Social Media

Too many school policies fail to distinguish between them, which puts pressure on everyone

We love giving unsolicited advice, and we almost universally hate receiving it. It is the junk mail of human interaction

Jen Hogan: It’s not only the people they speak to online, it’s the content they consume - and the messages

Critics ‘need to cop on and try to help these kids’, says Ireland head coach

EU recently stated that TikTok has breached regulations

As Iranian authorities restore some online services after crushing anti-government demonstrations, they are using a technological dragnet to target attendees of the protests

The relentless push of social media, where everyone’s talking about everything, creates an odd cultural pressure

As people in Ireland settle down later than ever, more people in their 40s and 50s are turning to apps to find love online

I’ve read nine books, written every day and learnt how to use a sewing machine. It’s not that I have more time, but I am in command of where it goes

The first in a series of legal cases to allege that Instagram, YouTube and other platforms are dangerously addictive is on trial

Former MMA fighter told to comply with rules over posts promoting Forged Irish Stout

Romantic relationships with AI models will not heal the disconnect between young men and women

Revenue derived from them should be treated as proceeds of crime

New digital wallet will represent ‘important first step’, says Tánaiste

Irish users encounter fewer scam advertisements than those in other countries but lost more to scams than others across Europe

X has lodged seven legal challenges against Coimisiún na Meán, while Elon Musk has separately initiated proceedings

Hildegarde Naughton: farming lobby protests ‘potentially very damaging’ to agri-food sector

The man who pushed the despicable ‘birther’ conspiracy theory against Barack Obama is still at it

IT Sunday: Finding that Ireland has 43% higher rate of recorded sexual violence than other EU states went virtually unremarked upon

A mutual contract to show up for each other, especially when it’s hard, is what builds real relationships

There is also strong support for inserting guarantee of neutrality into Constitution

Public also gives views on triple lock, a visit by Donald Trump and social media regulation

Stocks tumble despite strong earnings reports from most Silicon Valley heavyweights

Catherine Cross, of the National Parents Council, described the introduction of bans on young people accessing social media as ‘a blunt instrument’

Refusal of X to appear labelled ‘deeply disappointing’ by media committee chairman

Tech billionaire and platform’s former chief Linda Yaccarino summoned for ‘voluntary interviews’ in April

Move follows Australia’s decision to introduce age-based restrictions over child safety concerns

Some cognitive offloading to AI may be helpful. But the mass outsourcing of thinking will inevitably have negative consequences, both for individuals and for broader society

Platforms ‘experimenting with the minds and brains of young people’, Tánaiste says

As my own digital detox continues, I’m learning to appreciate time as the most valuable and finite resource any of us will ever have

Limited understanding and measurement of human intelligence has led to business models that amplify social division

France this week passed a Bill that would ban social media use for children under the age of 15

Government considering law that would ban ‘deepfakes’, Niamh Smyth says

Move is latest government push to shield minors from toxic content following Australia’s landmark legislation last year

The podcaster Blindboy Boatclub on autism, social media and mental health

I am by no means a Ryanair booster. And yet I have glimpsed the possibility – remote though it may be – of the airline’s customer experience actually worsening

Frontline domestic violence services, gardaí and Government officials fear a girl in Ireland could die at the hands of a boy who does not fully understand what he is doing to her

Bill expected to climb higher as regulator is facing 12 such cases

Commissioner says Gordon Lyons’s actions had potential of ‘heightening tensions’ during rioting in North last year

Some Irish sporting organisations did the only thing they could do to protect their athletes from the worst excesses on X