Wednesday 30 November, 2022
An inquiry by the DPC that was ongoing since April 2021 found infringements of two GDPR articles.
Mark Zuckerberg said things ‘did not play out’ as expected, but Meta has committed to long-term plans in Ireland.
Up to 400 people based here could lose their jobs as part of the global cuts.
The case alleged that Facebook allowed the personal information of millions of users to be fed to Cambridge Analytica.
The school’s goal in its first year will be to train for free around 100 students as specialist immersive technology developers and support and assistance technicians.
Succession at the tech giant has been in the headlines recently – but Zuckerberg has shown no sign of giving up the reins.
Sandberg said she is stepping down as chief operating officer, but would remain on the board of Facebook’s parent company Meta.
The announcement follows years of criticism that the social media platforms withhold too much information.
The platforms provided briefings to politicians earlier this year and promised enhanced facilities for reporting harassment.
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube all say that they’re trying to make their platforms better. What exactly are they doing?
The hackers falsified “emergency data requests” to obtain the information.
The campaign reportedly includes placing letters in major US news outlets and promoting negative stories about TikTok.
The court ruled that WhatsApp would not be prohibited because it is not used to post public statements.
The fine follows a DPC inquiry into 12 data breach notifications received between June and December 2018.
The tweet suggested the hospital attacked in the port city of Mariupol was ‘long non-operational’.
Test your knowledge of the new digital age with out latest Good Information Project quiz.
The RTÉ presenter says she is happy and relieved that the stressful matter had been resolved after five years.
Facebook employee-turned-whistleblower Frances Haugen has made a number of blistering claims about the social network.
Varadkar virtually met representatives of Facebook on 30 September.
“The world will see the metaverse for what it is: mostly lame,” says one critic.
The suit alleged the social network violated privacy guidelines by tracking users online even after they logged off the site.
The director of the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right said its findings “makes it seem that platforms just don’t care enough” to address online abuse.
The company began alerting some 50,000 people likely targeted by the firms accused of spying on activists, dissidents and journalists.
Cahill has made a number of false or misleading claims about the coronavirus over the course of the pandemic.
The highly publicised trial has attracted false internet-based claims before so let’s take a look at the latest allegations.
The students are calling on Minister Catherine Martin to hold an urgent inquiry into the conduct of Facebook.
WhatsApp claims the fine constitutes the imposition of a criminal sanction
The announcement came as the tech giant battles one of its worst crises ever.
Francis Haugen has made a number of blistering claims since going public earlier this month.
Facebook has revealed a new company name and brand, Meta.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivered a keynote address during a virtual event.
Frances Haugen told UK MPs there was a ‘weak spot’ within the tech giant on who you could turn to for escalating concerns.
Facebook has faced a storm of criticism over the past month.
Mark Zuckerberg is said to be keen to signal the company’s intent to move beyond just social media and the controversies which have engulfed it.
The new computing platform will encompass augmented and virtual reality.
The Stanford professor examines how social media is driving our digital dependence, and what we can do to break the habit.
The decision comes on foot of a complaint made by Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems.
Many social media users have this evening complained that Instagram is offline.
