# social-media - Tuesday 18 February, 2020
# Headlines
# Headlines
An inquest into her death is to open on Wednesday.
# social-media - Monday 17 February, 2020
# Allegations
From The42
# Allegations
The Blaugrana have released a statement responding to claims they paid for dozens of accounts to be set up on Facebook and Twitter.
# Social Media
# Social Media
Zuckerberg has recently asked governments to strengthen how online media is regulated.
# social-media - Thursday 13 February, 2020
# Dating Apps
# Dating Apps
In 2019, people in Ireland lost in excess of €1 million through such fraud.
# social-media - Wednesday 5 February, 2020
# Your Say
# Your Say
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have spent over €100,000 between them on adverts on Facebook and Instagram since the start of the general election campaign.
# social-media - Friday 31 January, 2020
# US Elections 2020
# US Elections 2020
Twitter unveiled a new tool that will make it easier for American users to report tweets containing misleading information.
# social-media - Saturday 18 January, 2020
# Deleted
# Deleted
Varadkar said the video had set out to portray serious issues in a light-hearted way.
# social-media - Wednesday 8 January, 2020
# Snapchat Probe
# Snapchat Probe
He was set upon by up to 20 people, gardaí said, in what was believed to be a planned attack.
# social-media - Sunday 29 December, 2019
# The Irish For
# The Irish For
Let’s look back on some of the Irish words of the 2010s.
# social-media - Saturday 28 December, 2019
# Internet Of Everything
# Internet Of Everything
From Taoisigh announcing their resignation on Twitter, to misleading political ads, here’s a quick review of how we’ve changed.
# social-media - Sunday 15 December, 2019
# Digital Ads
# Digital Ads
Facebook data shows Fine Gael outspent all other parties on promoting candidates through Facebook.
# social-media - Friday 13 December, 2019
# Reality Actually
# Reality Actually
Social media was a poor indicator of how this year’s UK election played out.
# social-media - Thursday 12 December, 2019
# Liked And Shared
# Liked And Shared
A list of the Instagram accounts with the most followers has also been released.
# social-media - Monday 9 December, 2019
# Social Media
# Social Media
And of course, Irish Twitter talked a lot about Brexit too.
# social-media - Saturday 23 November, 2019
# Grey Zone
# Grey Zone
In an interview with TheJournal.ie, Facebook’s counterterrorism chief said it was dealing with grey areas at present.
# social-media - Friday 22 November, 2019
# Mullingar Court
# Mullingar Court
Judge Flann Brennan granted free legal aid to all three accused.
# Mullingar
# Mullingar
It’s believed the arrests are connected to a machete attack carried out last weekend.
# social-media - Thursday 21 November, 2019
# Athlone
# Athlone
This morning, gardaí conducted a number of planned searches in the Athlone area.
# social-media - Monday 18 November, 2019
# Terrorism
# Terrorism
Dr Erin Marie Saltman was speaking during a visit to Dublin this afternoon.
# social-media - Friday 8 November, 2019
# Patrick Street
# Patrick Street
Up to 100 young people gathered in the area, some of whom were wearing balaclavas.
# social-media - Thursday 7 November, 2019
# Social Media
# Social Media
Prosecutors allege the Saudi government was behind the recruitment of the spies.
# social-media - Tuesday 5 November, 2019
# Transparency
# Transparency
The move comes amid an international debate about how social media platforms handle political ads.
# social-media - Wednesday 23 October, 2019
# Cavan
# Cavan
A man was charged and will appear in court today.
# social-media - Wednesday 9 October, 2019
# Racism
# Racism
TD Jack Chambers described their response to the situation as “weak”.
# Social Media
# Social Media
Meath couple Fiona Ryan and Jonathan Mathis spoke of death threats they received on the Late Late show on Friday.
# social-media - Monday 7 October, 2019
# Teach Me As Me
# Teach Me As Me
The Children and Youth Affairs Minister launched the social media campaign and competition today.
# social-media - Saturday 5 October, 2019
# Social Media
# Social Media
The Brexit Party is preparing for an election – by using a technology called Pericles, in reference to one of Bojo’s historic heroes.
# social-media - Tuesday 17 September, 2019
# Bai
# Bai
That’s according to ElectCheck, a new research report commissioned by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.
# social-media - Tuesday 10 September, 2019
# Mandatory Vaccinations
# Mandatory Vaccinations
Facebook says certain hashtags are banned and ads rejected in a bid to stop misinformation from gaining traction.
# social-media - Monday 9 September, 2019
# HPV
# HPV
The health minister sent letters to companies like Facebook and Google in recent weeks.
# social-media - Sunday 1 September, 2019
# Criticism
From The42
# Criticism
The Chelsea boss was not happy after online trolls attacked the player.
# social-media - Wednesday 21 August, 2019
# Social Media
From The42
# Social Media
Representatives from Kick It Out will also be present, in light of the French midfielder being subjected to racism online this week.
# social-media - Tuesday 20 August, 2019
# Fake Accounts
# Fake Accounts
Facebook and Twitter said they had shut down nearly 1,000 active accounts linked to China.
# social-media - Wednesday 14 August, 2019
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
The findings published are part of a major study of over 10,000 13-16 year olds in England.
# social-media - Tuesday 23 July, 2019
# Messenger Kids
# Messenger Kids
The social network said it has been shutting down the group chats involved.
# social-media - Thursday 18 July, 2019
# Face Off
# Face Off
FaceApp uses artificial intelligence to make you look older or younger.
# social-media - Wednesday 17 July, 2019
# Social Media
# Social Media
Instagram said it wants to see if the change will help users to focus less on likes and more on telling their stories.
# social-media - Saturday 13 July, 2019
# Social Media
# Social Media
It’ll be the largest penalty ever imposed by the US Federal Trade Commission over privacy violations.
# social-media - Wednesday 26 June, 2019
# ASAI
# ASAI
Smyths Homevalue shared the video on Facebook to promote Black Friday last year.
# social-media - Monday 24 June, 2019
# Online Safety
# Online Safety
The BAI has proposed that it be given the power to regulate harmful online content on social media platforms.
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