# Social Media
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Last year
2023
Social Media
EU extends warning about disinformation surrounding Israel-Hamas war to YouTube bosses
Updated
13 Oct 2023
10.5k
Voices
Parenting: When we were growing up, our parents weren't bombarded by images of perfection
Margaret Lynch
7 Oct 2023
20.6k
29
TikTax
Revenue has written to a number of Irish influencers urging them to declare income earned
5 Oct 2023
49.1k
Social Media
X, formerly known as Twitter, strips headlines from news articles shared by users
5 Oct 2023
17.7k
50
Social Media
Ireland's new media regulator explains how his team will tackle the most harmful online content
3 Oct 2023
6.3k
House of Commons Speaker
Lindsay Hoyle: Social media's role during January 6 riots was a 'wake up call' for parliaments
30 Sep 2023
6.2k
Misinformation
TikTok dismantles operation that targeted Irish users with 'divisive views' on nationalism
28 Sep 2023
14.8k
69
Voices
Parenting: 'We can't block technology for our kids - that ship has sailed'
Margaret Lynch
23 Sep 2023
14.8k
Data Protection Commission
TikTok fined €345 million by Ireland's data watchdog over processing of children’s data
15 Sep 2023
22.3k
30
FACTCHECK
Debunked: The Canadian government hasn't banned the British outlet GB News
6 Sep 2023
4.9k
Digital Services Act
The European Union's tough new laws on social media content have officially come into force
25 Aug 2023
17.4k
44
x
X's subscription service, formerly Twitter Blue, now allows users to hide their blue ticks
3 Aug 2023
14.2k
38
Social Media
Elon Musk says Twitter is losing cash due to heavy debt and drop in advertising
16 Jul 2023
17.9k
54
Voices
Therapist: Don't let the social media feed of others' perfect holidays get you down
Maxine Walsh
15 Jul 2023
11.7k
6
Online Safety
Coimisiún na Meán: Ireland's new watchdog on using 'teeth' to take on social media giants
20 Jun 2023
5.0k
11
Reddit
Explained: Why have thousands of Reddit forums gone dark and what does AI have to do with it?
16 Jun 2023
12.5k
7
LA
17-year-old boy falls to his death while climbing Los Angeles bridge for ‘social media broadcast’
25 May 2023
24.6k
14
Voices
Eoghan Cleary: My teenage students understand the difference between gender and sex
Eoghan Cleary
28 Apr 2023
33.9k
34
Social Media
Twitter, TikTok and Instagram to face much stricter content rules in EU
25 Apr 2023
6.3k
18
Voices
Extract: 'Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover shows we badly need a new future for social media'
Aoife Barry
Updated
21 Apr 2023
16.5k
25
Cyber Security
National Cyber Security Centre tells Government departments to avoid TikTok on official devices
Updated
21 Apr 2023
20.8k
32
Social Media
Twitter changes: 'Govt-funded' labels dropped as Musk admits paying for some celeb blue ticks
Updated
21 Apr 2023
11.7k
12
Social Media
Facebook parent company Meta and TikTok decline invite to Oireachtas committee
12 Apr 2023
15.0k
14
Data Protection
TikTok fined £12.7 million in UK after it ‘did not do enough’ to keep under-13s off platform
Updated
4 Apr 2023
7.5k
28
tusla
Tusla contacted social media platforms several times last year over online abuse towards staff
26 Mar 2023
10.5k
Ticking clock
France becomes latest country to ban TikTok from public employee work phones
24 Mar 2023
4.1k
3
Social Media
Taoiseach says Govt seeking expert advice on TikTok after UK bans app on work devices
16 Mar 2023
13.8k
20
Dungarvan
Gardaí investigating alleged Waterford assault arrest woman for allegedly making false statement
15 Mar 2023
25.4k
Voices
Irish drag artist: 'Following the music awards last week, I received a wave of online abuse'
Lavender
14 Mar 2023
23.1k
Voices
Opinion: 'Phones have become a battleground for parenting in the age of social media'
Margaret Lynch
11 Mar 2023
18.3k
7
Social Media
Vast majority of LGBTQ+ young people exposed to 'dramatic increase' in hateful content online
6 Mar 2023
8.9k
6
The Daily Poll
Poll: Have you ever bought anything because an 'influencer' posted about it?
1 Mar 2023
23.1k
23
Social Media
Artificial intelligence to be used to ensure influencers comply with advertising code
1 Mar 2023
6.8k
11
tiktok
Canada bans TikTok on government phones and devices over data protection worries
27 Feb 2023
5.3k
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