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Ken Early: The ‘world’s biggest football reporter’ reveals the value of saying nothing
The world’s biggest ‘football reporter’ reveals the value of saying nothing
Minister wants to speed up development of social media age verification tool
Pilot project being built by Department of Public Expenditure has no start date, says Patrick O’Donovan
Influencers promoting carnivore diet spreading dangerous misinformation, doctor says
Very easy for the public to be misled by social media influencers on nutritional advice, conference hears
‘Parents haven’t a clue’: Ireland urged to get young people off ‘toxic’ social media
People Before Profit Bill aims to ban recommender algorithms suggesting content for under 18s
I’ve had the same mobile number for 30 years and I feel like a dinosaur
Back in 1996, I thought my Panasonic G350 was the coolest thing on the planet
TikTok challenge to DPC privacy breach finding opens before High Court
Regulator also imposed fine of €530 million on the company
Ban on social media companies using algorithms aimed at under-18s to be proposed in Dáil
People Before Profit private member’s Bill opposes any ban on under-16s having access to platforms
A judge says Enoch Burke has ‘free will’. But is that true of any of us?
Unthinkable: Some tips for anyone who feels their thoughts are being polluted by their smartphone, a mad king or even an overbearing parent
Gardaí to be drug tested and have bank accounts checked as part of in-career vetting
Convictions of gardaí and checks of social media accounts owned by Garda members have resulted in ‘concern’, says commissioner
Social-media company X challenges Coimisiún na Meán over handling of complaints
Watchdog employing ‘semantic trick’, High Court told
We can’t wean ourselves off US multinationals’ taxes, even if we wanted
We want services funded by multinational corporation tax but won’t own up to the compromises involved
You would have to be borderline insane – or American – to feel nostalgic for 1970s Ireland
The reductive vision of a bucolic Irish past might seem absurd to most Irish people, but it lands in a different way for conservative Americans
Performative grief: Chappell Roan and Apple Martin learned the hard way about overblown sorrow
As people feel the need to pay social media tribute when a celebrity dies it’s impossible not to feel that the idea of sombre remembrance has been corrupted
Social media firms yet to sign up to age-verification pilot
Lack of agreement likely to raise questions about plans to limit access to such sites for under-16s
Parents on posting: ‘We’ve opted out, so my child is being excluded’
As concerns grow around safety, identity theft, consent and AI, attitudes to sharing images on social media are changing
‘As a parent, I’m terrified of AI’: Have we reached the end of the ‘sharenting’ era?
Sharing images of your kids online used to be no big deal, but times have changed and parents are changing their ways
What are the latest developments with proposed new social media laws?
Government has already announced trial of ‘digital wallet’ age verification mechanism for accessing platforms
TikTok can redact information from confidential documents in appeal against €530m DPC fine
Redactions are for commercially, technically and financially sensitive information in some 6,000 pages of documentation, barrister says
Anton Savage is incredulous as political peace breaks out
Radio: Newstalk Breakfast host displays sharp instincts, while a passionate denunciation of racism lights up Inside Sport
Social media ban not a ‘logical starting point’ for wellbeing of young people, academics say
Government says it will consult ‘like-minded countries’ and EU on measures for children’s use of platforms
Landlords’ complaints are proof public bodies cannot win
The RTB’s social media videos are exactly the type of content that will appeal to students
Pausing SNA review buys Government time to sooth tensions but leaves schools in limbo
Meta wants Irish Government to to urge EU to ditch law intended to crack down on addictive social media features
New digital and AI strategy to confirm plans for under-16s social media ban
‘Digital wallet’ for age verification to be trialled as online safety becomes priority for EU presidency
How Ireland’s regulators are taking action against Big Tech
Data Protection Commission has imposed billions in fines in recent years, but has collected only a fraction so far
Meta urges Ireland to block planned EU law targeting addictive social media features
The tech giant included the proposal in a submission to the Government on Ireland’s upcoming EU presidency
IRFU investigating Edwin Edogbo racist abuse
Munster second row targeted online following Six Nations victory over Italy at Aviva Stadium
What can schools realistically do to support students’ mental health and wellbeing?
Too many school policies fail to distinguish between them, which puts pressure on everyone
‘Be careful of your cat,’ the woman said. Something in me snapped
We love giving unsolicited advice, and we almost universally hate receiving it. It is the junk mail of human interaction
Teens and screens: How much mischief can they really get into?
Jen Hogan: It’s not only the people they speak to online, it’s the content they consume - and the messages
‘Cop on’: Andy Farrell hits out at ‘keyboard warriors’ over criticism of Prendergast and Crowley
Critics ‘need to cop on and try to help these kids’, says Ireland head coach
Social media apps should come with warnings about ‘addictive design’
EU recently stated that TikTok has breached regulations
Iran turns to digital surveillance tools to track down protesters
As Iranian authorities restore some online services after crushing anti-government demonstrations, they are using a technological dragnet to target attendees of the protests
Did you watch Heated Rivalry immediately, and love it? If not, are you dead inside?
The relentless push of social media, where everyone’s talking about everything, creates an odd cultural pressure
Online dating at midlife: ‘He wanted me to drive from north Dublin to Wicklow for sex at 2am’
As people in Ireland settle down later than ever, more people in their 40s and 50s are turning to apps to find love online
What I’ve learned after a month of avoiding my phone
I’ve read nine books, written every day and learnt how to use a sewing machine. It’s not that I have more time, but I am in command of where it goes
Can social media ruin your child’s life? A jury is set to decide
The first in a series of legal cases to allege that Instagram, YouTube and other platforms are dangerously addictive is on trial
Consumer watchdog warns Conor McGregor over failure to disclose Instagram sponsorships
Former MMA fighter told to comply with rules over posts promoting Forged Irish Stout
Is this the way the world ends?
Romantic relationships with AI models will not heal the disconnect between young men and women
The Irish Times view on fraudulent ads: Social media companies must pay a price
Revenue derived from them should be treated as proceeds of crime
Ireland may enact age limits for social media even without EU agreement, says Simon Harris
New digital wallet will represent ‘important first step’, says Tánaiste
Social media companies made €32m serving scam ads to Irish users, research estimates
Irish users encounter fewer scam advertisements than those in other countries but lost more to scams than others across Europe
Sue, sue, sue: How Big Tech is taking on the regulators
X has lodged seven legal challenges against Coimisiún na Meán, while Elon Musk has separately initiated proceedings
Protest targeting Bord Bia over chairman’s Brazilian beef imports ‘very disappointing’, Minister says
Hildegarde Naughton: farming lobby protests ‘potentially very damaging’ to agri-food sector
Donald Trump’s vile Truth Social clip proves he is unfit for office
The man who pushed the despicable ‘birther’ conspiracy theory against Barack Obama is still at it
Focus on Epstein files misses scandal closer to home
IT Sunday: Finding that Ireland has 43% higher rate of recorded sexual violence than other EU states went virtually unremarked upon
Tech makes cancelling plans with friends frictionless, but there is a real cost
A mutual contract to show up for each other, especially when it’s hard, is what builds real relationships
What latest Irish Times poll tells us about attitudes to neutrality, Trump and social media
Public also gives views on triple lock, a visit by Donald Trump and social media regulation
Three-quarters of voters in Ireland back social media ban for under-16s
There is also strong support for inserting guarantee of neutrality into Constitution
Big Tech’s ‘breathtaking’ $660bn spending spree reignites AI bubble fears
Stocks tumble despite strong earnings reports from most Silicon Valley heavyweights
Social media ban risks pushing children towards ‘unregulated spaces’, committee hears
Catherine Cross, of the National Parents Council, described the introduction of bans on young people accessing social media as ‘a blunt instrument’
Meta’s AI tools are trained not to undress people, Oireachtas committee to hear
Refusal of X to appear labelled ‘deeply disappointing’ by media committee chairman
French prosecutors raid Elon Musk’s X offices in Paris
Tech billionaire and platform’s former chief Linda Yaccarino summoned for ‘voluntary interviews’ in April
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