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Social Media

Last week
4th May 2025 - 10th May 2025
Social media 'destroying social conscience' after onlookers filmed man's final moments, TD says
Last month
April 2025
Mark Zuckerberg defends takeover of Instagram and WhatsApp in antitrust trial
Meta says it will use public content from European users to train its AI model
Debunked: An article claiming LGBTQ+ people have 'lower IQ than average' is fake
Donald Trump signs Executive Order giving TikTok another 75 days to find a US buyer
This year
2025
Brian O'Driscoll served with compliance notice by consumer watchdog over social media posts
Brian O'Driscoll served with compliance notice by consumer watchdog over social media posts
TikTok announces feature to allow parents to limit teenagers' use of the app
Debunked: Video of attack on jogger ‘in Ireland’ was actually recorded more than 9,000km away
Debunked: Did Elon Musk abandon his son at a Donald Trump rally? No
Beyond the screen: Rethinking screen time for families — the key is balance
Afif El-Khuffash
TikTok workers in Dublin to lose jobs in latest redundancies to hit the social media firm
Zuckerberg's Meta under Trump: 'As an American, my only option is to quit its platforms'
Elizabeth Rymut
Self-diagnosis: TikTok has convinced me I have ADHD — why are we so willing to be influenced?
Niamh O'Reilly
Half of children aged 8-12 say that they spend too much time online, survey finds
European Commission criticised over lack of action taken against Elon Musk's X
TikTok restores service in US, thanking Trump
Joe Biden will not enforce TikTok ban in the US before leaving office, official says
Cherry Tomato Bridge was a return to social media of old - and yes, that matters
Competition for Met Éireann? Social media weather forecasters are more popular than ever
US Supreme Court poised to uphold ban on TikTok this month
Ballerina in Ballymaloe: US 'trad wife' influencer moves to Cork for cookery course
Anti-immigration activist and man he 'clashes with online' both charged after altercation in Waterford
Last year
2024
Eamon Ryan: Toxic debates and social media hate 'didn't impinge on real life'
Kerry election candidate released from jail after agreeing to remove social media posts about garda
Kerry election candidate Michelle Keane jailed following contempt of court order
Barry Keoghan asks people to 'be respectful' following derogatory online commentary
Australian government passes social media ban for children under 16
TikTok approved 'obvious' election-related disinformation ads, including in Irish language
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Soc Dems say Bluesky accounts posting under their names are fake
Social media sites call for Australia to delay its ban on child use
Louise Bruton: I'm a Celebrity is back, and the wheels of reality TV keep turning...
Louise Bruton
The Influencer Election: Why politicians are swapping posters for podcasts
Dr Catherine Conlon: The clock is TikToking on social media access for young teens
Dr Catherine Conlon
How did parties and candidates campaign via online ads in the run-up to the election announcement?
Abuser behind major catfishing case handed life sentence for manslaughter, blackmail and other crimes
Twelve-year-old Cimarron Thomas from West Virginia in the US took her own life in May 2018 after she was blackmailed by Alexander McCartney.
Debunked: Claims about Enoch Burke shared in multiple languages as 'misinformation chain mail'
Opinion: Netanyahu and Musk are different types of narcissists, both foolish and bad for the world
Bobby McDonagh
Northern Ireland man who preyed on 70 child victims online pleads guilty to manslaughter
Arrest over false claims that man in Newtownmountkennedy was 'inappropriate' on bus