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February 2024
FACTCHECK
Have you spotted any dodgy claims? Send them to us on WhatsApp and we'll check them out
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Feb 26th 2024, 6:00 PM
age change
WhatsApp to lower minimum age requirement across Europe from 16 to 13
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Feb 15th 2024, 10:43 AM
Last year
2023
covid inquiry
Boris Johnson admits ‘underestimating’ threat of Covid in early days of pandemic
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Dec 6th 2023, 4:46 PM
An Garda Síochána
Anti-corruption unit investigating 'false, insensitive' messages circulated about female gardaí
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Oct 26th 2023, 5:06 PM
Voices
Parenting: 'As a rough guide, I would say to expect 78 new WhatsApp groups per child, per term'
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Oct 21st 2023, 8:00 PM
All time
Meta Misstep
'I got this wrong': Meta's layoffs and what they mean for Ireland
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Nov 9th 2022, 8:00 PM
WhatsApp
WhatsApp begins rolling out Communities feature to bundle together group chats
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Nov 3rd 2022, 9:42 AM
Back in business
WhatsApp comes back online after global service outage
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Oct 25th 2022, 12:55 PM
group chat
People will be able to leave WhatsApp groups without alerting others under new privacy update
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Aug 9th 2022, 8:37 AM
UK
Wembley murders officers jailed over ‘shameful’ WhatsApp images
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Dec 6th 2021, 5:19 PM
Court
WhatsApp Ireland allowed to challenge €225m GDPR fine in High Court
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Nov 8th 2021, 4:59 PM
Social Media
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp outage caused by error during maintenance work, company says
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Oct 6th 2021, 2:34 PM
Explainer
Explainer: Why did Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp go down yesterday?
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Oct 5th 2021, 12:33 PM
Social Media
WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook down with users complaining of outages
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Oct 4th 2021, 10:47 PM
signal app
Five members of Cabinet have downloaded app that allows encrypted messages to be wiped
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Sep 5th 2021, 3:10 PM
THE MORNING LEAD
'Patent ambiguity': WhatsApp's record €225 million fine underlines grave transparency issues
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Sep 5th 2021, 12:05 AM
GDPR
WhatsApp Ireland hit with record €225 million fine by Data Protection Commissioner
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Sep 2nd 2021, 11:22 AM
Brian Leddin
Eamon Ryan says there's no space for 'demeaning' private messages after Green TD apology
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Aug 30th 2021, 3:09 PM
Downing Street
Dominic Cummings steps up criticism of Boris Johnson’s suitability for office
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Jun 21st 2021, 7:00 PM
WhatsApp
WhatsApp to roll-out in-app banner in bid to help explain privacy update after concerns raised
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Feb 18th 2021, 10:41 PM
privacy vs free services
WhatsApp reassures users of privacy as people flock to Signal and Telegram
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Jan 14th 2021, 7:47 AM
United States
Facebook anti-trust lawsuits seek to divest Instagram and WhatsApp
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Dec 10th 2020, 7:22 AM
Joy
'The only person that can hit me up on WhatsApp this time is Klopp' - Wycombe star
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Jul 13th 2020, 10:54 PM
FACTCHECK
Debunked: No, WhatsApp isn't about to start charging users to send messages
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Apr 22nd 2020, 6:05 AM
FACTCHECK
Debunked: No, this is not a picture of Bulgarian workers outside a supermarket in Dublin this week
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Apr 17th 2020, 6:48 PM
FACTCHECK
Debunked: A video called 'move your cucu' will not format your phone, but people still advised to be wary of scams
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Apr 9th 2020, 6:00 AM
Your Say
Poll: Should social media companies do more to tackle the spread of Covid-19 misinformation?
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Apr 7th 2020, 11:02 AM
incoming message
New WhatsApp restrictions to curb the spread of misinformation about Covid-19
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Apr 7th 2020, 10:49 AM
FACTCHECK
Debunked: That WhatsApp message with health tips from a doctor in China is false and misleading
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Mar 30th 2020, 3:34 PM
WHO Health Alert
World Health Organization launches a coronavirus WhatsApp service
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Mar 21st 2020, 10:40 AM
Podcast
The Explainer: How did misinformation about the coronavirus spread on Whatsapp in Ireland?
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Mar 19th 2020, 6:00 PM
FAKE NEWS
Simon Coveney criticises WhatsApp messages about lockdown that are spread 'deliberately to cause panic'
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Mar 16th 2020, 10:53 AM
Courts
Explainer: How a woman was prosecuted over deleted child sex abuse images she was sent without consent
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Feb 8th 2020, 8:30 AM
Courts
Woman who was sent child sex abuse images on Whatsapp but deleted video prosecuted for possession
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Feb 4th 2020, 2:29 PM
WRC
Senior executive awarded €7k after being sacked over 'very offensive' WhatsApp messages
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Dec 20th 2019, 5:22 PM