Mark Zuckerberg haunted by old emails in high-stakes US trial
Meta founder’s antitrust defence rests on showing that TikTok is rapidly expanding in his main market
Instagram’s co-founder testifies Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg withheld resources
Kevin Systrom backs US Federal Trade Commission’s case in monopoly trial
Influencers face the not so glamorous reality of regulation
CCPC brings statutory powers to bear on content creators alongside ASA’s ‘name and shame’ approach and Revenue’s reminder to pay tax due
There is no way that big tech can avoid being pulled into the transatlantic trade war
Despite Ireland’s best efforts, the digital tech companies will be pulled into the conflict - this will threaten jobs and could have implications for the way we all use the internet
How to move job, move country and find a new social scene
Relocating for work can be exciting – but once the novelty wears off, how can you avoid the loneliness trap?
What if Mark Zuckerberg had not bought Instagram and WhatsApp?
The big ticket deals were derided at the time, but the apps are now two of the most important parts of Meta’s business
Meta’s Zuckerberg says TikTok is a major competitive threat
US Federal Trade Commission looking to unwind Facebook’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp in 2012 and 2014
Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram in 2018
Emails show Meta chief’s frustration that Instagram was benefiting from Facebook, but not returning enough back to the company
Meta’s Zuckerberg admits he bought Instagram because its camera was ‘better’
Admission appears to bolster allegations by US antitrust enforcers that Meta used a ‘buy or bury’ strategy to snap up potential rivals
Zuckerberg says Meta has more competitors than FTC claims
US government is arguing that Instagram acquisition should be unwound
Meta warned Government of ‘unsustainable’ operating environment for tech companies in EU
Senior executive Joel Kaplan called for ‘urgent action’ by Ireland to ‘address the challenges we face collectively’
Meta to begin using public Facebook, Instagram data to train AI in Europe
Company paused plans last year after a request from Data Protection Commissioner
What is Meta AI and why is it in my WhatsApp?
It’s been in the US since 2023 but what Irish users are getting is not quite the same
RTÉ news boss Deirdre McCarthy: ‘Tackling disinformation has to be much more of a focus now’
The woman who leads Ireland’s largest newsroom on disinformation, the ‘digital election’ and RTÉ’s new Clarity mark: 'you will hear that we’re a mouthpiece for the State, or that we’re only representing a certain view. But I think it’s up to us to push back on all the things that legacy media are accused of and tackle this head on.'
Further CCTV footage to be examined ahead of Noah Donohoe inquest
Hearing also told there has been no response from Instagram to a request to memorialise teenager’s account
Brian O’Driscoll issued with compliance notice by consumer watchdog over ‘misleading’ social media post
Fitness coach Caroline O’Mahony, who has 882,000 Instagram followers, found to have failed to use appropriate labels for commercial content
Honest influencers: I have ‘never made any money, ever’ from online content
Some high-profile influencers rarely label sponsored content as required by advertising rules, according to their peers
AI chatbots open a new frontier in fears for our children’s wellbeing
Access to sexualised, manipulative anthropomorphised technology in the psychologically challenging teenage years represents an alarming new threat
American Murder: Gabby Petito review - A chilling look at the darker reality behind the smiles on social media
Television: The Netflix story is told from the perspective of Petito, who is given a voice through the participation of her family
No one is asking Meta to act as God - just not to pollute the public space with lies
Unthinkable: Meta’s stance on fact-checking resembles a philosophical position known as ‘epistemological anarchy’
Advertisting Standards Authority upholds five complaints against fitness influencer
Siobhán O’Hagan failed to disclose that a series of posts were advertisements
Meta agrees to pay Trump $25m to settle lawsuit
Payment relates to suspension of US president’s accounts in wake of Capitol riot
GAA catfish saga: The way Irish people know and trust each other is coming apart
A story told on the 2 Johnnies Podcast connected the words ‘catfish’ and ‘GAA’. It’s an arresting combination
Holocaust survivor: ‘I saw normal people in Auschwitz and I saw sadists there who killed people’
As Europe faces a new wave of extreme nationalism, one of the last survivors of Auschwitz looks back
Instagram and Musk’s X tout new video tools amid TikTok US ban
Tech giants look to capitalise as TikTok briefly goes dark in US
‘Meta sees me as a golden goose.’ How Zuckerberg’s AI creations went rogue and gave the game away
Facebook and Instagram have pulled the plug on AI avatars Grandpa Brian and Liv but their successors will soon flood our lives with lies on a hitherto unimaginable scale
Social media has a limited effect on teenage mental health
The scientific evidence is not as compelling as some commentators suggest. But our negative narrative around social media may risk becoming a self-fulfilling one
Why is Meta getting rid of fact-checking and will it affect my social media feed?
Move by company’s billionaire founder Mark Zuckerberg prompted alarm among social media experts
Dr Julie Smith: ‘Being in the public eye doesn’t come naturally to me’
The bestselling author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? talks about fear, handling misinformation online and her rise to social media stardom
The Irish Times view on Zuckerberg’s changes: Meta goes Maga
It is hardly an accident that the new policies are almost identical to those of Elon Musk’s X
Zuckerberg shifts to Trump, but will he pay a price?
Meta chief drops factcheckers, but don’t bet on move to go well with his advertisers
Better passwords, empty inbox and thinking before you share: How to put manners on your tech use
Digital clutter, excessive screen time and bad screen habits are all issues worth tackling this new year
Meta to end third-party fact-checking programme: ‘It’s time to get back to our roots around free expression’
Company to rely on ‘community notes’ in free speech pitch
Model Strangers: ‘People want to be heard’ says the man behind hit online street interviews
Street photographer Christopher Ward has amassed more than a million followers by capturing the wisdom of strangers in stop-and-chat videos
It’s fishmas time again as aquariums deck the tanks and embrace scuba Santa
Planet Business: Instagram advertising forecast, Chrystia Freeland’s resignation and the highest-paid female sports stars
Who is Matilda Djerf? Influencer apologises amid claims of workplace bullying
Swede has posted a lengthy apology on social media in wake of allegations published in a Swedish tabloid
‘I woke up one morning to 2,000 comments. I’ve had death threats’: How schools deal with social media fallout
Online hatred and toxicity can be hugely damaging, but are digital literacy classes really enough to tackle it?
At home there’s an apron with the slogan ‘Calor Housewife of the Year 1985′
The reality for participants in the Housewife of the Year contest was a far cry from the aspirational tradwife trend on Instagram
Instagram to let users reset their content recommendations
Move would essentially allow users to start from zero on the site again
Bluesky is starting to surge amid upheaval in the social media world
Network, which grew from an off-shoot of Jack Dorsey’s Twitter, experiencing ‘growing pains’ of popularity as membership passes 15m
How technology created a ‘recipe for loneliness’
The rise of smartphones and social networking apps has forever changed social norms around how we communicate
Fine Gael to announce plans to ‘phase out’ third level fees in election manifesto, says Simon Harris
Paschal Donohoe accuses Fianna Fáil of inflating campaign figures by up to €5.2bn
Gardaí expand social-media monitoring to combat far-right extremism and serious offending
Many gardaí still calling for additional resources for open-source intelligence, particularly in investigations into online child sexual abuse
‘Pints and tries, c’mon the guys’: Party leaders use Ireland v New Zealand clash to kick off campaigns on social media
Simon Harris, Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald take message directly to young voters on X, Instagram and TikTok
Rule-breaking influencers will be named and shamed if they do not comply with guidelines, ASA warns
Advertising watchdog says social media influencers must flag commercial content
‘Health claims on food packaging can’t always be believed’: Nutrition coach Sophie Morris takes us shopping
Sophie Morris has become a hit on Instagram, where she opens people’s eyes about the ultra-processed foods we eat. The good news? Healthier is not always pricier
How to organise all the photos that clog up your phone
Storing thousands of images and videos, most of which you will never look at again, is slowing down your phone and costing you money
Light touch regulation did not work with banks and won’t work for video sharing platforms like TikTok
Coimisiún na Meán’s online safety code for video-sharing platforms contains echoes of the 2008 banking crisis
Meta tests facial recognition technology to protect celebrities from scams but Ireland not included in system
The company is targeting fraudsters and scammers who use the image of somebody well-known to fool people into clicking on a malicious website
New online safety code to protect children on social platforms including Facebook, YouTube and TikTok
Coimisiún na Meán’s code will affect all video-sharing platforms with EU headquarters in Ireland
Meta staff fired for misusing free food vouchers
Staff given daily meal allowances for breakfast, lunch and dinner as a perk common in Big Tech companies
Instagram star Garron Noone: ‘I’ve been broke most of my life. I’ve cleaned up people’s puke for money. Success is a transient thing’
The TikTok and Instagram star, who is hosting a new podcast, has grown used to attention from strangers. Not all of it is welcome
As X declines, the social media echo chamber is back in vogue
The great migration from Elon Musk’s X has seen users, especially progressives, retreat into one particular silo at Bluesky
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