Social media companies made €32m serving scam ads to Irish users, research estimates
Irish users encounter fewer scam advertisements than those in other countries but lost more to scams than others across Europe
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Sue, sue, sue: How Big Tech is taking on the regulators
X has lodged seven legal challenges against Coimisiún na Meán, while Elon Musk has separately initiated proceedings
Protest targeting Bord Bia over chairman’s Brazilian beef imports ‘very disappointing’, Minister says
Hildegarde Naughton: farming lobby protests ‘potentially very damaging’ to agri-food sector
Holly Cairns urges Taoiseach not to ‘bow to bullies’ when visiting Trump in Oval Office
Social Democrats leader tells party conference that Government should put its plans to scrap the triple lock to a national vote
Elon Musk met John Collison for a pint. Here’s what happened
The conversation is mainly about Musk but still relatively revealing about Collison’s worldview. These are my takeaways
Number of Ukrainians killed in war with Russia estimated at 55,000, says Zelenskiy
Officials from Kyiv and Moscow hold ‘productive’ talks in UAE as fighting continues
Social media groups cannot catch all harmful posts, TikTok tells Oireachtas committee
X criticised by rival social media groups over snub to Oireachtas committee after controversy over Grok nudification feature
Musk calls Spanish PM a ‘tyrant and traitor’ over plan to ban under-16s from social media
Pedro Sánchez says too many children are exposed to ‘abuse, pornography, manipulation, violence’ online
French prosecutors raid Elon Musk’s X offices in Paris
Tech billionaire and platform’s former chief Linda Yaccarino summoned for ‘voluntary interviews’ in April
Spain to ban social media access for children under 16
Move follows Australia’s decision to introduce age-based restrictions over child safety concerns
SpaceX weighs June IPO timed to planetary alignment and Elon Musk’s birthday
Celestial calendar meets high finance, as billionaire’s personal impulses shape plans to raise $50bn in record listing
Big thinking needed as the golden age of Irish tech nears its end
IDA Ireland must land a big AI-related investment to keep foreign direct investment in a healthy state
Twitter manager subject to ‘direct dismissal in which he played no part’, court told
Labour Court hearing an appeal by Twitter, now X, of an award of €550,131 made at the Workplace Relations Commissions to Gary Rooney for unfair dismissal
Social networks could be treated as publishers if they host illegal content, Minister of State says
Government considering law that would ban ‘deepfakes’, Niamh Smyth says
European Commission opens investigation into Grok’s ‘nudification’ feature
Probe launched into breaches of EU digital regulations by X and Grok following recent controversy
Please Elon Musk, don’t make me defend Ryanair
I am by no means a Ryanair booster. And yet I have glimpsed the possibility – remote though it may be – of the airline’s customer experience actually worsening
Coimisiún na Meán spends millions of euro fighting legal actions by social media giants
Bill expected to climb higher as regulator is facing 12 such cases
Dublin City Council stops use of X ‘with immediate effect’ after Grok AI controversy
Council’s presence on all social media platforms to be reviewed
Grok AI was the final straw for sports bodies fed up with online abuse
Some Irish sporting organisations did the only thing they could do to protect their athletes from the worst excesses on X
Parental controls for digital platforms can protect kids from social media’s dark side
Parents worry about toxic social media and their children accessing inappropriate content but they are not powerless in limiting access
X permitted to appeal High Court dismissal of challenge to regulator’s online safety code
Social media platform says Coimisiún na Meán engaged in ‘regulatory overreach’
Gráinne Seoige contacted by ‘hundreds’ of victims after sharing AI sexual abuse ordeal
Former TV presenter told Oireachtas committee the law does not protect victims
The EU should channel Michael O’Leary when dealing with Donald Trump
EU needs to watch and learn from Michael O’Leary’s interactions with Donald Trump and Elon Musk
Dublin City Council suspends use of X as State agencies leave amid Grok controversy
Country’s largest local authority undertakes review of social media platform use as others sign out for good
IDA would consider removing X from its books if firm deliberately breaches online safety rules
Agency chief also warns about corrosive impact to transatlantic trade from current Greenland debacle
Swim Ireland become latest national sports governing body to discontinue use of X platform
Move comes amid concerns over images generated by Grok AI
State’s EU presidency to include work on disabling non-consensual images and child-sex abuse material
The Minster with responsibility for AI Niamh Smyth is expected to raise the recent issue of Grok nudification
Will Grok backlash mark a turning point in AI regulation?
IT Sunday: The Grok case was simple to grasp, with widespread opposition and cries for a swift response
The rise and fall of Twitter: From a hub for democratic discourse to a bigoted, toxic sinkhole
Elon Musk’s site has evolved from one that influenced culture and helped foment revolution to one where users ‘get nothing back except rage’
Protesters at X headquarters in Dublin call for criminal accountability over AI nudes
Former employee said there had been ‘a drastic shrinking of moderation teams and loosening of safety policies’
Michael O’Leary takes aim at ‘liar’ Donald Trump and ‘idiot’ Elon Musk
Ryanair boss lashes US president and Tesla chief in media interviews
‘Concerns remain’ around Grok despite X’s assurances, says Minister
Coco’s Law bans sharing of intimate images but does not appear to criminalise generating them
Ireland should use EU presidency ‘to ban AI tools for generating intimate images’
Expert group urges Government to act amid serious concern at social media giant X’s Grok app
X will face ‘full rigours of the law’, says Minister for AI
European rapporteur on AI law is to lobby for ‘nudification’ app ban
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