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EU needs to watch and learn from Michael O’Leary’s interactions with Donald Trump and Elon Musk

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

Agency chief also warns about corrosive impact to transatlantic trade from current Greenland debacle

Move comes amid concerns over images generated by Grok AI

The Minster with responsibility for AI Niamh Smyth is expected to raise the recent issue of Grok nudification

IT Sunday: The Grok case was simple to grasp, with widespread opposition and cries for a swift response

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

Former employee said there had been ‘a drastic shrinking of moderation teams and loosening of safety policies’

Ryanair boss lashes US president and Tesla chief in media interviews

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

Expert group urges Government to act amid serious concern at social media giant X’s Grok app

European rapporteur on AI law is to lobby for ‘nudification’ app ban

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

The AI tool has been mired in international furore over its ability to generate sexualised images of women and children without their consent

Company says AI tool will no longer enable ‘editing of images of real people in revealing clothing’ in places where that is illegal

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

Review follows Sport England’s decision to cease using the social media channel

Social network’s tool Grok has been creating illegal images at the request of users

Niamh Smyth says X must be held accountable for controversial AI-generated sexualised content

Micheál Martin knows demonstrating competence on domestic issues remains the biggest challenge

‘Deepfake’ intimate picture of former TV presenter shared online during unsuccessful 2024 election campaign

Council could be first public body to stop use of popular social network

The photograph has been understood as bearing a special relationship to truth. Not any more

Under Elon Musk, X is a vast disinformation network, a hotbed of extremism, a radicalisation tool. And now its chatbot is a creator, publisher and distributor of awful material

As weird and unpleasant as the flood of sexualised AI images on X is, the prompts used to create them are even more disturbing

UK ministers threaten possible ban for X after Grok tool is used to make sexual images of women and children without their consent

Backlash after AI tool used to create flood of suggestive images on X

Patrick O’Donovan says he has deactivated his X account over concerns around Grok

Decision also influenced by increased levels of unchecked hate, misogyny, racism and anti-LGBTI+ content on the platform

Elon Musk-owned Grok app has been widely downloaded following news it could create illegal sexual images and videos

The Protection of Voice and Image Bill would target AI deepfakes and identity ‘hijacking’

Regulator, Rape Crisis Ireland and civil liberties campaigners criticise generated images using Grok

Irish MEP calls on EU to investigate 'deeply disturbing' trend

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

Ireland is in a highly precarious position as we head into 2026, on the faultline between our allies in the EU and the US administration and Big Tech

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

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

Media regulator had commenced a formal investigation ‘into the provider of the X online platform under the EU Digital Services Act’

Posts on X are channelling rage at the wokerati accused of being out to ban Christmas