EU criticises Meta over failure to protect children on social media
Platform could be fined as debate intensifies over banning minors from sites like Instagram and Facebook
News, analysis, and comment on Meta-owned social media firm Facebook
Meta contractor Covalen plans to make 700 workers redundant at Dublin operation
Announcement by company follows recent round of more than 300 redundancies at firm
How Trump transformed America’s media order
A recent report found the US was experiencing its sharpest decline in democracy, citing pressure on the media as a key factor
Latest Meta job cuts come on top of 40% reduction in staff at Irish operations since 2022
Meta’s headcount in Ireland has reduced from a post-Covid peak of around 3,000 employees to 1,800 people across multiple sites
Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for AI training data
Facebook owner adding tracking software in US
Detective praised for 25-year pursuit of man who raped and abused stepdaughter
Tommy Barry (67) jailed for 12 and a half years after initially escaping prison and living under aliases in UK
Facebook, Google ‘profited from adverts for illegal medicines’, report claims
Reset Tech has collected more than 352,000 ads promoting so-called clickbait cures on Facebook and Google
Bogus complaints see Irish Times articles, solicitor’s videos on Rob Heneghan delisted by Google
News reports about high-profile betting tipster removed from search results while Terry Gorry has social media accounts disabled
Helping older people protect their money a growing focus as banking moves online
Protection of older and ageing people online is a popular topic among adult children across social media forums
Dana settles defamation action against The Irish Times
Scallon brought defamation actions against news organisations over reporting of a trial involving her brother
‘You know who’s in control’ - How the fuel protests brought the country to a standstill
The seeds of this week’s disruption were sown in meetings in late March and fomented in online forums and WhatsApp groups
‘I love my job, but the loneliness is hard’: Reality of life as a travel influencer
Five Irish travel content creators on income, workload and the reality behind social media travel
Instagram rolls out new teen protections to Irish users
Restrictions had been introduced for UK and US users in October last year
Addictive by design: this is the verdict every parent has been waiting for
The real win from this case will be if tech firms are forced to change the way their products are designed
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