‘A wake-up call for every country’: public service broadcasting in crisis
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‘You’re much more likely to be an incel if you live with your parents, if you can’t find a stable job’
James Bloodworth, author of Lost Boys: A Personal Journey Through the Manosphere, on how boys and men go from looking for a girlfriend to extreme misogyny
What matters is how, not whether, children use laptops in schools
Most schools are adopting laptops in response to increasing digitisation
Family seek removal of Virgin Media documentary which includes body of brother
Alley Cat Films was given direct refusal by man’s sister to use footage, court hears
Committee stops short of under-16 social media ban but wants end to ‘harmful’ algorithms
Platforms should have to disable recommender algorithms entirely for children and by default for people over 18, committee says
Ireland appears to be running out of patience with social media firms
Meta is accused of using ‘dark patterns’ to exploit users, a deceptive design that stops users opting out of social media feeds curated by algorithms
‘They’re nice people but ...’: Is public funding of news media its saviour or threatening its freedom?
Funding by State’s media regulator, Coimisiún na Meán, aims to address crisis that threatens liberal democracy
Digital grieving and dysfunctional justice systems: some tough and thought-provoking May YA reads
Five funny, challenging and poignant reads for teen and adult readers
TikTok is not addictive, social media giant tells politicians
Oireachtas committee told age verification system at app store level would ‘shift responsibility’ from social media companies
Influencer Clavicular faces charges in Florida over alleged alligator shooting video
Lawyers say influencer followed instructions of licensed airboat guide
Are you a parent? The reason teaching is falling apart might hurt your feelings
Secret Teacher: Children’s general level of intelligence and attention spans have plummeted
‘Reporting and blocking alone are not enough’: Young people call for action on social media
Advocates spoke of spending ’hours’ on their phones, encountering bullying with lack of action from social media companies
Foreign online activity during fuel protests ‘canary in coal mine’, says FG Minister
Government must consider response to potential protests during EU presidency, Neale Richmond says
Conservative Party apologises for footage of Bloody Sunday ‘trumpeting’ British army service
Use of images described as ‘disgusting’
Supreme Court finds for TikTok in dispute with Data Protection Commission
Social media platform fighting €530m fine over breach of GDPR regulations
How to get over a family feud: ‘I’ve shed a lot of tears over how my sisters treated me’
In today’s world where oversharing seems to be mandatory, many people take to social media to air grievances
I am a Gen Z trapped in the body of a Gen X
Jen Hogan: Nothing is certain, not your desk, not your emojis, not even your generation
Ben Lerner: ‘I want us to think of the book as another hand-held device’
Fiction such as Ben Lerner's keeps us connected to reality in ways that even functioning smartphones cannot
Malachy Clerkin: So, are we going to keep submitting to misogynistic abuse?
This week it was the turn of Karren Brady and Vogue Williams to find themselves in the crosshairs of online misogynists
Social media ban for under-16s ‘could push them into darker online spaces’
Regulation of content and teaching digital literacy are better policies, youth organisations tell TDs and Senators
What’s driving the cultural obsession with the 1990s?
Who wouldn’t want to live in a place where you can hang around cafes without computers, afford to rent in lively cities and where no one is surveilling you?
Men might have coined the term, but women invented ‘looksmaxxing’
Unthinkable: Looksmaxxing in its radical form is unsettling, involving everything from ‘bone-smashing’ to using crystal meth for weight management
Patrick Freyne: Here’s why AI is making us dumber and more lonely
Writing forces people to resolve internal contradictions and confront their own bullshit. It’s why it’s hard. It’s why it’s beautiful
Helping older people protect their money a growing focus as banking moves online
Protection of older and ageing people online is a popular topic among adult children across social media forums
HSE warns of ‘false, dangerous’ social media claims on sunbeds
Experts warn UV exposure from sunbeds significantly increases melanoma risk in under-35s
‘He’s clearly not well’: Donald Trump’s erratic behaviour revives mental health debate
As the US president threatens to wipe out Iran and attacks the pope, some former allies and advisers are questioning whether he has grown increasingly unbalanced
How ‘post-luxury’ became the latest wealth fad
The days of conspicuous consumption appear to have passed for now
Patrick O’Donovan not seeking media coverage review of fuel protests despite suggestion he would
Tánaiste says no need for ‘any sort of formal review’ into RTÉ’s coverage as party colleague comes in for criticism
O’Donovan’s comments on media coverage of fuel protest ‘sinister and deeply disturbing’, NUJ says
Minister for Media suggests RTÉ report used to encourage protesters to Whitegate refinery
Jen Hogan: You may be questioning the sort of company I keep
I had just about got rid of Cilla Black singing Lionel Richie classics on Instagram, when I’d algorithmically relocated to foot odour feed hell
‘I love my job, but the loneliness is hard’: Reality of life as a travel influencer
Five Irish travel content creators on income, workload and the reality behind social media travel
Sheer prevalence of AI prose is giving rise to a new and extreme kind of suspicion
We exist, increasingly, in a cultural environment where we can never be quite sure whether what we are reading was written by a human or LLM
Tensions brewing in Government over slow progress on social media access age limit
Jack Chambers moving forward with original plan to use digital wallet to enable to people store Government documents on their phones
Bad call – Fionnuala Ward on putting phones between ourselves and reality
If something is not captured on a device, has it actually happened?
Addictive by design: this is the verdict every parent has been waiting for
The real win from this case will be if tech firms are forced to change the way their products are designed
‘I had to lose my daughter for everyone else to gain’: Students told of consequences of Coco’s Law
Some pupils were surprised to hear that the law also applies to minors
Sephora investigated over ‘insidious’ skincare marketing to young girls
Regulator claims luxury group’s retailer and its Benefit Cosmetics brand encourage purchases through ‘covert’ social media marketing
Irish law ‘blocking’ actions on behalf of children over ‘addictive’ social media apps
State is in breach of EU law, Irish Council for Civil Liberties claims
Meta and YouTube found liable in US social media addiction trial
Los Angeles jury awards plaintiffs $3m in damages following first case of its kind to go to court
The X factor: how tweeting polluted the relationship between players and fans
Twenty years after the first tweet, sport remains in the grip of the social media site and its toxic output
Where is Ireland’s manosphere?
Louis Theroux’s new documentary pulls back the curtain on the world of ‘traditional’ masculine influencers - but where are the Irish players?
Children and young people face a ‘truly toxic online landscape’, doctors warn
Irish Medical Organisation calls on Government to use its upcoming EU presidency to educate people on risks of social media
What is the manosphere and why is everyone talking about it?
Louis Theroux’s new documentary explores the world of male influencers who target confused young boys
Banning social media won’t work. Here is a smarter way to deal with the problem
It’s naive to think a blanket ban on social media will make the problem go away
Fearmhíniú (mansplaining), báinín (flat white) and other Irish words for modern life
As technology and culture evolve, the Irish language continues to generate new vocabulary
Uses for fungi mushroom as mycelium’s strengths revealed
Mycelium composites offer a promising future as a leather alternative as well as a substitute for polystyrene
‘I have lost my self-worth completely,’ influencer tells court after assault
Conor Greaney said he assaulted Selina Regazzoli after mistaking her for someone else
How to avoid being influenced into spending your hard-earned money
On social media not all is as it seems. Here’s how to avoid being drawn into spending you don’t need
Social media and free speech
If highly curated social-media platforms decide what people see, they are not neutral forums for free speech and can be used to undermine societies and social values
Louis Theroux on masculinity, marriage and more: ‘Would you like me to cry now?’
The daring documentary-maker, who tackles the manosphere in his new Netflix project, has the tables turned as faces questions on some prickly subjects
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
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