Doctors object to ‘self-healing’ coach who said cancer was curable with bicarbonate of soda
Barbara O’Neill, who is due to speak in Ireland next week, poses ‘sometimes life-threatening risks’ through her advice, experts warn
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Trial by everyone: Cornell case shows why Ireland’s strict court reporting rules matter
The ground will not stop shifting, but the principle that people are tried on the evidence in court, and nowhere else, remains worth fighting for
Deepfake Ireland on Virgin Media One: Gráinne Seoige’s distress in this grim film is palpable
Television: Seoige revisits her experience of AI-generated deepfake images while looking at the wider issue of misogyny on the internet
Krispy Kreme rage, Teresa Mannion, HomeToVote: The moments that made the Irish Internet truly great
The viral moments we’d like to preserve if the vast online archive disappeared tomorrow
Marina Hyde’s last Guardian column: ‘You have exactly 24 hours to complain before my inbox self-destructs’
The veteran columnist signs off after an ‘endlessly enlightening and stimulating’ 25 years
‘If you don’t like it, don’t come’: proud locals bristle at Blackpool’s dark tourism reputation
It has always been a hotspot for fun, sticks of rock and rollercoasters, but now it also has a surfeit of addicts and deprivation
Nurse posted photos on Instagram of woman (90s) sleeping on heavily soiled bed, inquiry told
Jerymay Palma Gargallano, who appeared before a fitness-to-practise committee of Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, found guilty of professional misconduct
Don’t let social media inspo stress you out. Here’s what you really need to furnish your new home
How to make your new home feel luxurious, even on a limited budget
Hope amid the dangers of tech, magic, and bad breakups: this month’s YA recommendations
New books for teen readers from Máire Zepf, Kelechi Okafor, Elizabeth Acevedo and Catherine Doyle
Irish politicians got to have a go at Big Tech, but will anything change?
Those of us who have seen similar moments to this week’s Oireachtas Committee play out in the past suspect we will still be having these conversations in the future
From quiet quitting to iced coffee: What is Gen Z’s problem with work?
Might their aversion to work and their self-reported misery be related?
Nobody else is going to turn your child’s phone off. But you can’t do it alone
A social media ban for under-13s or even under-16s is not pointless just because many will get around it
Mark Little: ‘Protests against data centres is the biggest wave of civic activism since the 1960s’
The broadcaster turned entrepreneur on messianic tech billionaires, and his new book tracking his journey from tech-optimism to disillusionment to a new cautious hope
‘Children are constantly doom scrolling’: Teenagers on the EU’s social media age limits
Social media companies will face fast-track enforcement with investigations of rule breaches undertaken in 90 days
Gardaí ‘acted appropriately’ before fatal M9 crash, Fiosrú says
Watchdog says officers followed BMW on N78 in Athy before five teenagers being killed when car went in wrong direction on motorway
Good environmental journalism matters – and so does what appears on the other pages
Accuracy in climate reporting risks being undermined by promotions elsewhere
Social media age limits: Von der Leyen hits on control-shift alternative
Providing proof of age will present big obstacle to EU plan
Social media exclusion unfair to children, says rapporteur
Special Rapporteur on Child Protection says onus should be on tech companies to behave ethically
Pinterest appoints new managing director for Britain and Ireland
Fintan Gillespie to oversee company’s business, working with advertisers and partners and the local team
EU to bring in minimum age limit of 15 to set up social-media accounts
Tech giants will be required to verify age of users under draft proposals due this week
EU to curb teenage access to social media but stop short of outright ban
Move comes amid concern Big Tech cannot be trusted to protect children from harmful content
Simon Harris says he disagrees with constituency director’s post that Trump is a ‘moron’
Tánaiste said it was appropriate online posts had been deleted since, and added he had not been aware of them
TikTok agrees to appear before Oireachtas media committee after initial refusal
Social media company says it is now in a position to accept committee invitation following discussions with gardaí and regulator
Children need EU states to agree on social media ban, says O’Donovan
Minister calls for unity of purpose, as in the future, people will say, ‘you had the opportunity to do something for us, and you did nothing’
Toxic nature of public debate drives decent people out of conversation
We could be left with a society dominated by those most willing to shout, insult and threaten
Social media algorithms carefully designed to reward reckless youthful behaviour
A video of someone driving at 190km/h on the wrong side of a motorway in the early hours will escalate engagement
One in five Irish children and teens use AI for schoolwork, survey suggests
Almost a third of Irish participants said they had encountered ‘gory’ or violent imagery online
‘Lymphatic workouts’ and the latest social media wellness hype
Experts say there is little evidence to suggest specific exercise routines reduce lymphatic bloating or swelling
X faces Irish investigation over concerns children not protected from pornography and violence
Media regulator Coimisiún na Meán raises specific concerns at age assurance protocols and parental controls on platform
Social media’s age of the follower is replaced by tyranny of the recommender machine
It’s easy to rage against the machine. It’s harder to propose a viable alternative
‘I see things a little differently’: How to overcome conflict in your relationship
Relationships and community: To move forward with anything, it’s vital to learn how to co-operate with people with whom you strongly disagree
Sarah Moss’s last Irish Times column: ‘Being hated on the internet has begun to tint my life’
I glanced into a dark mirror world in which people (mostly men) wrote that I am vile and stupid and should kill myself
JD Vance caught between Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson
Iran dispute exposes divisions within coalition of online personalities that helped return the president to power
Children are turning to AI for advice. We have terrifying examples of where this can lead
One child told us: ‘You guys are not doing anything to help the kids but you all still allow AI use in the school’
France bans phones in schools amid warnings of ‘intellectual crisis’
Rise of short videos has reduced people’s ability to read texts or watch long films, says French president
Plan to set 13 as EU-wide minimum age for social media access to be discussed
Fianna Fáil MEP calls on European Commission to take a stronger line against social network Meta following the conclusion of a US legal action
Gangs offering €260 online to film murders, conference told
Kennedy Summer School hears size of recent Meta legal settlement a reflection of vast social-media profits
How to study at third level and what to expect in your first year
Many students find the change from learning at second level challenging, but there are a variety of supports in place
The human brain cannot easily cope with very high levels of power. Why?
It’s doubtul the Fifa president feels himself constrained by anything bigger than his ego
AI companies are starting to sound desperate, and that’s not a good look
The big question is how long companies investing billions in the technology can wait for widespread adoption
Social media and accountability
It is naive to assume that regulating social media companies will solve the problem
Australian teens returning to TikTok after ban, data shows
Rate for children aged 10 to 12 is higher now than before the ban
New Zealand plans to ban under-16s from social media platforms
One in three children aged between 13 and 17 spends at least five hours on social media a day, New Zealand PM says
‘There is a reckoning coming’: Landmark US case could see Meta forced to redesign their product
Potentially seismic lawsuit draws comparisons to 1990s pursuit of tobacco industry
Message from the Editor: a shocking crime and the questions that follow
The fatal M9 crash raised questions linked by three contemporary concerns: road safety, youth crime and the warping effects of social media
The ‘September scaries’ are real: how to beat the end-of-summer dread
Feeling sad, anxious or regretful about changing season? You’re not alone. Here’s how to tackle the transition into a new season
Social media regulation is little more than a paper tiger
Platforms should be treated same way as traditional publishers and broadcasters are
What is Meta being accused of in the $200 billion civil trial?
Lawsuit against social media giant was filed jointly by 29 US state attorneys
M9 crash exposes limits of rules on social media giants when it comes to online harms
Deaths of five teenagers linked to popularity of high risk-taking for ‘likes’ and affirmation
M9 crash: Pavee Point calls for compassion amid ‘vile and racist’ comments about Travellers
‘I can understand people’s anger and frustration, but this could happen to any cohort of people in Irish society,’ Martin Collins says
Ex-Meta staffer testifies daughter (14) was prey on Instagram
If Meta loses case it may face financial penalties of as much as €970m and court orders that could force changes in how it operates its platforms
New videos of dangerous driving have been posted on TikTok since M9 crash. How?
Platforms such as TikTok and Snapchat have a responsibility to remove illegal content
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