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# Social Media

Last year
2022
Everton star Dominic Calvert-Lewin reveals struggles and says ‘talking saved my life’
The England international struggled with injuries in the 2021-22 campaign.
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May 23rd 2022, 11:11 PM
No garda involvement in removal of Animal Bars from shelves of Cork shop
Claims have been made that the Animal Bars, which have foil wrappers, are popular with drug users.
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May 19th 2022, 6:58 PM
Musk says Twitter purchase will not go ahead without clarity on spam accounts
Musk yesterday responded with a poo emoji after the Twitter CEO defended the social media platform’s handling of bots.
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May 17th 2022, 9:40 AM
Twitter announces hiring freeze and top executives' exit ahead of Elon Musk takeover
Musk’s $44-billion deal to buy Twitter was announced last month but still needs the backing of shareholders and regulators.
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May 12th 2022, 10:07 PM
President Higgins hits out at attempts of billionaires to control online discussion
Billionaire Elon Musk last week began the process of acquiring Twitter for $44 billion.
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May 5th 2022, 1:55 PM
Facebook and Twitter offering supports for TDs and Senators who experience online abuse
The platforms provided briefings to politicians earlier this year and promised enhanced facilities for reporting harassment.
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May 5th 2022, 1:17 PM
Poll: Would you pay to use a social media platform?
Governments and businesses may have to pay a fee to use Twitter in the future.
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May 4th 2022, 10:23 AM
Elon Musk says governments and businesses could face ‘slight cost’ to use Twitter
The billionaire prospective owner of the platform has suggested a number of changes to the site.
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May 4th 2022, 9:39 AM
EU moves forward with tougher consequences for digital platforms that violate banned content
Tech giants have been repeatedly called out for failing to police their platforms.
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Apr 22nd 2022, 1:48 PM
Elon Musk no longer joining Twitter’s board of directors
Twitter chief executive Parag Agrawal revealed the news, which followed a weekend of tweets from Musk suggesting possible changes to the site.
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Apr 11th 2022, 6:56 AM
Like, follow, share: the social media stars making Irish shine
Young Irish speakers are engaging a whole new audience with the language online.
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Mar 24th 2022, 2:45 PM
UK's Russian Embassy tweet about bombed Ukrainian hospital removed by Twitter
The tweet suggested the hospital attacked in the port city of Mariupol was ‘long non-operational’.
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Mar 11th 2022, 1:30 PM
Xavi responds after Barcelona star Dembele's angry social media riposte
The winger’s contract expires in the summer when he will be able to leave the club for free.
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Jan 22nd 2022, 2:46 PM
How Irish sport is trying to tackle social media abuse
Dealing with unwelcome notifications on your phone apps is now a part of being an athlete.
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Jan 3rd 2022, 8:00 AM
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Five gardaí disciplined over use of social media
Gardaí have in recent years been hit by controversy relating to the sharing of sensitive material.
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Dec 15th 2021, 8:23 PM
TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat defend apps impact on kids at US hearing
TikTok and Snapcaht reps argued they are built to protect against the mental health and safety risks present on social media.
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Oct 26th 2021, 10:14 PM
New whistleblower says Facebook put profits before stopping problematic content, reports say
Facebook has faced a storm of criticism over the past month.
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Oct 23rd 2021, 11:15 AM
Donald Trump is launching a new media company with its own social media platform
He’s spoken about launching his own social media site ever since he was barred from Twitter and Facebook.
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Oct 21st 2021, 7:13 AM
'It's a very hostile, toxic place to come into' - Phil Jones explains why he left social media
The Man United defender, who hasn’t played since January 2020, says young players need to be mentally strong to deal with online abuse.
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Oct 11th 2021, 3:48 PM
Gareth Southgate: Players can be influenced by vaccine ‘conspiracy theories’
The England manager presented a video after Euro 2020 urging people to get vaccinated and was abused online as a result.
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Oct 8th 2021, 11:07 PM
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
Five things we've learned from the Facebook whistleblower
Frances Haugen has called for the social media giant to be regulated.
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Oct 6th 2021, 3:38 PM
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
Open Thread: Your tips for quitting or cutting down on social media
A number of Facebook controversies have put the focus on screen time once more.
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Oct 6th 2021, 1:39 PM
Whistleblower says Facebook products hurt children and fuel division
Frances Haugen was giving evidence before Congress.
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Oct 5th 2021, 5:26 PM
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
YouTube to remove anti-vaccine videos from its platform
YouTube has removed more than 130,000 videos since last year for violating its Covid-19 vaccine policies.
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Sep 29th 2021, 3:19 PM
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
'Critical shortcomings' on social media companies in tackling disinformation, report finds
Research undertaken on behalf of the BAI and published today analysed 47 monthly transparency reports.
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Sep 16th 2021, 6:00 AM
Rio Ferdinand says he encouraged gay male footballer to come out but the player was advised not to
It’s about, ‘are you capable of coming out and being able to withstand that media attention?’’
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Sep 9th 2021, 2:40 PM
Twitter unveils 'Safety Mode' to temporarily block abuse
The social media giant has begun testing the new tool with a small group of users.
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Sep 1st 2021, 10:45 PM
Transport authority contacted gardaí over Twitter account after fake 'free Luas' claims went viral
A viral joke in early August claimed that the light rail service in the capital was now free of charge.
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Sep 1st 2021, 7:00 PM
OnlyFans to ban sexually explicit content from its platform
The company said the change from 1 October is being implemented at the request of its financial partners.
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Aug 20th 2021, 11:57 AM
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
Facebook resolves dispute with Gavin Duffy over ads claiming he was dead
In a joint statement they said the misleading claims in these ads had been published by “malicious third-parties”.
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Jul 29th 2021, 6:04 PM
Irish-language nursery school in east Belfast to relocate after 'social media hate campaign'
Naíscoil na Seolta is due to open in September but will now do so in another location.
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Jul 28th 2021, 10:55 PM
TikTok to open cybersecurity centre in Ireland
The new centre will create over 50 jobs in security, privacy and policy.
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Jul 27th 2021, 9:01 AM
Lions will go through 'appropriate channels' as Erasmus' Twitter antics continue
The SA Rugby director of rugby is strongly suspected of having set up a fake profile.
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Jul 26th 2021, 3:00 PM
Biden says social media misinformation on Covid-19 is 'killing people'
Facebook rejected the criticism saying its efforts to get facts out are ‘saving lives’.
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Jul 16th 2021, 10:54 PM
Basketball CEO Bernard O'Byrne steps down over Raheem Sterling social media post
O’Byrne was under pressure following a Facebook comment about English player Raheem Sterling.
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Jul 13th 2021, 8:27 PM
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