Instagram to let users reset their content recommendations
Move would essentially allow users to start from zero on the site again
Bluesky is starting to surge amid upheaval in the social media world
Network, which grew from an off-shoot of Jack Dorsey’s Twitter, experiencing ‘growing pains’ of popularity as membership passes 15m
How technology created a ‘recipe for loneliness’
The rise of smartphones and social networking apps has forever changed social norms around how we communicate
Fine Gael to announce plans to ‘phase out’ third level fees in election manifesto, says Simon Harris
Paschal Donohoe accuses Fianna Fáil of inflating campaign figures by up to €5.2bn
Gardaí expand social-media monitoring to combat far-right extremism and serious offending
Many gardaí still calling for additional resources for open-source intelligence, particularly in investigations into online child sexual abuse
‘Pints and tries, c’mon the guys’: Party leaders use Ireland v New Zealand clash to kick off campaigns on social media
Simon Harris, Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald take message directly to young voters on X, Instagram and TikTok
Rule-breaking influencers will be named and shamed if they do not comply with guidelines, ASA warns
Advertising watchdog says social media influencers must flag commercial content
‘Health claims on food packaging can’t always be believed’: Nutrition coach Sophie Morris takes us shopping
Sophie Morris has become a hit on Instagram, where she opens people’s eyes about the ultra-processed foods we eat. The good news? Healthier is not always pricier
How to organise all the photos that clog up your phone
Storing thousands of images and videos, most of which you will never look at again, is slowing down your phone and costing you money
Light touch regulation did not work with banks and won’t work for video sharing platforms like TikTok
Coimisiún na Meán’s online safety code for video-sharing platforms contains echoes of the 2008 banking crisis
Meta tests facial recognition technology to protect celebrities from scams but Ireland not included in system
The company is targeting fraudsters and scammers who use the image of somebody well-known to fool people into clicking on a malicious website
New online safety code to protect children on social platforms including Facebook, YouTube and TikTok
Coimisiún na Meán’s code will affect all video-sharing platforms with EU headquarters in Ireland
Meta staff fired for misusing free food vouchers
Staff given daily meal allowances for breakfast, lunch and dinner as a perk common in Big Tech companies
Instagram star Garron Noone: ‘I’ve been broke most of my life. I’ve cleaned up people’s puke for money. Success is a transient thing’
The TikTok and Instagram star, who is hosting a new podcast, has grown used to attention from strangers. Not all of it is welcome
As X declines, the social media echo chamber is back in vogue
The great migration from Elon Musk’s X has seen users, especially progressives, retreat into one particular silo at Bluesky
Age of influencers: how content creation has become the toughest of dream jobs
‘Influencing’ didn’t exist as a career 20 years ago but it’s now one of the most popular, with ever-younger people aspiring to become the next big thing on social media
Instagram to introduce new protections for teen users
New feature will restrict who can contact teenager under 16 and what content they can see
‘After a year of horrendous bullying I avoid almost all social media’
As more people question their smartphone use, some are consciously turning their backs on the virtual world in favour of real life
Australia proposes legal minimum age for children to access social media
Restriction to apply between 14 and 16 with age verification technology trial to begin soon, says PM
Influencers have the power to make you spend more than you probably should
What seems like harmless entertainment can be hard-sell advertising and a problem for your bank balance
Denis O’Brien adds over 370 names to defamation case
Businessman pursuing people behind fake and misleading advertisements on Meta social platforms
Simon Harris condemns online threats as Micheál Martin criticises Elon Musk’s X
Taoiseach said he would ‘never be deterred’ from job by threats and intimidation online
Gardaí investigate ‘especially sinister’ Instagram threats made to Taoiseach and his family
Social media post remained publicly visible online for several days
Turkey blocks access to Instagram after claim Hamas condolences were censored
Turkish IT and communication authority announces banning of Instagram without giving duration or official reason
Meta pauses AI plans for Europe after Irish regulator request
Without use of local data planned product would be ‘second-rate experience’, says Facebook owner
Meta wants to use your Facebook and Instagram data to train AI – here’s how to stop it
Follow these steps if you want to object to your data and posts being used
A Googlepocalypse is sweeping the United States – and its devastating effects are on their way to Ireland
Hugh Linehan: The link economy is dying, and with it an entire ecosystem that supported content creation and communication is coming to an end
EU probes Meta over fears of child addiction to social media
Commissioner ‘not convinced’ online giant has done enough to mitigate risks to physical and mental health of young people from Facebook and Instagram
Children’s mental health under attack by the smartphone
Diversity, equity and inclusion programmes are implemented in a spirit of political correctness and woke
Facebook and Instagram pull the plug on charity fundraising
Meta says users in European Economic Area can not raise funds for charity on its platforms beyond June with some restrictions already in place
Sneaky sexually suggestive filming: Britain is in the grip of a social media trend that raises uncomfortable questions
UK police are investigating a raft of complaints from women who have been surreptitiously filmed on nights out
Keeping children safe in the online world of social media platforms
Control options that apps and platforms have already put in place allow us to shield children, and, ourselves from the worst the online world has to offer
‘No bull, no spin’: The problem with a Taoiseach who is extremely online
Simon Harris's social media skills have conferred on him an air of mystique among an older generation of politicians. But voters are less likely to be wowed
Russian court rejects Google’s €45m fine over Ukraine content
Unlike Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, Alphabet’s YouTube has not been blocked in Russia
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