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# Social Media

All time
Viral video showing scarily realistic human-looking robot debunked as fake
20 Aug 2018
41.2k
21
Twitter suspends personal account of Infowars' host Alex Jones
15 Aug 2018
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Tom Parsons visits Páidí Ó Sé's statue, Thomas Barr soaks in victory and more tweets of the week
12 Aug 2018
15.2k
0
Poll: Have you ever checked your social media accounts while driving?
8 Aug 2018
24.0k
82
'He hasn't violated our rules': Twitter chief defends not suspending Infowars' Alex Jones
8 Aug 2018
20.2k
45
People seeking surgery to look like 'filtered versions of themselves'
5 Aug 2018
23.4k
36
'The time for apologies is over': Facebook launches inquiry following Dispatches programme
Updated 1 Aug 2018
40.1k
40
Getting your van jammed outside Dalymount, dodgy adidas boots and more tweets of the week
29 Jul 2018
11.7k
0
British MPs want a levy on social media sites to stem fake news
28 Jul 2018
10.1k
86
Poll: Would Facebook's moderation policies put you off using it?
18 Jul 2018
15.4k
43
Wrighty and Roy are best mates, Croatian firefighters and more tweets of the week
15 Jul 2018
14.0k
1
Iranian teen detained after posting dance videos on Instagram
9 Jul 2018
15.6k
55
#NewbridgeOrNowhere, Gabriel Jesus painting streets in Brazil and more tweets of the week
1 Jul 2018
10.9k
1
Sexual assault trials in the North: 'Anonymity of complainant is now a figment of our imagination'
22 Jun 2018
23.1k
Instagram launches new long-form video service to compete with YouTube
21 Jun 2018
9.4k
21
Klopp singing with fans at 6am, McIlroy's shot hits spectator and more tweets of the week
27 May 2018
17.5k
15
Wilshere off to Zante, James Ryan's dad and more in the sporting tweets of the week
20 May 2018
9.5k
2
Facebook banned 583 million fake accounts in the first three months of the year
15 May 2018
11.3k
54
John O'Shea's retirement, Kevin Cassidy's football boots and more in the sporting tweets of the week
13 May 2018
4.1k
0
Gardaí investigating as video shows cars rampaging through Finglas housing estate
13 May 2018
46.3k
94
'There are days I don’t speak to another grown-up. Online chats keep me going'
Andrea Mara
6 May 2018
28.7k
15
'Force them to take responsibility': Press Ombudsman wants crackdown on Facebook misinformation
5 May 2018
14.5k
63
The anniversary of John O'Shea nutmegging Figo and more tweets of the week
29 Apr 2018
8.6k
1
Man jailed after having sex with girl (14) he met online
26 Apr 2018
45.8k
66
Three charged in Bangor after teenager left with such severe injuries her face can't be x-rayed
23 Apr 2018
21.1k
Deleting Facebook: 'I wouldn’t date someone who wasn't on Facebook. They have secrets'
Amanda Geard
21 Apr 2018
59.3k
67
Starbucks CEO apologises after two black men arrested in café while waiting for a friend
16 Apr 2018
39.6k
103
Brian O'Driscoll's doppelganger spotted in Moscow and more tweets of the week
15 Apr 2018
17.4k
3
Tobacco being marketed and sold through Facebook, despite policy against such promotions
8 Apr 2018
7.9k
16
Spider Dad and Spider Lad, don't let Mam on Facebook and more tweets of the week
1 Apr 2018
7.8k
1
Judge warns David Drumm jury not to carry out research on social media
29 Mar 2018
12.0k
Gen Z: We're looked down on by older generations and not given the chance to show who we are'
Keely Jenkinson
25 Mar 2018
27.8k
51
Sinn Féin has had a very bumpy few years on social media - how will it weather this latest storm?
20 Mar 2018
12.2k
79
Spurs apologise for sexist survey question
14 Mar 2018
5.8k
7
Why does a person become radicalised? That's the million dollar question
13 Mar 2018
22.5k
25
Here's what Leo has spent on social media campaigns over the last year
11 Mar 2018
26.6k
82
A classy GAA message, inflatable bananas causing riots and more tweets of the week
11 Mar 2018
9.1k
0
False information travels much faster than the truth on Twitter
11 Mar 2018
6.3k
14
UK government looking into imposing 'time limits' on children using social media
10 Mar 2018
11.5k
21
'It was pretty appalling' - Aer Lingus communication slammed by Irish stranded across Europe during Storm Emma
8 Mar 2018
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66
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