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Micheál Martin says momentum building for common position across bloc

Solitude vloggers destigmatise being friendless – but they also normalise an unhealthy kind of loneliness

Curbs to be introduced in Britain to stop children and teens using apps such as TikTok, Instagram and X

A blanket ban could lead young people into greater danger on less regulated or entirely unregulated sites

Retired principal says she would support the banning of smartphones for under-16s

Former president compares AI to the ‘garbage’ people were fed by Church and State at the time she was growing up

Move would be ‘embarrassing’ for the EU, Patrick O’Donovan says

Trust lowest among younger people and highest among over-65s

Proposal will see children’s access to platforms such as Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook and X restricted

Hardline measures will prevent young users from being able to talk to strangers on gaming apps

Online shopping is evolving rapidly and presenting new challenges all the time to inevitably less nimble ‘bricks and mortar’ high-street stores

There are some simple steps you can take to develop an enduring wellbeing and drown out the external noise

As Ireland promises to push for similar legislation, lawmakers should look at experiences beyond the English-speaking world

Episode taken down from streaming service and social media pending resolution of dispute, court hears

Dublin GP Marcus de Brun also found guilty of professional misconduct over attendance and comments at a public rally during pandemic

Year-ahead outlook ‘improved further’, according to AIB data, despite fears of job displacement from AI

EU’s general court rules Facebook Marketplace should not be regulated under bloc’s Digital Markets Act

Technology, capitalism and democracy itself seem to be accelerating short-term thinking

Nothing about floor-shaking music, other people’s sweat and alarming metal contraptions tempts me

Coughlan (37) died days after assault on Mill Road in Blanchardstown, Dublin

Is the much Instagrammed destination worth the hype?

Mindless generational labels don’t help at a time when the workplace is one of the few places where young and old mix

Employee claims he was ‘poisoned’ by toxic fumes while in command of an Aer Lingus jet

More cuts expected as roll-out of artificial intelligence technology takes its toll

It is claimed that despite the request for privacy, the filmed material obtained by trespass continues to be available

Exam-day performance is determined by physical, psychological and emotional wellbeing, as well as preparedness in the subject

It’s not clear to me on what moral basis I would refuse publication in Putin’s Russia while signing gratefully for Trump’s America

International experts, children’s rights organisations and children themselves are clear: ban the harmful content, don’t ban the children

Lawyers for Social Democrat claim Nick Delehanty sought to cause ‘maximum reputational damage’ ahead of vote

A century on from the birth of public-service media, even the Continent’s heavyweight outlets resemble endangered species

James Bloodworth, author of Lost Boys: A Personal Journey Through the Manosphere, on how boys and men go from looking for a girlfriend to extreme misogyny

Most schools are adopting laptops in response to increasing digitisation

Alley Cat Films was given direct refusal by man’s sister to use footage, court hears

Platforms should have to disable recommender algorithms entirely for children and by default for people over 18, committee says

I might be in a niche marketplace

Meta is accused of using ‘dark patterns’ to exploit users, a deceptive design that stops users opting out of social media feeds curated by algorithms

Funding by State’s media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, aims to address crisis that threatens liberal democracy

Five funny, challenging and poignant reads for teen and adult readers

Oireachtas committee told age verification system at app store level would ‘shift responsibility’ from social media companies

Lawyers say influencer followed instructions of licensed airboat guide