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    The GAA says there's nothing funny about Supermac's April Fool's joke
    Hate Speech law: 'As legislators, it is our responsibility to draw the line on hate'
    Malcolm Byrne
    Bank of Ireland warns of fake articles designed to 'steal customers' money' with crypto scams
    Debunked: Anti-migrant video asks: ‘Anyone know where in Dublin this is?’ The answer: Germany
    Arrested, disgraced, injured: Cryptocurrency scams promote hoax stories about Irish celebrities
    Have you seen spam ads appear on your social feeds?
    One scam recently came about after a hacking of an Indian politician's Meta account.
    The Journal understands the account was compromised by hackers who launched more than 50 ad campaigns.
    Celebrity scam ads appear on Facebook and X.com after less than a minute of scrolling through main feeds.
    AI algorithms pushing content 'romanticising' suicide to children, Oireachtas Committee hears
    Meta to begin labelling AI-generated images posted on its social media platforms
    Meta would only meet politicians if Oireachtas hearing was private (but here's what they said anyway)
    With Silicon Valley 'visionaries', profits are prioritised over true technological progress
    Peter Bloom
    Debunked: Currys say ‘mystery box’ posts on social media are a scam
    Meta commits to encrypting Messenger and Facebook chats
    Major analysis shows how Irish disinformation ecosystem has been 'co-opted by far-right actors'
    Meta to appeal against stricter EU rules imposed on some of its platforms
    Facebook and Instagram to offer €12.99 a month ad-free subscriptions for European users
    Man got over 60 young children to send him naked photos by posing as a teenage girl on Facebook
    Debunked: Fake RTÉ posts about Anne Doyle are a hoax to promote a cryptocurrency scheme
    Far-right posts featuring mock gallows outside Dáil remain online despite Garda investigations
    TikTok dismantles operation that targeted Irish users with 'divisive views' on nationalism
    Debunked: Australian footage from 2021 used to imply Covid lockdowns are being enforced again
    Debunked: Fake government letter used to spread rumour of Ukrainians being extradited to fight
    Debunked: The Canadian government hasn't banned the British outlet GB News
    The European Union's tough new laws on social media content have officially come into force
    Meta launches Twitter rival Threads but its introduction in Europe is 'many months' away
    Bluesky, Threads, and the latest threats to Twitter
    Meta expects around 500 jobs losses in Ireland as part of latest round of cuts
    Facebook-owner Meta hit with record fine of €1.2 billion by Ireland's Data Protection Commission
    Facebook misled parents and failed to protect children’s privacy, US regulator says
    Facebook parent company Meta and TikTok decline invite to Oireachtas committee
    Meta unveils framework for combatting online deception campaigns
    Mark Zuckerberg confirms a further 10,000 jobs are to be cut globally at Meta
    Meta Ireland boss Rick Kelley to step down after less than a year in his role
    Meta is reportedly planning to cut thousands of jobs
    Facebook and Instagram to introduce paid verification
    Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram pages restored
    Debunked: No, 'immigrants’ are not suspects in a Finglas assault case
    Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta fined €390m by Data Protection Commissioner
    Facebook Marketplace breaches EU antitrust laws, says Commission
    Data watchdog fines Meta €265 million over GDPR breaches
    'I got this wrong': Meta's layoffs and what they mean for Ireland
    Facebook owner Meta to lay off 13% of its workforce, resulting in 11,000 job losses
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