Plan signals mobile phones – and by extension social media platforms – are detrimental to children. The question now is what the Government will do next
‘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
Online safety charity says there is ‘vital need’ for online safety education in schools
Up to half of sixth class pupils included in Snapchat groups in some schools
Legislators should be ‘much more aggressive’ in holding technology firms to account, Oireachtas committee told
Planet Business: Tech earnings takeaways, McDonald’s Middle East troubles and a former pop star at the Pop Con launch
Burden of protecting children online cannot fall exclusively on parents - Big Tech must stop prioritising profit over child safety
High Court hears man described one of the girls, who were aged 13 and 14, as a ‘little ride’
Commissioner asked platforms to report to her about their handling of video shared more than five million times
Social media platforms such as Snapchat and Instagram are most popular among students who spend several hours a day online
Minister for Health says it is time to ‘get behind the curtain’ of how tech firms operate to be better able to protect children and adolescents
Breda O’Brien: Teenagers, not known for their extensive fact-checking or emotional balance, are expected to train Snapchat’s My AI monster for free
Karlin Lillington: I’d like to think we’ve reached a moment of reconsideration where people will opt for an open web model with more freedom, less surveillance, and greater user control
Traders in Dublin say Thursday was a ‘day of two halves’ amid late session rally
Experts had predicted flat growth for company
Consumers admit to being misled by product recommendations and have flagged concerns about crypto and other ‘finfluencing’
Reach among young adults overcomes advertisers’ concerns about group’s Chinese owners, content quality and problems with bot traffic
Social media company says it will ‘substantially reduce’ hiring and shake up strategy
App now has 100m more users than Twitter and its user base is growing faster than Facebook’s
Social media and Covid-19 disruption among the factors behind rise, INTO congress hears
Emily O’Reilly investigating commission’s failure to disclose texts to Pfizer chief on vaccines
Young people with learning difficulties or volatile families most at risk, researchers say
As Dutch infection rates soar the motive behind riots on the streets this week remains unclear
Study finds parents underestimate children’s exposure to harmful online content
Ciara O’Brien: The social media platform wields a lot of power over our lives than we care to think about
Consider letting your child text with a best friend on a shared family device to start
Users will be able to share media which can only be viewed once by recipient before disappearing
A digital garment can take five days to make and cost up to €550
Former US president appeared to praise actions of the Capitol rioters in January post
Student tips for online learning: What you need to know about blended and online learning
Inaction of Google, Facebook and Twitter is allowing anonymous users to ‘harass women’
Drug crimes hit Celtic Tiger-era level, as usage is 'part of everyday life'
Vanessa Pappas, who has served as interim head named chief operating officer
Co Waterford-headquartered company helps advertisers publish paid ads for social media
Department of an Taoiseach official warns of increased mobility and work place activity
Key figures behind the annual science extravaganza explain how it was done
Gardaí seeking to identify organisers behind rave which left rented property ‘destroyed’
Tickets costing €35 for ‘warehouse’ rave with DJs and a ‘fully stocked bar’ being sold online
Two-thirds of Irish children are not read to at home. This is not progress
Not-so-new way to ‘join the conversation’ should be resisted at all costs
Virtual tours explained: Different third-levels are taking different approaches
Protests follow murder of teacher by 18-year-old unconnected to victim or school
Evolution of the Facebook-owned platform is far from over
Executives at ad agencies said that more of their clients were weighing boycott
Study reveals extent of revolt against Facebook and Twitter over hate speech
State alleges 96 offences were committed separately at family home in Co Cork
Keith Donovan suffered minor injury in shooting at garda checkpoint in Mallow
Company lost $8m in the first quarter, or a penny per share, as revenues rose to $808m
In February it was barely known. In March, massive. Now, users want to delete it
Company has been hit by allegations of compromised Netflix, Spotify accounts
Feature similar to one on Snapchat and Instagram available only in Brazil for now
Web Log: WeCrashed is dramatic and highly visual storytelling at its best
The video-uploading mobile app has become one of the most downloaded in the world
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
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