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Wednesday 21 October 2020
The Data Protection Commission launched an investigation last month following a number of complaints.
Facebook vice president of content policy Monika Bickert cautioned that the change will take time.
The video on Twitter and Facebook accused Sinn Féin of being “two-faced and hypocritical”. But were the claims in it correct?
The order banning the app was due to take effect at midnight on Sunday.
We speak to the author Laura Bates about what she discovered in some of the dark – and not so dark – recesses of the internet.
Facebook Ireland also seeks various declarations including that the DPC has acted unlawfully.
Strict new coronavirus measures are coming into effect – here’s what they mean for you.
The social network also said it took action on fewer pieces of child nudity and sexual exploitation content on Instagram
Some senior political officials will also have their accounts labelled.
The €420 million data centre, the company’s first in Europe, is to be operational by 2022.
Facebook removed a post from the president while Twitter blocked a Trump campaign account.
The reports emerged as US President Donald Trump said he would ban the Chinese-owned app in the US.
The company said hackers attempted to mislead certain employees.
Boyne talks to TheJournal.ie about his latest novel, the backlash to his 2019 novel My Brother’s Name is Jessica.
Gardaí seized mobile phones and documentation after two premises were searched today.
Fine Gael is generally seen to have been adept at social media – something heightened during Covid-19 crisis.
Lawyer Paul Tweed says it’s ‘absurd’ for such companies to claim they are ‘merely a platform, not a publisher’.
Roderic O’Gorman criticised the claims made on social media in recent days.
Unilver, home to brands like Lipton tea, also said it would suspend ads on social media until the end of 2020.
Twitter has flagged a number of the US President’s tweets in recent weeks.
In a letter to employees, the Facebook CEO said his decisions not to moderate Trump’s controversial posts caused “anger” and “hurt”.
Ireland and Ulster wing Jacob Stockdale says the lockdown has been a blessing in disguise for him.
Trump said the factchecks were ‘editorial decisions’ by Twitter and amounted to political activism.
IFA president Tim Cullinan called on those recording the videos to show more responsibility.
Fines for breaches of GDPR can reach €20 million or up to 4% of a company’s turnover for the previous year.
The number of Instagram posts related to suicide or self-harm Facebook took action against increased by 40%, it said.
FuJo Director Jane Suiter said that the “most significant shortcoming of empowering consumers” was labelling trustworthy content.
WhatsApp has moved to restrict the forwarding of content to just one person in one go.
Volumes of misinformation about coronavirus has been circulated through messaging and social media apps.
A powerful video and a clear message from some household names.
Connacht out-half Jack Carty speaks about his struggles to move past online criticism of his performances.
The question has been doing the rounds on social media.
The government is engaging with social media companies about the spread of misinformation.
The site said tweets which place people at risk of contracting the illness would contravene its safety rules.
The girl’s victim impact statement was read at Ennis Circuit Court today.
The most recent fraud involves customers of a banking institution being targeted via advertisements on Facebook.
Monika Bickert spoke in Dublin about the challenge of identifying and removing harmful content on social media.
An inquest into her death is to open on Wednesday.
The Blaugrana have released a statement responding to claims they paid for dozens of accounts to be set up on Facebook and Twitter.
Zuckerberg has recently asked governments to strengthen how online media is regulated.
WITH LEVEL 5 restrictions coming into effect at midnight until 1 December, many businesses will be forced to close for the next six weeks.
Of course, many Irish businesses have an online presence and in the run-up to Christmas will rely heavily on support here at home.
As the festive season approaches we want to know: Will you make an extra effort to ‘buy irish’ this Christmas?
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Lecturer Maeve O’Rourke analyses the government’s nine main arguments in relation to the Bill.
This week, a home cook and recent sea swimming convert talks us through her week.
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'Inaccurate, anti-Semitic and racist': Jewish Council condemns newly-elected Sinn Féin TD's 'offensive' tweets
Réada Cronin has apologised for her tweets, saying she never intended to cause hurt or distress.
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