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.'
Hearing also told there has been no response from Instagram to a request to memorialise teenager’s account
Fitness coach Caroline O’Mahony, who has 882,000 Instagram followers, found to have failed to use appropriate labels for commercial content
Some high-profile influencers rarely label sponsored content as required by advertising rules, according to their peers
Access to sexualised, manipulative anthropomorphised technology in the psychologically challenging teenage years represents an alarming new threat
Television: The Netflix story is told from the perspective of Petito, who is given a voice through the participation of her family
Unthinkable: Meta’s stance on fact-checking resembles a philosophical position known as ‘epistemological anarchy’
Siobhán O’Hagan failed to disclose that a series of posts were advertisements
Payment relates to suspension of US president’s accounts in wake of Capitol riot
A story told on the 2 Johnnies Podcast connected the words ‘catfish’ and ‘GAA’. It’s an arresting combination
As Europe faces a new wave of extreme nationalism, one of the last survivors of Auschwitz looks back
Tech giants look to capitalise as TikTok briefly goes dark in US
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
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
Move by company’s billionaire founder Mark Zuckerberg prompted alarm among social media experts
The bestselling author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? talks about fear, handling misinformation online and her rise to social media stardom
It is hardly an accident that the new policies are almost identical to those of Elon Musk’s X
Meta chief drops factcheckers, but don’t bet on move to go well with his advertisers
Digital clutter, excessive screen time and bad screen habits are all issues worth tackling this new year
Company to rely on ‘community notes’ in free speech pitch
Street photographer Christopher Ward has amassed more than a million followers by capturing the wisdom of strangers in stop-and-chat videos
Planet Business: Instagram advertising forecast, Chrystia Freeland’s resignation and the highest-paid female sports stars
Swede has posted a lengthy apology on social media in wake of allegations published in a Swedish tabloid
Online hatred and toxicity can be hugely damaging, but are digital literacy classes really enough to tackle it?
The reality for participants in the Housewife of the Year contest was a far cry from the aspirational tradwife trend on Instagram
Move would essentially allow users to start from zero on the site again
Network, which grew from an off-shoot of Jack Dorsey’s Twitter, experiencing ‘growing pains’ of popularity as membership passes 15m
The rise of smartphones and social networking apps has forever changed social norms around how we communicate
Paschal Donohoe accuses Fianna Fáil of inflating campaign figures by up to €5.2bn
Many gardaí still calling for additional resources for open-source intelligence, particularly in investigations into online child sexual abuse
Simon Harris, Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald take message directly to young voters on X, Instagram and TikTok
Advertising watchdog says social media influencers must flag commercial content
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
Storing thousands of images and videos, most of which you will never look at again, is slowing down your phone and costing you money
Coimisiún na Meán’s online safety code for video-sharing platforms contains echoes of the 2008 banking crisis
The company is targeting fraudsters and scammers who use the image of somebody well-known to fool people into clicking on a malicious website
Coimisiún na Meán’s code will affect all video-sharing platforms with EU headquarters in Ireland
Staff given daily meal allowances for breakfast, lunch and dinner as a perk common in Big Tech companies
The TikTok and Instagram star, who is hosting a new podcast, has grown used to attention from strangers. Not all of it is welcome
The great migration from Elon Musk’s X has seen users, especially progressives, retreat into one particular silo at Bluesky
‘Influencing’ didn’t exist as a career 20 years ago but it’s now one of the most popular, with ever-younger people aspiring to become the next big thing on social media
New feature will restrict who can contact teenager under 16 and what content they can see
As more people question their smartphone use, some are consciously turning their backs on the virtual world in favour of real life
Restriction to apply between 14 and 16 with age verification technology trial to begin soon, says PM
What seems like harmless entertainment can be hard-sell advertising and a problem for your bank balance
Businessman pursuing people behind fake and misleading advertisements on Meta social platforms
Taoiseach said he would ‘never be deterred’ from job by threats and intimidation online
Social media post remained publicly visible online for several days
Turkish IT and communication authority announces banning of Instagram without giving duration or official reason
Without use of local data planned product would be ‘second-rate experience’, says Facebook owner
Follow these steps if you want to object to your data and posts being used
Hugh Linehan: The link economy is dying, and with it an entire ecosystem that supported content creation and communication is coming to an end
Commissioner ‘not convinced’ online giant has done enough to mitigate risks to physical and mental health of young people from Facebook and Instagram
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
