accounts advertising illegal St Patricks Day rave
The event would be in breach of Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions if it went ahead.
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Feb 21st 2021, 10:25 AM
# Social Media
'Make sure you have strong passwords' Vicky Phelan urges, after her Instagram account is hacked
The mother-of-two flew to the US last month for further treatment for cancer.
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Feb 11th 2021, 8:11 AM
# Blocked
Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts blocked 'indefinitely' following Capitol riots
Zuckerberg announced the move this afternoon.
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Jan 7th 2021, 4:08 PM
# Ógra Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil investigating claims female youth members were 'compared and ranked' on Zoom calls
Monaghan Ógra Fianna Fáil’s secretary publicised the claims yesterday evening.
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Dec 29th 2020, 4:18 PM
# United States
Facebook anti-trust lawsuits seek to divest Instagram and WhatsApp
The Federal Trade Commission said Facebook has engaged in a “a systematic strategy” to eliminate its competition
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Dec 10th 2020, 7:22 AM
# jesus mary and joseph
Vatican inquiry after Pope's Instagram account 'likes' racy image by Brazilian model
The ‘like’ was spotted earlier this week but has since been removed.
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Nov 20th 2020, 9:40 AM
# Unimpressed
Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has dig at international break
Spurs defender Matt Doherty tested positive for coronavirus while on international duty with Ireland.
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Nov 16th 2020, 5:36 PM
# Instagram
Data Protection Commission investigating Instagram over handling of children's personal data
The Data Protection Commission launched an investigation last month following a number of complaints.
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Oct 19th 2020, 4:11 PM
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