Social Media

New digital wallet will represent ‘important first step’, says Tánaiste

Irish users encounter fewer scam advertisements than those in other countries but lost more to scams than others across Europe

X has lodged seven legal challenges against Coimisiún na Meán, while Elon Musk has separately initiated proceedings

Hildegarde Naughton: farming lobby protests ‘potentially very damaging’ to agri-food sector

The man who pushed the despicable ‘birther’ conspiracy theory against Barack Obama is still at it

IT Sunday: Finding that Ireland has 43% higher rate of recorded sexual violence than other EU states went virtually unremarked upon

A mutual contract to show up for each other, especially when it’s hard, is what builds real relationships

There is also strong support for inserting guarantee of neutrality into Constitution

Public also gives views on triple lock, a visit by Donald Trump and social media regulation

Stocks tumble despite strong earnings reports from most Silicon Valley heavyweights

Catherine Cross, of the National Parents Council, described the introduction of bans on young people accessing social media as ‘a blunt instrument’

Refusal of X to appear labelled ‘deeply disappointing’ by media committee chairman

Tech billionaire and platform’s former chief Linda Yaccarino summoned for ‘voluntary interviews’ in April

Move follows Australia’s decision to introduce age-based restrictions over child safety concerns

Some cognitive offloading to AI may be helpful. But the mass outsourcing of thinking will inevitably have negative consequences, both for individuals and for broader society

Platforms ‘experimenting with the minds and brains of young people’, Tánaiste says

As my own digital detox continues, I’m learning to appreciate time as the most valuable and finite resource any of us will ever have

Limited understanding and measurement of human intelligence has led to business models that amplify social division

France this week passed a Bill that would ban social media use for children under the age of 15

Government considering law that would ban ‘deepfakes’, Niamh Smyth says

Move is latest government push to shield minors from toxic content following Australia’s landmark legislation last year

The podcaster Blindboy Boatclub on autism, social media and mental health

I am by no means a Ryanair booster. And yet I have glimpsed the possibility – remote though it may be – of the airline’s customer experience actually worsening

Frontline domestic violence services, gardaí and Government officials fear a girl in Ireland could die at the hands of a boy who does not fully understand what he is doing to her

Bill expected to climb higher as regulator is facing 12 such cases

Commissioner says Gordon Lyons’s actions had potential of ‘heightening tensions’ during rioting in North last year

Some Irish sporting organisations did the only thing they could do to protect their athletes from the worst excesses on X

Plus: What teens think of new age verification proposals for social media, Skerries residents up in arms over active travel scheme, and Emer McLysaght on the fear that plagues those living on their own

Teenagers at a recent workshop had all witnessed violent, extreme, racist, sexist and unhealthy body image content online

Parents worry about toxic social media and their children accessing inappropriate content but they are not powerless in limiting access

Country’s largest local authority undertakes review of social media platform use as others sign out for good

There is evidence to suggest that, even though we are connected to more and more people online, we are struggling greatly with loneliness and anxiety

In the capital, Nuuk, people are stocking up on petrol and food as they contemplate the worst after Donald Trump’s threats

Elon Musk’s site has evolved from one that influenced culture and helped foment revolution to one where users ‘get nothing back except rage’

Last year, I used my phone as respite - doomscrolling, listening to podcasts in the shower and audiobooks while going to sleep

Get off your phone and out into the real world with this inspiring list of screen-free things to do in the year ahead

A number of young women express disquiet about reactions being monetised by content creator

Coco’s Law bans sharing of intimate images but does not appear to criminalise generating them

Parents can now limit time spent on platform’s short-form video content

State-driven attempts to shut down a corner of the public realm are wrong