# social-media - Monday 26 July, 2021
# Social Media
From The42
# Social Media
The SA Rugby director of rugby is strongly suspected of having set up a fake profile.
# social-media - Friday 16 July, 2021
# Misinformation
# Misinformation
Facebook rejected the criticism saying its efforts to get facts out are ‘saving lives’.
# social-media - Tuesday 13 July, 2021
# Bernard O'Byrne
# Bernard O'Byrne
O’Byrne was under pressure following a Facebook comment about English player Raheem Sterling.
# Your Say
# Your Say
The social media pages of some English players were hit by racist comments following Sunday’s match.
# social-media - Friday 25 June, 2021
# Trolls
From The42
# Trolls
The South Africa-born Scotland wing says the messages also motivate him.
# social-media - Wednesday 23 June, 2021
# Media
# Media
Dr Eileen Culloty says media plays a central role in democratic and civic life – and media literacy is a vital tool in helping the public understand this.
# social-media - Friday 4 June, 2021
# Social Media
# Social Media
Adam Hallissey says it’s clear that political discource online is broken, but attempts to change things drastically may backfire.
# social-media - Wednesday 26 May, 2021
# Media Blackout
# Media Blackout
Gardaí requested a media blackout during the Blanchardstown siege on Tuesday night but social media companies did not comply.
# social-media - Thursday 20 May, 2021
A new report provides insight into what life is like for LGBTI+ young people.
# social-media - Friday 14 May, 2021
# Debunked
# Debunked
The claims have been made in recent weeks.
# social-media - Friday 7 May, 2021
# Eoghan Harris
# Eoghan Harris
Columnist Eoghan Harris was part of a now-suspended Twitter account called ‘Barbara J Pym’.
# social-media - Wednesday 5 May, 2021
# Online Abuse
Virtual abuse is now widely seen as part of the job of being an elected official, Órla Ryan and Christina Finn write A number of politicians speak out about the vile insults directed at them - and their children Irish politics needs more women and minorities to run for office, Hazel Chu says
# social-media - Tuesday 4 May, 2021
# Social Media
# Social Media
Facebook’s independent oversight board is ruling tomorrow on whether to allow Trump back on the platform.
# social-media - Friday 30 April, 2021
# Blackout
From The42
# Blackout
A number of organisations and clubs will log off for the weekend from 3pm today.
# social-media - Wednesday 21 April, 2021
# Filtered
# Filtered
The new tool will automatically filter messages deemed offensive.
# social-media - Sunday 18 April, 2021
# Opinion
# Opinion
Our reader documents her relationship with a partner who became an advocate of online conspiracy theories.
# social-media - Thursday 8 April, 2021
# Taking A Stand
From The42
# Taking A Stand
‘As a club we are acutely aware of how social media can impact on the mental health of players and staff…’
# social-media - Tuesday 30 March, 2021
# Social Media
# Social Media
An Oireachtas committee will hear submissions from Facebook and Twitter today on the proposed Electoral Reform Bill.
# social-media - Friday 26 March, 2021
# Social Media
From The42
# Social Media
Fred and Jude Bellingham were the latest footballers to be targeted on Instagram last weekend.
# social-media - Friday 19 March, 2021
# Twitter
# Twitter
The announcement was made by the Twitter Safety Team in a blog post.
# social-media - Saturday 6 March, 2021
# Galway
# Galway
There have been multiple posts on social media making claims about the number of suicides in an area of Galway recently.
# social-media - Monday 1 March, 2021
# Enough
From The42
# Enough
Sonja McLaughlin was targeted following Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations game between Wales and England.
# social-media - Sunday 28 February, 2021
# Social Media
# Social Media
“The problem is that a lot of this information is put up very quickly, a lot of this information is hidden.”
# social-media - Saturday 27 February, 2021
# Tagged
# Tagged
The legal action concerned the use of photo face-tagging and other biometric data without users’ consent.
# social-media - Thursday 25 February, 2021
# Super Followers
# Super Followers
Fans would be able to pay a monthly subscription to access bonus tweets and other exclusive content.
# social-media - Saturday 20 February, 2021
# Explainer
# Explainer
A proposed law in Australia would compel internet companies to pay news organisations.
# social-media - Thursday 11 February, 2021
# Social Media
# Social Media
The mother-of-two flew to the US last month for further treatment for cancer.
# social-media - Tuesday 9 February, 2021
# Internet
# Internet
Charity CyberSafeKids found that 92% of children in this age group own their own smart device.
# social-media - Sunday 7 February, 2021
# Gregory Campbell
# Gregory Campbell
Campbell made the post on 31 January complaining about the BBC’s Songs of Praise.
# social-media - Friday 5 February, 2021
# William Hill
From The42
# William Hill
In this week’s column, the ex-Ireland midfielder talks openly about online abuse before predicting Liverpool’s showdown with Man City.
# social-media - Thursday 28 January, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
Some people are taking a social media break amid the pandemic.
# social-media - Wednesday 27 January, 2021
# Social Network
# Social Network
Sylvia O’Mahoney claims her constitutional right to privacy and GDPR rights have been breached.
# social-media - Friday 22 January, 2021
# Social Media
# Social Media
The law aims to make Google and Facebook pay Australian media companies fairly for using news content they siphon from news sites.
# social-media - Thursday 21 January, 2021
# Lifeline
# Lifeline
Trump was suspended after his supporters stormed the US Capitol on 6 January.
# social-media - Sunday 17 January, 2021
# Social Media
# Social Media
Apple CEO Tim Cook said the app could return if it changes how it moderates posts.
# social-media - Thursday 14 January, 2021
# Privacy Vs Free Services
# Privacy Vs Free Services
“We can’t see your private messages or hear your calls, and neither can Facebook,” WhatsApp said in a blog post.
# social-media - Wednesday 13 January, 2021
# Videos
# Videos
The video sharing website said it will also disable comments on the US president’s channel “indefinitely”.
# social-media - Tuesday 12 January, 2021
# Donald Trump
# Donald Trump
The social network began suspending accounts last Friday.
# social-media - Monday 11 January, 2021
# Blocked
# Blocked
Facebook’s chief operating officer said the ban is “indefinite”.
# social-media - Thursday 7 January, 2021
# Banned
# Banned
Twitter has given Trump until midday Irish-time to delete three of his tweets.
