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September 2023
Debunked: The Canadian government hasn't banned the British outlet GB News
Meta has been blocking all news content in Canada in response to a proposed new law.
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Sep 6th 2023, 1:39 PM
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August 2023
The European Union's tough new laws on social media content have officially come into force
Platforms with at least 45 million monthly active users will be subjected to fulfil every new obligation.
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Aug 25th 2023, 1:19 PM
Ryan Tubridy teases ‘new beginning’ and tells followers to ‘stay tuned for more’
In a cryptic Instagram post this morning, Tubridy shared a video of a seaside accompanied by Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Don’t Stop’.
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Aug 23rd 2023, 10:29 AM
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2023
Teacher who sexually exploited vulnerable schoolgirl online given 3-year prison sentence
The judge praised the girl’s mother for being vigilant and acting on her ‘very good instinct’ and taking screenshots of the offending texts.
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Jul 21st 2023, 3:37 PM

Opinion: 'The endorsement of cars by RTÉ celebs during a climate crisis shows poor judgement'
Seána Glennon says the judgement of ‘influencers’ promoting cars in a climate crisis should be called into question.
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Jul 9th 2023, 10:30 AM
Twitter, TikTok and Instagram to face much stricter content rules in EU
19 digital companies with tens of millions of users will have to up their regulation efforts in Europe from August.
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Apr 25th 2023, 3:33 PM

Extract: 'I didn't see a future for myself then and never imagined I'd reach where I am today'
Instagram influencer Jennifer Carroll shares a chapter from her new book, ‘Jen’s Journey’.
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Apr 1st 2023, 7:00 AM
Facebook and Instagram to introduce paid verification
The monthly subscription will cost the equivalent of €11.20, but it is unclear when the feature could be introduced in Ireland.
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Feb 19th 2023, 5:56 PM
Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram pages restored
There hasn’t been any activity on the former president’s Facebook or Instagram accounts since their reinstatement today.
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Feb 9th 2023, 8:17 PM
German woman alleged to have killed a lookalike she found on social media to fake her own death
According to a daily German newspaper, the woman was a beautician who entrapped the victim via Instagram by offering her cosmetics.
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Jan 31st 2023, 12:40 PM
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta fined €390m by Data Protection Commissioner
The DPC said it has fined Meta Ireland €210 million, for its Facebook service, and €180 million for breaches in relation to its Instagram service.
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Jan 4th 2023, 7:06 PM
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2022
'I got this wrong': Meta's layoffs and what they mean for Ireland
Mark Zuckerberg said things ‘did not play out’ as expected, but Meta has committed to long-term plans in Ireland.
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Nov 9th 2022, 8:00 PM

Facebook owner Meta to lay off 13% of its workforce, resulting in 11,000 job losses
Up to 400 people based here could lose their jobs as part of the global cuts.
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Nov 9th 2022, 11:57 AM
Instagram investigating issue as 'thousands' told their accounts have been suspended
The social media giant has confirmed it is working to fix the unusual issue.
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Oct 31st 2022, 3:09 PM
Instagram launches High Court appeal against record €405 million fine
The fine was issued following an investigation into the way Instagram handled teenagers’ personal data.
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Sep 30th 2022, 1:30 PM
DPC defends handling of social media investigations after €405 million Instagram fine
Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon said the long-running criticisms are ‘becoming old news’.
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Sep 15th 2022, 10:48 AM
Instagram trials AI tool to verify age of users
Users will be asked to send a video selfie to a British tech firm which will use AI to verify their age.
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Jun 23rd 2022, 3:59 PM
Parents of Irish teenage Instagram users can now supervise their child's account
Parents can now send invitations to their teens to initiate supervision tools.
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Jun 14th 2022, 11:30 AM
Facebook and Instagram to reveal more on how ads target users
The announcement follows years of criticism that the social media platforms withhold too much information.
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May 24th 2022, 7:27 AM

Warning of scammers impersonating women on Instagram and posting links to pornography
“But when I saw that it followed my dad, my heart sank. And he was like ‘who did this?’ And obviously I didn’t know, I still don’t know.”
Three women tell their stories of how this happened to them
The harmful phenomenon is so under-researched that it doesn't have an official name, but it's been happening on Instagram for several years
"At the start I thought it was a joke, but then it started to follow my family members," one woman told Jamie McCarron
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Apr 19th 2022, 12:05 AM
Russian court bans Facebook and Instagram as 'extremist'
The court ruled that WhatsApp would not be prohibited because it is not used to post public statements.
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Mar 21st 2022, 4:42 PM

Taryn de Vere: Dressing up as household objects reminded me of the importance of being playful
The artist looks back at her month-long #ObjectDressChallenge and shares the lessons she’s learned.
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Jan 31st 2022, 7:03 PM
Messi takes 'longer than expected' to recover from Covid-19
The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner has missed two PSG matches while in self-isolation.
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Jan 13th 2022, 8:16 PM
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Irish striker Adam Idah racially abused following Norwich loss
The Corkonian featured as his team were beaten 3-0 by Crystal Palace.
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Dec 28th 2021, 10:39 PM
Man, 26, accused of sexual exploitation and online grooming of boy
The man is accused of using Instagram to sexually exploit and groom the boy.
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Nov 13th 2021, 6:07 PM
FactFind: Who's behind Instagram stickers promising to plant trees in return for pet photos?
Instagram feeds have been flooded with the stickers – but it seems unlikely that many trees will actually be planted as a result.
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Nov 10th 2021, 9:40 PM

Dr Anna Lembke: The smartphone has become the modern-day hypodermic needle
The Stanford professor examines how social media is driving our digital dependence, and what we can do to break the habit.
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Oct 14th 2021, 3:00 PM
Facebook apologises as social media users report app outages
Many social media users have this evening complained that Instagram is offline.
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Oct 8th 2021, 8:27 PM
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp outage caused by error during maintenance work, company says
The social networks and messaging service went offline for more than five hours on Monday.
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Oct 6th 2021, 2:34 PM
Explainer: Why did Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp go down yesterday?
The platforms were down for around six hours yesterday.
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Oct 5th 2021, 12:33 PM
WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook down with users complaining of outages
Facebook and its subsidiaries have tweeted statements confirming the outage.
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Oct 4th 2021, 10:47 PM
Facebook suspends development of Instagram app for children after widespread criticism
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri has complained that the project has been widely misunderstood.
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Sep 27th 2021, 4:07 PM
The HSE has reported more than 1,000 Covid-19 misinformation posts on social media
Most of the complaints, 739, related to posts on Twitter.
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Sep 17th 2021, 2:15 PM
'This type of hate is so exhausting and never ending' - Sloane Stephens
The 2017 champion lost to Angelique Kerber 5-7 6-2 6-3.
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Sep 5th 2021, 12:08 PM
Wait for historic Grand Slam continues as Serena Williams withdraws from US Open
The star revealed on Instagram that she has decided to allow her torn hamstring more time to recover fully.
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Aug 25th 2021, 1:27 PM
Instagram to release new tools to help protect users from abuse on the platform
The tool will allow users to hide comments and direct message requests from those who only recently started following them.
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Aug 11th 2021, 7:54 AM
Facebook deletes former Xposé presenter's Instagram page over 'harmful' misinformation
The platform had deleted several of Aisling O’Loughlin’s posts recently.
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Jun 16th 2021, 1:53 PM
Debunked: Multiple claims on Instagram about vaccines, face masks and Covid-19 tests are false or misleading
The claims have been made in recent weeks.
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May 14th 2021, 9:30 PM
'My body, my choice': How some Irish wellness Instagram accounts became a hotbed of Covid-19 misinformation
The platform is being used to spread false information about Covid-19 in novel ways,.
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May 8th 2021, 12:05 AM