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An election in Saxony-Anhalt has become a defining test of whether Germany’s mainstream can still hold the line

With US deal agreed, there is little question of EU really dropping the hammer on Big Tech

One child told us: ‘You guys are not doing anything to help the kids but you all still allow AI use in the school’

Account creation on YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram still relies solely on self-declaration of age

Child protection case settlement removes offers certainty on what could have been a vastly larger liability

Wrong-way motorway driving to face harsher penalties under new laws announced after M9 crash

Company denied wrongdoing but agreement could have a wider impact on its business

New generation is transfixed by The Meeting on the Turret Stairs

Researchers flagged 85 social media posts as electoral disinformation, and 13 as online harassment

Case relating to alleged failures of child protection was getting under way in California

Rate for children aged 10 to 12 is higher now than before the ban

We are living off the immoral earnings generated by deliberately addictive and toxic content aimed at children

Comments follow fatal wrong-way collision that killed seven people in Middlesbrough

One in three children aged between 13 and 17 spends at least five hours on social media a day, New Zealand PM says

Potentially seismic lawsuit draws comparisons to 1990s pursuit of tobacco industry

On SkinnyTok, a TikTok subsection devoted to ‘thinspiration’, people claim extreme caloric restriction is the new mindfulness

How to Drink Better: People have been adding ingredients to wine for thousands of years, so is this any different?

Police investigate if TikTok account that posted photo of weapon beforehand belonged to attacker

Suit brought by justice department accused short video app of knowingly allowing children to create accounts

Platforms should be treated same way as traditional publishers and broadcasters are

Despite public uproar over the fatal collision last weekend, gardaí say the policy of not engaging in wrong-way motorway chases will probably not change

For two decades these companies operated with near-impunity, treated in law as neutral conduits

Firm has declined to appear before TDs following M9 crash amid concern at online videos of high-risk driving

Deaths of five teenagers linked to popularity of high risk-taking for ‘likes’ and affirmation

Committee chair Alan Kelly said social media company had an ‘enormous responsibility’ that cannot be shirked

Offenders on roads aware that gardaí will not pursue if they travel the wrong way down a major roadway

Platforms such as TikTok and Snapchat have a responsibility to remove illegal content

Social media giant to offset job losses with creation of 320 new posts, but about 300 workers to go overall

Document said young users ‘are the best ones’ while another stated teenagers are ‘hooked’, landmark court case hears

Media regulator Coimisiún na Meán has contacted the social media company over its handling of dangerous driving footage

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If this trend is set to increase, then the response needs to reflect the seriousness of these actions

Members of the force are not trained to pursue vehicles

Gangs of young males are videoing themselves in speeding cars and are competing for attention on social media

Jobs losses are accelerating with more AI-related cuts on the horizon. But there are things we can do

US woman, who had one million followers online, was diagnosed with bile duct cancer three years ago

New campaign warns about misogynistic content and challenges online messaging where women can be ‘pressurised’ into care roles

Emergency services were seen outside Hilton’s home in Miami on Tuesday night

It’s a ‘true honour’ to be compared to the great Irish actor, says lookalike competition winner, encouraging anyone who looks like a celebrity to embrace it

The Strokes are about to release a new album, Reality Awaits. A lot has changed in the 25 years since the band’s first Irish gig