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# Social Networks

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Twitter suspends 70,000 accounts linked to QAnon conspiracy
The social network began suspending accounts last Friday.
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Jan 12th 2021, 8:06 AM
Then and now: How Ireland and the business world have changed from 2010 to 2020
Irish business leaders give their take on the influential innovations, ideas and tech that shaped the decade.
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Dec 20th 2019, 11:44 AM
How Much of a Bebo Stunnah Were You?
Gimme a luv.
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Aug 5th 2016, 9:30 PM
Here's how to get those old Bebo photos back
Don’t worry, you don’t need your password.
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Feb 7th 2015, 6:30 PM
Here's why people are sharing their first Facebook profile photos
Your old Facebook photos are about to come back to haunt you.
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Jan 14th 2015, 1:05 PM
This is not a drill: Bebo is back*
(*But not as you remember it.)
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Dec 10th 2014, 4:08 PM
What happens on Ask.fm?
From the banal to the bizarre to the bullying.
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Nov 5th 2014, 10:49 AM
Here is everything you need to know about the 'anti-Facebook' social network Ello
The new social network is all over the internet today, but what is it?
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Sep 26th 2014, 3:18 PM
Gardaí investigated for behaviour on personal social media accounts
The investigations come on foot of a new internal policy on personal social media use.
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Sep 15th 2014, 10:36 PM
Facebook briefly went down and no one could cope
Say it ain’t SO.
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Sep 3rd 2014, 9:18 PM
The most popular messaging service among Irish adults isn't WhatsApp or Viber...
It’s actually one that’s been around much longer.
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Jun 17th 2014, 3:44 PM
11 ways you mortified yourself on Bebo
Share the luv.
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Apr 4th 2014, 9:30 PM
8 pointless social media interactions that need to stop right now
And we’re all guilty.
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Mar 1st 2014, 1:00 PM
Private answers: Irish people are now less worried about social media security
Over two-thirds of people feel they have had their privacy breached, with a rise in unsolicited emails and texts.
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Jan 27th 2014, 5:14 PM
Revenue is NOT snooping on your Facebook page
But they are still tracking tax dodgers. Here’s how.
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Jan 16th 2014, 10:40 PM
Be careful what you tweet: British social media users face fines
Facebook and Twitter users got official Government warning from today on discussing details of ongoing court cases.
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Dec 4th 2013, 3:24 PM
13 moments from Irish people's Instagrams you'll definitely recognise
#NoOffence intended.
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Nov 2nd 2013, 1:00 PM
12 words that should be banned from all social networks
OK, a couple of them are actually phrases.
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Aug 28th 2013, 6:00 PM
7 websites renamed for the actual reasons we visit them
Painfully accurate.
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Aug 27th 2013, 8:00 PM
These graphs show you what social media sites Irish people are using
Over a third of the country don’t use social networking websites but the number of Facebook and Twitter users is on the rise.
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Jul 4th 2013, 7:15 AM
'20,000 hashtags, Twitter handles linked to terrorism in 2012', says group
The Simon Wiesenthal Centre is pressing Twitter and Facebook to deal with the situation.
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May 9th 2013, 10:51 AM
Column: Restricting young people's access to social networks would be a huge mistake
It would be foolish to overlook the amazing opportunities social networks and other digital tools present for young people just because older generations are intimated by change, writes Dr Stephen Brennan.
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Mar 12th 2013, 7:00 AM
63 per cent of people think schools should ban smartphones and social networks
The National Association of Principals and Deputy Principals is calling on social networks to work with schools and take a great role in tackling bullying.
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Mar 4th 2013, 7:15 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 The nine stories you need to know this morning.
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Nov 20th 2012, 8:40 AM
Quitting smoking? New campaign uses social media to encourage people to quit
A map tracks the number of tweets sent across Ireland every week about quitting smoking – and asks people to support anyone trying to give up.
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Oct 8th 2012, 7:15 AM
1 in 5 people now has a Twitter account (and 10 per cent still have a Bebo page)
An Ipsos MRBI poll has found that more than half of the population has a Facebook page – and one third use no social networking sites at all.
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Sep 25th 2012, 6:45 AM
Can you get arrested for things you say on Facebook and Twitter?
Short answer: yes.
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Jun 16th 2012, 9:30 AM
"Pinterest is a phenomenon that's extraordinary," says Google M&A chief
David Lawee, Google’s mergers and acquisitions chief, is clearly impressed with the pinboard site.
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Apr 20th 2012, 10:15 AM
RTE brought in new journalism guidelines today - what's in them?
RTE editorial staff will be trained in the new guidelines, including how they should use social media and the internet in their reporting.
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Apr 3rd 2012, 10:27 PM
Social media use in Ireland no longer growing, poll finds
The number of people using Facebook has fallen slightly – but is still almost half the adult population.
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Dec 20th 2011, 8:17 PM
X Factor USA viewers can now vote using Twitter
They can also use Facebook – and are allowed to submit up to 50 votes from each account.
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Oct 27th 2011, 11:56 AM
The Daily Fix: Thursday
Catch up on the day’s biggest stories and the bits and pieces you may have missed…
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Aug 25th 2011, 8:13 PM
Social network chiefs meet British government, police over riots
A spokeswoman for the Home Office said there was “no suggestion” that the sites would be closed down.
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Aug 25th 2011, 4:56 PM
Everything you need to know about Google Plus
This week Google introduced its own social networking service which it promises will revolutionise online communication. So what’s it all about?
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Jun 30th 2011, 10:31 AM
We 'Like' this: Irish are fourth biggest users of social networks
The European survey also finds that over 80 per cent of us believe that disclosure of personal information is now part of modern life.
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Jun 18th 2011, 1:19 PM
The Social Bubble? Facebook loses users in US, Canada and UK
New statistics show that Facebook lost almost eight million users in the United States, Canada and UK in May 2011.
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Jun 14th 2011, 12:47 PM