Most Irish adults favour social media ban for under-16s, poll says
Curbs to be introduced in Britain to stop children and teens using apps such as TikTok, Instagram and X
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Readers on the UK’s social media ban: banning algorithms would be ‘far more effective’ for children’s safety online
Retired principal says she would support the banning of smartphones for under-16s
With the UK set to ban social media for under-16s, what is next for Ireland?
Proposal will see children’s access to platforms such as Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook and X restricted
UK to ban social media access for children under-16s
Hardline measures will prevent young users from being able to talk to strangers on gaming apps
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A firm that is a rocket-maker, broadcaster, chatbot and arm of the Pentagon is many things, but a foundation for national infrastructure is not one of them
Elon Musk calls on High Court to halt investigation by Irish media regulator into X
Any adverse outcome of inquiry into X’s complaints regime could mean fines up to 6 per cent of turnover
SpaceX prepares for lift-off, but investors should pause
Analyst says IPO looks ‘like a way to lure unsuspecting investors into paying off’ debt, ‘fund an increasingly costly AI race and lock in a trillion-dollar pay day’
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Women don’t explicitly promise to love, honour and surrender their financial autonomy in marriage, but many do anyway
Successful launch of SpaceX IPO is far from certain
Elon Musk’s space exploration business thinks it’s worth $1.75tn, but some analysts value it at only half that
Doctor found guilty of misconduct over Covid-19 posts on social media
Dublin GP Marcus de Brun also found guilty of professional misconduct over attendance and comments at a public rally during pandemic
SpaceX’s IPO is a disaster waiting to happen and Irish pension funds will be exposed
If Elon Musk succeeds in listing SpaceX on the stock market, our pensions could be invested in this one-sided racket
‘They turn on you’: Mayo’s love/hate relationship with the febrile world of Twitter
In his research, Michael Lang examined nearly half a million tweets about the greatest Mayo team never to win an All-Ireland
What’s going on at Gript, Ireland’s answer to Fox News?
Financial pressure, a sexual harassment allegation and an editor resigning after he claimed to be subject to anti-Semitic bullying
EU fines China’s Temu €200m for failing to prevent sale of illegal goods
Online retailer becomes second company to be punished under EU’s Digital Services Act after Elon Musk’s X
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