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Micheál Martin knows demonstrating competence on domestic issues remains the biggest challenge

‘Deepfake’ intimate picture of former TV presenter shared online during unsuccessful 2024 election campaign

Council could be first public body to stop use of popular social network

The photograph has been understood as bearing a special relationship to truth. Not any more

Under Elon Musk, X is a vast disinformation network, a hotbed of extremism, a radicalisation tool. And now its chatbot is a creator, publisher and distributor of awful material

As weird and unpleasant as the flood of sexualised AI images on X is, the prompts used to create them are even more disturbing

UK ministers threaten possible ban for X after Grok tool is used to make sexual images of women and children without their consent

Backlash after AI tool used to create flood of suggestive images on X

Patrick O’Donovan says he has deactivated his X account over concerns around Grok

Decision also influenced by increased levels of unchecked hate, misogyny, racism and anti-LGBTI+ content on the platform

Elon Musk-owned Grok app has been widely downloaded following news it could create illegal sexual images and videos

The Protection of Voice and Image Bill would target AI deepfakes and identity ‘hijacking’

Regulator, Rape Crisis Ireland and civil liberties campaigners criticise generated images using Grok

Irish MEP calls on EU to investigate 'deeply disturbing' trend

Challenges to Google, Meta, Apple and X will test Brussels’ willingness to stick with digital rule book

Ireland is in a highly precarious position as we head into 2026, on the faultline between our allies in the EU and the US administration and Big Tech

Anyone expecting a social media ban for Irish teenagers will be waiting and it’s not because we are bad parents 

Now that the Australian social media ban is here, surveys that suggested 80% of parents supported it in theory are beginning to look wildly optimistic

Across the world young people’s health is being damaged by a scourge that is luring them away from sport and other invigorating pursuits. It’s time to tackle it

Media regulator had commenced a formal investigation ‘into the provider of the X online platform under the EU Digital Services Act’

Posts on X are channelling rage at the wokerati accused of being out to ban Christmas

The author’s bleak debut novel critiques the commodification of youth and femininity in the US

Penalty under the Digital Services Act risks escalating tensions with US government

Concerns raised if platforms allow people to report suspected child sexual abuse material anonymously as required by law

Online sleuths found users posting about US politics in various countries, prompting scrutiny over accounts

We missed the chance to shape social media before it shaped us – with AI there will be no second bite of the cherry

Enterprise wary of upsetting social media giants by asked them to verify promoters of investment products on their platforms

Tens of thousands of internet users locked out of websites due to internal server error

Kinsella proves a sharp satirist and shrewd observer of the minutiae of Irish life in this collection of essays

Move stems from concerns over social network’s compliance with internal complaint handling system legislation

Michael McGrath says initiative aims to safeguard fairness of elections and counter foreign information manipulation

Islamabad attack comes a day after a car explosion in New Delhi that PM Narendra Modi blamed on unnamed ‘conspirators’

Women soccer commentators still regular targets for prejudice and misogyny

Far-right agitators, retweeted by prominent international figures including billionaire Elon Musk, used social media networks to foment anger

The columnist and author on relating more to Generation X than his own age group, taking extended breaks from everyday life, and his existential dread of tech billionaires

Payments giant backs Government proposal to crack down on ads linked to fraud schemes

Function was launched in the US in July

In online battle for support, Catherine Connolly is beating Heather Humphreys

Churn at Tesla and xAI comes amid disillusionment with billionaire’s activism, strategic pivots and mass lay-offs

Allegations about the presidential candidate received thousands of comments and nearly a million views, as platforms did little to stop the spread