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# Social Media

Last week
17th September 2023 - 23rd September 2023
Parenting: 'We can't block technology for our kids - that ship has sailed'
Margaret Lynch looks at the government’s backing of schools wishing to ban smartphones and wonders if it’s a red herring.
Explainer: How does Russell Brand make money online?
Having lost his place on TV and radio, Brand has moved online in recent years and created a lucrative community for himself.
This month
September 2023
TikTok fined €345 million by Ireland's data watchdog over processing of children’s data
Tiktok said that it “respectfully disagreed” with the level of the fine imposed and said it related to features and settings in place three years ago.
Debunked: The Canadian government hasn't banned the British outlet GB News
Meta has been blocking all news content in Canada in response to a proposed new law.
Last month
August 2023
The European Union's tough new laws on social media content have officially come into force
Platforms with at least 45 million monthly active users will be subjected to fulfil every new obligation.
X's subscription service, formerly Twitter Blue, now allows users to hide their blue ticks
The blue checks have been mocked by some as a sign that the user is willing to pay for special treatment.
This year
2023
Elon Musk says Twitter is losing cash due to heavy debt and drop in advertising
In April, the billionaire said most of the advertisers who left had returned and the company might become cash flow positive in the second quarter.
Therapist: Don't let the social media feed of others' perfect holidays get you down
Maxine Walsh addresses the pitfalls of doom-scrolling on social media, particularly at a time when summer adventures are everywhere.
Coimisiún na Meán: Ireland's new watchdog on using 'teeth' to take on social media giants
Coimisiún na Meán published its obligations for the next nine months in a work programme today.
Explained: Why have thousands of Reddit forums gone dark and what does AI have to do with it?
Reddit’s decision has been met with dismay and frustration from moderators in charge of some of the website’s most popular forums.
17-year-old boy falls to his death while climbing Los Angeles bridge for ‘social media broadcast’
The bridge opened last year and has quickly become a hotspot for social media stunts.
TikTok files lawsuit to stop ban in US state of Montana
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed the unprecedented prohibition into law on 17 May to come into effect in 2024.
Elon Musk announces new Twitter CEO
NBC had said earlier in the day that advertising executive Linda Yaccarino was leaving with immediate effect.
Eoghan Cleary: My teenage students understand the difference between gender and sex
The teacher says his students are well able to wrap their heads around gender identity issues.
Twitter, TikTok and Instagram to face much stricter content rules in EU
19 digital companies with tens of millions of users will have to up their regulation efforts in Europe from August.
Extract: 'Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover shows we badly need a new future for social media'
In an extract from her new book, Social Capital, author Aoife Barry looks at the early days of Twitter and what it has morphed into since Musk took over.
National Cyber Security Centre tells Government departments to avoid TikTok on official devices
Several countries have banned public sector employees from using the app on work devices in recent months.
Twitter changes: 'Govt-funded' labels dropped as Musk admits paying for some celeb blue ticks
The change appeared soon after Twitter began the mass removal of its blue ticks yesterday.
Facebook parent company Meta and TikTok decline invite to Oireachtas committee
Twitter did not respond to the invite nor were they contactable by telephone.
TikTok fined £12.7 million in UK after it ‘did not do enough’ to keep under-13s off platform
This comes after Australia earlier today said it will ban TikTok on government devices.
Tusla contacted social media platforms several times last year over online abuse towards staff
Tusla also said it was developing a new Violence, Harassment and Aggression Strategy to help its staff.
France becomes latest country to ban TikTok from public employee work phones
Several other countries have also started to put restrictions on the use of the app.
TikTok chief faces off with US lawmakers as ban looms
Tiktok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, is under immense pressure across Western countries.
Taoiseach says Govt seeking expert advice on TikTok after UK bans app on work devices
Fine Gael’s Colm Markey has written to the Taoiseach and the Ceann Comhairle urging them to ban TikTok from government-issued phones.
Gardaí investigating alleged Waterford assault arrest woman for allegedly making false statement
In a statement, gardaí also said they were not aware of any alleged “spate of attacks by foreign nationals as suggested”.
Irish drag artist: 'Following the music awards last week, I received a wave of online abuse'
A wave of abuse greeted Lavender after she accepted the Album of the Year award for CMAT last week.
Opinion: 'Phones have become a battleground for parenting in the age of social media'
Mum Margaret Lynch looks at the question of smartphone use for children and shares her own experiences.
Vast majority of LGBTQ+ young people exposed to 'dramatic increase' in hateful content online
Europe saw the ‘deadliest rise in anti-LGBTI+ violence in over a decade’ in 2022.
Poll: Have you ever bought anything because an 'influencer' posted about it?
Research from the advertising watchdog reveals only one in 10 people have trust in what influencers post on social media.
Artificial intelligence to be used to ensure influencers comply with advertising code
The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland ‘will use tech tools to capture information to assess’ social media posts.
Canada bans TikTok on government phones and devices over data protection worries
The European Commission banned the app from its equipment last week.
Social media companies aren't doing enough to remove misinformation about migrants, Harris says
There have been numerous allegations about migrants and refugees circulating on social media in recent weeks.
Poll: Do you use TikTok?
The European Commission and Council have banned staff from using TikTok on official devices.
European Commission and Council bans staff from using TikTok on official devices
TikTok today said the decision was based on mistaken ideas about its platform.
Social media has 'distracted significantly' in Nicola Bulley investigation, say police
Detectives maintain there is still no evidence of a crime in the mother-of-two’s disappearance last month.
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.
Debunked: London Police are not criminally investigating COVID-19 vaccines
Despite accusations of murder, terrorism, genocide, and torture, no credible evidence was given.
Therapist: How do we challenge toxic masculinity and its appeal to impressionable young men?
Geoffrey McCarthy looks at the Andrew Tate case and the troubling message it brings.
Andrew Tate due in Romanian court to appeal against continued detention
The controversial social media influencer is charged with being part of an organised crime group, human trafficking and rape.
Last year
2022
Injunction judgement reserved over allegedly defamatory social media posts by Conor McGregor
Retired MMA fighter Artem Lobov claims that he has been the subject of a barrage of harassing and defamatory posts by McGregor.