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Cult of the smartphone-free bag hints at the enduring power of Big Needlepoint

Redactions are for commercially, technically and financially sensitive information in some 6,000 pages of documentation, barrister says

Data Protection Commission has imposed billions in fines in recent years, but has collected only a fraction so far

ChatGPT developer narrows search for new EMEA hub to two potential locations in city and docklands

Complaint not taken seriously by State agency, says Irish Property Owners Association

EU recently stated that TikTok has breached regulations

The first in a series of legal cases to allege that Instagram, YouTube and other platforms are dangerously addictive is on trial

Almost all of Meta’s revenue comes from ad sales, while ads still make up about three-quarters of Google's revenue

Revenue derived from them should be treated as proceeds of crime

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

Proposal would include crackdown on design geared to encourage compulsive behaviour and ‘unfair personalisation’ in adverts

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

Significant decision by EU regulators intended to push TikTok to make its app less addictive

Ireland’s position is particularly precarious

X criticised by rival social media groups over snub to Oireachtas committee after controversy over Grok nudification feature

Pedro Sánchez says too many children are exposed to ‘abuse, pornography, manipulation, violence’ online

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

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

Nostalgia is not what it used to be. It has been commodified like everything else, because we have no secrets from our phones

Almost 20,000 more people are out of work last month compared with December 2024

Helton Assunção posts public apology on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok accounts to help deter others

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

Automated office companions cut out the mess of human interaction, but convenience is not everything

Video sharing site’s Chinese owner ByteDance has set up majority US-owned venture

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

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

From Shark School to SexyTadhg and Dove Ellis to Hotgirl, here’s who’s tipped to take over in the year ahead

Looking too far into the future can make fools of us, but data-centre power shortfall and social media regulatory wrangles lie ahead

Challenges to Google, Meta, Apple and X will test Brussels’ willingness to stick with digital rule book

‘Is it bad letting the government parent our kids? It’s impossible for us to police it,’ says one mother

Adjudicator judged selection process to be ‘impartial’

YouTube series from US brings out the music lover in celebrities and civilians alike

Australia’s ban on social media for children under 16 is being closely watched around the world - and also by young people

The latest guidance from Revenue makes it clear that all social media income-generating activity is taxable

Kristin Cabot: ‘I want my kids to know you can make mistakes.. But you don’t have to be threatened to be killed for them’

Anyone expecting a social media ban for Irish teenagers will be waiting and it’s not because we are bad parents 

Creators on the video platform consistently underplayed the extent to which the disease is caused by underlying factors and genetics

Now that the Australian social media ban is here, surveys that suggested 80% of parents supported it in theory are beginning to look wildly optimistic

Across the world young people’s health is being damaged by a scourge that is luring them away from sport and other invigorating pursuits. It’s time to tackle it