# Social Media
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This month
July 2024
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Maternity
Why are women giving birth alone in Ireland - and across the world?
Inside the online freebirthing movement that’s gaining popularity worldwide.
The Journal speaks to women who have freebirthed in Ireland and beyond about their reasons for going outside of the medical system.
One woman who became immersed in exclusive, private online groups says leaving the extreme end of the freebirth movement felt like 'leaving a cult'.
Some in Ireland are freebirthing because they can't access HSE homebirthing services.
A Louth woman, Naomi James, who died after giving birth at home without a medic present, also participated in online groups, and freebirthing influencers.
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Eimer McAuley
7 Jul
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social harm
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Schools
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gutter politics
Eamon Ryan and Michael Healy-Rae condemn social media abuse during election campaign
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Voices
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Updated
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2024
coimisiún na meán
Updated online safety code criticised for not addressing ‘toxic and harmful’ algorithms
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THE MORNING LEAD
Calls for social media giants to 'come down on top of' accounts advertising fake euro notes
Some accounts seen by The Journal advertised counterfeit banknotes claiming to be “100% undetectable”.
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Jane Moore
17 May
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Tech wars
ByteDance says it has 'no plans' to sell TikTok after US law threatens ban
18 hrs ago
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Social Media
Australian PM calls Musk an 'arrogant billionaire' in row over videos of Sydney church stabbing
23 Apr
13.6k
friendship groups
'I joined the Oireachtas Israeli and Palestinian friendship groups — but I'm no longer involved', says junior minister
21 Apr
33.7k
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Voices
Opinion: We can no longer leave children alone to face this unregulated tech world
Dr Catherine Conlon
Updated
18 Apr
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42
Sinn Féin
'Water off a duck's back': Eoin Ó Broin on video showing him being accosted on Dublin street
16 Apr
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Social Media
Meta to tell politicians that app stores should be responsible for age verification
16 Apr
4.8k
23
Gaza
Challenges of reporting from Gaza: How inaccurate reports of a dead Irish aid worker went viral
13 Apr
6.1k
Social Media
Fake ad data Tánaiste obtained from Google through court order being 'forensically analysed'
8 Apr
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Voices
Opinion: How did we ever believe self-regulation by tech platforms would be a good idea?
Noeline Blackwell
30 Mar
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Voices
Hate Speech law: 'As legislators, it is our responsibility to draw the line on hate'
Malcolm Byrne
27 Mar
11.5k
78
Social Media
Donald Trump is returning to the stock market, as his social media company is to go public
22 Mar
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FAKE NEWS
Bank of Ireland warns of fake articles designed to 'steal customers' money' with crypto scams
15 Mar
9.2k
18
FACTCHECK
Debunked: Anti-migrant video asks: ‘Anyone know where in Dublin this is?’ The answer: Germany
14 Mar
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Lawsuit
Former Twitter executives sue Elon Musk for almost $130 million in unpaid severance
4 Mar
9.2k
FACTCHECK
Debunked: The Irish Muslim Council has not put up stickers advocating for ‘Sharia Law’
27 Feb
11.4k
behind closed doors
X tells private Oireachtas hearing it will abide by Irish hate speech laws
Updated
21 Feb
8.5k
THE MORNING LEAD
‘Hiding from M-hunters’: TikTok accused of pushing managers into issuing low performance reviews
21 Feb
38.1k
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social media summit
Social media companies refuse to support government’s calls for age verification measures
14 Feb
7.1k
30
Social Media
AI algorithms pushing content 'romanticising' suicide to children, Oireachtas Committee hears
13 Feb
7.4k
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Social Media
Mark Zuckerberg apologises to parents during heated Senate hearing on online child safety
31 Jan
14.1k
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behind closed doors
Meta would only meet politicians if Oireachtas hearing was private (but here's what they said anyway)
31 Jan
8.2k
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AARON RODERICKS
Senior Irish-based X employee seeks to sue Elon Musk for defamation over tweet he sent
15 Jan
16.9k
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Voices
With Silicon Valley 'visionaries', profits are prioritised over true technological progress
Peter Bloom
13 Jan
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Social Media
Tánaiste Micheál Martin says it's not feasible to ban children from using social media
1 Jan
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Social Media
Taoiseach and Tánaiste both express concerns over X after report on how it moderates content
24 Dec 2023
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Social Media
Advertising watchdog clamps down on posts from Irish influencers not marked as ads
11 Dec 2023
8.8k
15