Tens of thousands of Irish users' emails and phone numbers were exposed in last year's Facebook hack
Confidential emails from the social networking giant reveal the local fallout of the September attack.
'News flash morons: I'm in Edmonton': Fugitive caught after sending address to Canadian TV station
Jessie Dean Kowalchuk was wanted for violating his probation in 2015.
Facebook co-founder says it's time for the government to break up the tech giant
“I feel a sense of anger and responsibility,” Chris Hughes wrote, who worked on the first News Feed team.
Love at first like: Facebook to add 'secret crush' feature as part of revamp of social network
The company is planning an overhaul of its app and website.
Poll: Do you use the same password for all your online accounts?
The Data Protection Commission launched a statutory inquiry into Facebook’s password storage.
Facebook says whatever fine it faces over password breach is matter for Irish data watchdog
The Data Protection Commissioner has launched a statutory inquiry into Facebook’s password storage breach.
Irish data watchdog launches probe into Facebook password storage as millions left exposed
Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner is Facebook’s lead regulator in the European Union.
Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram back after massive two-hour outage
No, it wasn’t just you.
Airbnb apologises after family finds camera hidden in smoke alarm in Cork home
The companysaid that its original handling of this incident did not meet its own standards.
Tech companies face fines and jail time if they fail to remove violent content under new Australia law
It comes in the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attack in New Zealand on 15 March.
Mark Zuckerberg tells TDs that Facebook is working proactively on child protection issues
Three TDs met with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in the Merrion Hotel in Dublin today
Poll: Who should regulate social media in Ireland?
TDs will meet with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today.
TDs to meet Mark Zuckerberg in Facebook Dublin HQ tomorrow to chat about fake news
Social media regulation, transparency in political advertising and the safety of young people online are all up for discussion.
Facebook to tighten live stream access after mosque attacks
Facebook is looking into barring people who have previously violated the social network’s community standards from livestreaming.
Facebook deploys new transparency tools to protect EU elections
The State’s ethics watchdog raised concerns that foreign based organisations could influence elections in Ireland.
Facebook extends ban on hate speech to 'white nationalists'
Facebook previously linked expressions of white nationalism with broader concepts of nationalism and separatism.
MEPs vote in controversial laws that places copyright responsibility on Google and YouTube
Intense lobbying was done by tech giants like Google, which profits hugely from the advertising generated alongside the content it hosts.
French Muslim group sues Facebook and YouTube over New Zealand shooting video
Facebook France told AFP by e-mail that it would study the suit, adding that “acts of terror and hatred speech have no place on Facebook”.
Facebook admits its staff had access to millions of users' passwords
It said the passwords were stored in plain text on its internal servers.
Opinion: Tech giants must be held responsible for publishing images of murder and child abuse
Google is pioneering self-driving cars and bringing the internet to remote parts of Africa via a network of giant balloons, yet somehow they cannot deal with snuff films or child abuse images, writes Diarmuid Pepper.
Miriam O'Callaghan distressed over 'scam product' ads, court hears
The fake ads wrongly state that O’Callaghan has left her position in RTÉ to focus on promoting the skincare range.
Miriam O'Callaghan files High Court case against Facebook
The case relates to false advertisements featuring the presenter appearing on the platform.
Data Protection Commission says it was 'categorically' never lobbied by Enda Kenny
An Observer article yesterday claimed Kenny offered to lobby on Facebook’s behalf.
'Friend of Facebook' Enda Kenny offered to lobby on company's behalf while Taoiseach, says Observer article
The claims were contained in a Facebook memo published by The Observer.
'Digital gangsters' at Facebook knowingly violated data privacy and 'bullied' other tech companies
A report by the UK government has examined the tech giant’s role in spreading fake news.
Google and Facebook 'worried' about 'bad actors' spreading fake news during European elections
“While the vast majority of ads on Facebook are run by legitimate organisations, we know that there are bad actors that try to misuse our platform,” Facebook said.
Multiple investigations under way over alleged leak of patient's details after abortion at NMH
Health Minister Simon Harris has said he is very concerned about the alleged case, and has launched an investigation.
'Do not share. Delete and report': Family of Jackie Griffin urges people not to share photos of M50 crash
“It has been difficult enough without what has come to our attention,” the Griffin family have said in a statement.
People doctoring M50 crash images to avoid Facebook's filters and upload online, TD says
Images of the crash are still being shared on social media by escaping the filters set up to block them, Hildegarde Naughton said.
Facebook given go-ahead for upgrades to former AIB headquarters amid plans to move base to Dublin 4
Plans approved for its Ballsbridge campus include a series of bridges to link each office block.
Facebook wants to merge Messenger with WhatsApp and Instagram
Facebook said that it would make connecting easier for users, while critics said that it was a way of circumventing regulations.
'The loss of a loved one is traumatic enough without this': People asked to report photos of fatal M50 crash
The woman in her 30s who was killed in the incident has been named as Jackie Griffin.
As it announces 1,000 jobs, Facebook has been cleared for a raft of upgrades to its new D4 home
Plans approved for its Ballsbridge campus include a series of bridges to link each office block.
Facebook to hire 1,000 more people in Ireland in 2019
The jobs will be across a number of areas.
Unequivocal devotion to social media was shortsighted, proving that hindsight is always 20/20
‘We have given so much of ourselves.’
Advertising watchdog should be 'beefed up' so it can monitor online political ads
The minister said the ASAI should have statutory powers extended to it so it can take over monitoring the standards of political ads.
Leo Varadkar has watched the Roscommon eviction video, but says it doesn't give a 'full understanding' of events
The incident caught on video shows a property being repossessed by private security personnel.
Facebook says it no longer lets companies like Netflix, Spotify read users' private messages
Facebook said the partnerships did allow features like “messaging integrations” but nearly all have been shut down over the past few months.
Washington D.C. sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal
The suit alleges that Facebook misled users about the security of their data.
Facebook bug may have exposed millions of user photos
The bug might have affected 6.8 million users over a 12-day period through third-party applications.
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