# Meta

This month

September 2023

EU labels tech giants 'gatekeepers', announcing new law aimed at cracking down on monopolies

One of the law’s main aims is to stop larger players crushing the progression of smaller potential rivals by gobbling them up through takeovers.

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Sep 6th 2023, 1:47 PM

Last month

August 2023

# Called Off

Mark Zuckerberg ‘moving on’ from rumoured cage fight with Elon Musk

The rival billionaire tech bosses seemingly agreed to a brawl in June.

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Aug 14th 2023, 8:43 AM

July

July 2023

# Data centre

Meta paying back sizeable electricity bill after ESB error saw firm undercharged for 18 months

FOI records detail how two new transformers that were installed at Meta’s data centre site in Clonee, Co Meath were never properly set up for billing.

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Jul 27th 2023, 1:12 PM

# Meta

Meta releases AI language model to rival OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard

“Open source drives innovation because it enables many more developers to build with new technology,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post.

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Jul 18th 2023, 10:43 PM

# Social media wars

Musk threatens to sue Meta after it launches Twitter rival Threads

In a letter, Elon Musk’s lawyer accused the company of “unlawful misappropriation of Twitter’s trade secrets and other intellectual property”.

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Jul 7th 2023, 7:19 AM

# threads

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

# Meta

Facebook launching new app as a rival to Twitter after Musk restricts Tweetdeck access

Threads will be available from Thursday amid ongoing rivalry between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk.

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Jul 4th 2023, 7:24 AM

This year

2023

# WhatsApp

Meta unveils new broadcasting WhatsApp feature 'Channels'

Channels was described as a one-way broadcast tool that lets account administrators send text, photos, videos, stickers, and polls.

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Jun 8th 2023, 8:50 AM

# tech layoffs

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

# i'm feeling fined

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

# messenger kids

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

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

# tech layoffs

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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Updated

Mar 14th 2023, 3:46 PM

# rick roll

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

# Job Cuts

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

# Meta

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

# Meta

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

# Meta

Meta reviewing its oversight board's call to make adult nudity policies more inclusive

It came after the tech giant removed Instagram posts showing transgender and non-binary people with their chests bared.

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Jan 20th 2023, 7:54 AM

# 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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Jan 4th 2023, 7:06 PM

Last year

2022

# Facebook

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

# Facebook

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

# Didier Reynders

EU Justice Commissioner to meet with Meta and Twitter during Ireland visit

The Commissioner will also meet with Justice Minister Helen McEntee and Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon.

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Nov 24th 2022, 10:44 AM

# Podcast

The Explainer: What do the layoffs at Meta and Twitter mean for the tech industry?

Listen in to hear Elaine Burke, editor of Silicon Republic, explain to Sinéad O’Carroll.

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Nov 11th 2022, 5:00 PM

# 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

# Facebook status

Government 'will be there to help' as Irish job losses at Meta expected to begin this morning

The Tánaiste says he is ‘confident’ Meta ‘will honour all their legal obligations in relation to redundancy information and consultation’.

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Nov 9th 2022, 7:48 AM

# jobs in tech

Government to consult tech giants over Irish job losses, Taoiseach says

It comes as Tánaiste Leo Varadkar met with senior officials from the IDA today for briefings on the tech sector.

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Nov 7th 2022, 8:26 PM

# 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

# Back in business

WhatsApp comes back online after global service outage

Many people took to social media this morning to complain that they were unable to send or receive messages on the platform.

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Oct 25th 2022, 12:55 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

# Facebook Ireland

Instagram hit by record €405 million fine by Data Protection Commissioner

This is the biggest fine ever handed out by the Data Protection Commissioner.

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Sep 5th 2022, 4:50 PM

# Facebook

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

# High Court

Nora Quoirin’s parents settle lawsuit against Facebook but vow to continue 'quest for truth'

A number of distressing posts relating to the search for Nora were posted on Facebook.

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Jul 20th 2022, 10:55 AM

# 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'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