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April 2024
Social Media
Fake ad data Tánaiste obtained from Google through court order being 'forensically analysed'
8 Apr
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incognito
Google agrees to delete billions of user records collected in Chrome private browsing mode
2 Apr
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THE MORNING LEAD
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.
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Voices
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High Court
Micheál Martin resolves court action with Google over what he says are fake and damaging ads
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14 Dec 2023
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Google
'What is a barter account' and 'what is botulism?' among top Google searches of 2023
11 Dec 2023
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Social Media
Meta and TikTok explain response to Dublin riots and misinformation to Oireachtas Committee
6 Dec 2023
8.1k
Ads
Tánaiste files High Court proceedings against Google over ads using his name and image online
6 Dec 2023
11.5k
big tech
Social media companies to address TDs today over disinformation and media literacy
6 Dec 2023
4.4k
FACTCHECK
Debunked: YouTube ads feature Elon Musk in deepfake videos pushing cryptocurrency scams
20 Oct 2023
6.3k
big tech
EU labels tech giants 'gatekeepers', announcing new law aimed at cracking down on monopolies
6 Sep 2023
4.9k
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High Court
Court dismisses claim DPC failed to fully investigate complaint over alleged Google data breach
Updated
28 Aug 2023
9.1k
Google
Google developing AI tool for journalism alongside major American newspapers
20 Jul 2023
9.3k
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big tech
EU watchdog orders Google to break up digital ad business over competition fears
14 Jun 2023
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Job Cuts
Taoiseach says Coveney 'engaging' with tech sector as Google confirms it will cut 240 Irish jobs
22 Feb 2023
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chat gpt
Microsoft and Google go head-to-head with new products aimed at winning AI tech battle
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8 Feb 2023
10.7k
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tech lay offs
Google's parent company Alphabet plans to cut around 12,000 jobs, 6% of its global workforce
Updated
20 Jan 2023
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Privacy
EU court rules Google must delete inaccurate search information if proven wrong
8 Dec 2022
7.9k
5
location tracking
Google reaches $391.5 million settlement with 40 US states over location tracking
14 Nov 2022
10.6k
fleeing russia
Google searches for ways to leave Russia spike as Putin announces conscription of reserves
Updated
21 Sep 2022
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location data
Google to delete user location history on US abortion clinic visits
2 Jul 2022
18.5k
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Courts
High Court challenge alleges DPC failed to investigate complaint made about Google, IAB Europe
14 Mar 2022
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Google Ireland Ltd
Tory MP reaches settlement over Google ad suggesting he was 'sympathetic to abuse of children'
10 Mar 2022
10.1k
the good information project
'We have to think hard about prioritisation': The environmental impact of Ireland's data centres
27 Feb 2022
20.0k
17
Ads
Publishers aim to 'break Google's stranglehold' over advertising with antitrust complaint
11 Feb 2022
7.5k
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Google
Google employees 'will need to be vaccinated' before returning to offices
Updated
29 Jul 2021
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158
thorny issues
Explainer: Why bosses could be on shaky legal ground if they ask staff about vaccine status
29 Jul 2021
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one-star reviews
Restaurants dealing with 'malicious, coordinated' campaign of abuse from anti-vaccine cert protesters
29 Jul 2021
84.3k
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A taxing matter
Ireland is holding out on the historic global deal on corporate tax. Why? And at what cost?
2 Jul 2021
18.2k
28
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French regulator fines Google €220m for favouring ads for own services at expense of rivals
7 Jun 2021
11.2k
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Coronavirus
'I was appalled': Tánaiste asked social media firms to combat 'illegal' gatherings after Grafton St protest
31 May 2021
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Android
Australian court rules Google misled mobile users about how it gathered their location data
16 Apr 2021
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