'Drastic action': Could the Facebook block of Australian news become an issue in other countries?
A proposed law in Australia would compel internet companies to pay news organisations.
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The mother-of-two flew to the US last month for further treatment for cancer.
Charity CyberSafeKids found that 92% of children in this age group own their own smart device.
Campbell made the post on 31 January complaining about the BBC’s Songs of Praise.
In this week’s column, the ex-Ireland midfielder talks openly about online abuse before predicting Liverpool’s showdown with Man City.
Some people are taking a social media break amid the pandemic.
Sylvia O’Mahoney claims her constitutional right to privacy and GDPR rights have been breached.
The law aims to make Google and Facebook pay Australian media companies fairly for using news content they siphon from news sites.
Trump was suspended after his supporters stormed the US Capitol on 6 January.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said the app could return if it changes how it moderates posts.
“We can’t see your private messages or hear your calls, and neither can Facebook,” WhatsApp said in a blog post.
The video sharing website said it will also disable comments on the US president’s channel “indefinitely”.
The social network began suspending accounts last Friday.
Facebook’s chief operating officer said the ban is “indefinite”.
Twitter has given Trump until midday Irish-time to delete three of his tweets.
Loosehead prop Paddy McAllister has defended captain Paul Boyle on Twitter.
Justice Minister Helen McEntee aims to bring forward new legislation by Easter 2021.
The Tánaiste said he was concerned about where Irish politics was going.
The HSE has said it’s “very happy” with the role its advertising has played in keeping people in Ireland “informed and motivated” during the pandemic.
A total of €688,805 was spent across nine different campaigns.
Kardashian’s announcement that she surprised her “inner circle” with celebrations for her 40th birthday has attracted a mixed response.
Gardaí said this is the first person to face prosecution in relation to this investigation.
Facebook said Dating had been built with “safety, security and privacy at the forefront”.
The Data Protection Commission launched an investigation last month following a number of complaints.
Facebook vice president of content policy Monika Bickert cautioned that the change will take time.
The video on Twitter and Facebook accused Sinn Féin of being “two-faced and hypocritical”. But were the claims in it correct?
The order banning the app was due to take effect at midnight on Sunday.
We speak to the author Laura Bates about what she discovered in some of the dark – and not so dark – recesses of the internet.
Facebook Ireland also seeks various declarations including that the DPC has acted unlawfully.
The social network also said it took action on fewer pieces of child nudity and sexual exploitation content on Instagram
Some senior political officials will also have their accounts labelled.
The €420 million data centre, the company’s first in Europe, is to be operational by 2022.
Facebook removed a post from the president while Twitter blocked a Trump campaign account.
The reports emerged as US President Donald Trump said he would ban the Chinese-owned app in the US.
The company said hackers attempted to mislead certain employees.
Boyne talks to TheJournal.ie about his latest novel, the backlash to his 2019 novel My Brother’s Name is Jessica.
Gardaí seized mobile phones and documentation after two premises were searched today.
Fine Gael is generally seen to have been adept at social media – something heightened during Covid-19 crisis.
Lawyer Paul Tweed says it’s ‘absurd’ for such companies to claim they are ‘merely a platform, not a publisher’.
Roderic O’Gorman criticised the claims made on social media in recent days.
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