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# Social Media

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Parents of Irish teenage Instagram users can now supervise their child's account
Facebook's parent company to launch 'metaverse academy' in France
Facebook and Instagram to reveal more on how ads target users
Everton star Dominic Calvert-Lewin reveals struggles and says ‘talking saved my life’
No garda involvement in removal of Animal Bars from shelves of Cork shop
Musk says Twitter purchase will not go ahead without clarity on spam accounts
Twitter announces hiring freeze and top executives' exit ahead of Elon Musk takeover
President Higgins hits out at attempts of billionaires to control online discussion
Facebook and Twitter offering supports for TDs and Senators who experience online abuse
Poll: Would you pay to use a social media platform?
Elon Musk says governments and businesses could face ‘slight cost’ to use Twitter
EU moves forward with tougher consequences for digital platforms that violate banned content
Elon Musk no longer joining Twitter’s board of directors
Like, follow, share: the social media stars making Irish shine
UK's Russian Embassy tweet about bombed Ukrainian hospital removed by Twitter
Xavi responds after Barcelona star Dembele's angry social media riposte
How Irish sport is trying to tackle social media abuse
Five gardaí disciplined over use of social media
TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat defend apps impact on kids at US hearing
New whistleblower says Facebook put profits before stopping problematic content, reports say
Donald Trump is launching a new media company with its own social media platform
'It's a very hostile, toxic place to come into' - Phil Jones explains why he left social media
Gareth Southgate: Players can be influenced by vaccine ‘conspiracy theories’
Facebook apologises as social media users report app outages
Five things we've learned from the Facebook whistleblower
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp outage caused by error during maintenance work, company says
Open Thread: Your tips for quitting or cutting down on social media
Whistleblower says Facebook products hurt children and fuel division
WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook down with users complaining of outages
YouTube to remove anti-vaccine videos from its platform
Facebook suspends development of Instagram app for children after widespread criticism
'Critical shortcomings' on social media companies in tackling disinformation, report finds
Rio Ferdinand says he encouraged gay male footballer to come out but the player was advised not to
Twitter unveils 'Safety Mode' to temporarily block abuse
Transport authority contacted gardaí over Twitter account after fake 'free Luas' claims went viral
OnlyFans to ban sexually explicit content from its platform
Instagram to release new tools to help protect users from abuse on the platform
Facebook resolves dispute with Gavin Duffy over ads claiming he was dead
Irish-language nursery school in east Belfast to relocate after 'social media hate campaign'
TikTok to open cybersecurity centre in Ireland