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Online Safety

    Government urged to pass laws to stop spread of online child sex abuse material
    Opinion: 'Why are we giving nine-year-olds smartphones?', she asks, holding her smartphone
    Niamh O'Reilly
    Social media companies to face major fines under new, long-awaited online safety rules
    Taoiseach hails 'productive' Online Safety summit with gardaí and digital regulators
    A quarter of children aged 8-12 have encountered harmful content online, charity report says
    Voters believing migration conspiracy theories 'very concerning' Minister says
    Probe into Facebook and Instagram launched over possible online 'rabbit holes' affecting minors
    Opinion: How did we ever believe self-regulation by tech platforms would be a good idea?
    Noeline Blackwell
    AI algorithms pushing content 'romanticising' suicide to children, Oireachtas Committee hears
    EU Commission warns Ireland must tackle online terrorist content
    Tumblr latest platform to challenge Ireland’s incoming online safety regulations
    Irish media regulator asks public for their input on new online safety rules for social media
    Ireland's new media regulator explains how his team will tackle the most harmful online content
    TikTok fined €345 million by Ireland's data watchdog over processing of children’s data
    One in four primary school children report being cyber-bullied in the past year
    Coimisiún na Meán: Ireland's new watchdog on using 'teeth' to take on social media giants
    30% of children told they can go online 'whenever they want', survey finds
    'Cyber-flashing' to be tackled under new online safety legislation
    Complaints system for social media content to be set up by 2024
    Expert panel to examine an individual complaints system for harmful online content established
    Minister says Online Safety Bill has 'real teeth' but campaigners highlight lack of complaints procedure
    Cabinet expected to sign off on scrapping of isolation for close contacts with no symptoms
    Over a third of pre-teens are gaming online with people they don't know
    Twitter survey launched to develop platform rules for world leaders
    Management in tech firms based in Ireland could face prosecution if harmful content is not removed
    Dr Mary Aiken: As Ireland is a hub for tech companies, we should be leading the way on online safety
    Dr Mary Aiken
    Internet companies who break online safety rules could be blocked in Ireland under new law
    Gardaí concerned about children who 'live online but don't realise the dangers'
    Government officials clashed over roles on regulating children's access to porn after Ana Kriegel trial
    Poll: Should children be taught online safety as part of the curriculum in primary school?
    Concerns raised over BAI's proposal to police harmful content online
    Tánaiste says stricter online safety rules are needed: 'The days of self-regulation are over'
    Minister says 'porn block' law needs to be considered, but says privacy issues also a concern
    Is it an internet hoax? 'No reports' of Momo challenge to authorities
    Minister raises age verification issues with Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg
    32% of Irish children are talking to strangers online every week
    Taoiseach 'appalled' that comment referring to 'knacker children' not removed by Facebook
    Kids call Childline upset after playing over-18s video games with family members
    Poll: Will you change your behaviour online because of the Cambridge Analytica scandal?
    'It's almost like parents are blaming the platform itself': Teenagers have been educating TDs on online safety
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