Many are familiar with the static hum of white noise, but there’s a whole spectrum of coloured noises on the market that people are using to help them sleep
Planet Business: Once heard, some phrases that rose to prominence in 2024 couldn’t be unheard
Technology has changed the way many of us consume information, from complex pieces of writing to short video clips
Boy (14) stabbed by another teen following reported fighting between pair online with others posting TikToks in support of attack
Swede has posted a lengthy apology on social media in wake of allegations published in a Swedish tabloid
Coimisiún na Meán will contribute ‘expertise and analysis to the case’
Despite a near doubling of revenue, Chinese-owned video-sharing platform’s Irish business reports loss of over $1 billion
Worldview: Attacks include sabotage, assassinations, parcel bombs, cyber attacks, electoral interference, social media disinformation campaigns and the testing of military preparedness
Online hatred and toxicity can be hugely damaging, but are digital literacy classes really enough to tackle it?
Further appeal expected for bipartisan measure targeting ByteDance-owned video app over security concerns
Move comes days after declassified intelligence alleged Russia ran co-ordinated online campaign to promote Calin Georgescu
Efforts to push back against unsuitable mass applications are turning a dispiriting situation into a miserable one
Labour and Social Democrats target Fine Gael leader for ruling out multi-party left wing alliance
Hard line on conduct could prevent bigger lapses but may prompt claims of disguised cost savings
Network, which grew from an off-shoot of Jack Dorsey’s Twitter, experiencing ‘growing pains’ of popularity as membership passes 15m
The rise of smartphones and social networking apps has forever changed social norms around how we communicate
Up-and-coming comedian Rachel Galvo talks mental health, finding her feet and being a Shite Feminist
Coimisiún na Meán said that the three companies would have to take specific measures to protect their services from being used for the dissemination of terrorist content
The marketing communications group grew its net profit to more than €4m last year and has expanded again in 2024
Simon Harris, Micheál Martin and Mary Lou McDonald take message directly to young voters on X, Instagram and TikTok
UK consumer protection advocates Which? found that certain air fryers gather personal data that has little or no relevance to the functioning of the product
Such is social media platform TikTok’s impact on restaurant culture that for some eateries the app is as critical as cutlery, while for foodie content creators it’s a career maker
Storing thousands of images and videos, most of which you will never look at again, is slowing down your phone and costing you money
Coimisiún na Meán’s online safety code for video-sharing platforms contains echoes of the 2008 banking crisis
Her campaign ads have tackled everything from women’s rights to Putin. Meanwhile, billionaires have blocked their newspapers from taking a stand
Coimisiún na Meán’s online safety code is as much about what it doesn’t do as what it does
Coimisiún na Meán’s code will affect all video-sharing platforms with EU headquarters in Ireland
Plan signals mobile phones – and by extension social media platforms – are detrimental to children. The question now is what the Government will do next
The TikTok and Instagram star, who is hosting a new podcast, has grown used to attention from strangers. Not all of it is welcome
The great migration from Elon Musk’s X has seen users, especially progressives, retreat into one particular silo at Bluesky
Coimisiún na Meán held meeting with tech firm after RTÉ investigation and report by DCU Anti-Bullying Centre
‘Influencing’ didn’t exist as a career 20 years ago but it’s now one of the most popular, with ever-younger people aspiring to become the next big thing on social media
Social media platform to bring all employees together under one roof in bid to foster stronger ‘one-team’ culture
An initial information-gathering process by Coimisiún na Meán into how social media platforms deal with illegal online content could ultimately be expanded into an investigation or enforcement action
As more people question their smartphone use, some are consciously turning their backs on the virtual world in favour of real life
Filipino cuisine is taking over in food while romance tropes such as #grumpysunshine dominate BookTok
Restriction to apply between 14 and 16 with age verification technology trial to begin soon, says PM
Irish Prison Service says consultants assessing facility, which closed in 2016, with view to providing feasibility report into site’s future
Trend follows widespread concern about companies appearing next to controversial material
Online safety charity says there is ‘vital need’ for online safety education in schools
Big Tech just lost its ‘get-out-of-jail-free card,’ says lawyer for child’s mother after court ruling
Unthinkable: We have become more interested in the representations of things than the reality of those things
What seems like harmless entertainment can be hard-sell advertising and a problem for your bank balance
It has been said to prevent cavities and gum recession and to whiten teeth, but some dental professionals are sceptical
There are powerful tools to counter the amplification of extreme material. We just need to use them
With Girl on Couch’s TikTok ‘man in finance’ viral pop hit and the popularity of ‘dating up’ on Netflix’s Bridgerton, are Gen Z singletons learning to embrace new dating priorities?
Islamic State is using social media apps such as TikTok to reassert its influence, say experts
Alina Karabko had no Dublin accommodation and needed to wake up at 3am for two-and-a-half hour drive to work, she told Workplace Relations Commission
The potential redundancies come after TikTok laid off between 250-300 of its Dublin employees in April
Books are a cult phenomenon as they have never been before, it started with Harry Potter and continues with BookTok
Richard McGreevy (28) tells judge he was very angry at the time and did not intend for his TikTok video to go viral
Sinn Féin leader says there has been a particularly vicious focus online on her and her party in attempt to ‘alienate sentiment’
It is estimated that due to the posts the company has lost over €4 million in investment from 20 creators who have declined to work with the company.
Lidl using social network app to promote games to new fans
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
