Mark Zuckerberg haunted by old emails in high-stakes US trial
Meta founder’s antitrust defence rests on showing that TikTok is rapidly expanding in his main market
Instagram’s co-founder testifies Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg withheld resources
Kevin Systrom backs US Federal Trade Commission’s case in monopoly trial
Influencers face the not so glamorous reality of regulation
CCPC brings statutory powers to bear on content creators alongside ASA’s ‘name and shame’ approach and Revenue’s reminder to pay tax due
There is no way that big tech can avoid being pulled into the transatlantic trade war
Despite Ireland’s best efforts, the digital tech companies will be pulled into the conflict - this will threaten jobs and could have implications for the way we all use the internet
How to move job, move country and find a new social scene
Relocating for work can be exciting – but once the novelty wears off, how can you avoid the loneliness trap?
What if Mark Zuckerberg had not bought Instagram and WhatsApp?
The big ticket deals were derided at the time, but the apps are now two of the most important parts of Meta’s business
Meta’s Zuckerberg says TikTok is a major competitive threat
US Federal Trade Commission looking to unwind Facebook’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp in 2012 and 2014
Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram in 2018
Emails show Meta chief’s frustration that Instagram was benefiting from Facebook, but not returning enough back to the company
Meta’s Zuckerberg admits he bought Instagram because its camera was ‘better’
Admission appears to bolster allegations by US antitrust enforcers that Meta used a ‘buy or bury’ strategy to snap up potential rivals
Zuckerberg says Meta has more competitors than FTC claims
US government is arguing that Instagram acquisition should be unwound
Meta warned Government of ‘unsustainable’ operating environment for tech companies in EU
Senior executive Joel Kaplan called for ‘urgent action’ by Ireland to ‘address the challenges we face collectively’
Meta to begin using public Facebook, Instagram data to train AI in Europe
Company paused plans last year after a request from Data Protection Commissioner
What is Meta AI and why is it in my WhatsApp?
It’s been in the US since 2023 but what Irish users are getting is not quite the same
RTÉ news boss Deirdre McCarthy: ‘Tackling disinformation has to be much more of a focus now’
The woman who leads Ireland’s largest newsroom on disinformation, the ‘digital election’ and RTÉ’s new Clarity mark: 'you will hear that we’re a mouthpiece for the State, or that we’re only representing a certain view. But I think it’s up to us to push back on all the things that legacy media are accused of and tackle this head on.'
Further CCTV footage to be examined ahead of Noah Donohoe inquest
Hearing also told there has been no response from Instagram to a request to memorialise teenager’s account
Brian O’Driscoll issued with compliance notice by consumer watchdog over ‘misleading’ social media post
Fitness coach Caroline O’Mahony, who has 882,000 Instagram followers, found to have failed to use appropriate labels for commercial content
Honest influencers: I have ‘never made any money, ever’ from online content
Some high-profile influencers rarely label sponsored content as required by advertising rules, according to their peers
AI chatbots open a new frontier in fears for our children’s wellbeing
Access to sexualised, manipulative anthropomorphised technology in the psychologically challenging teenage years represents an alarming new threat
American Murder: Gabby Petito review - A chilling look at the darker reality behind the smiles on social media
Television: The Netflix story is told from the perspective of Petito, who is given a voice through the participation of her family
No one is asking Meta to act as God - just not to pollute the public space with lies
Unthinkable: Meta’s stance on fact-checking resembles a philosophical position known as ‘epistemological anarchy’
Advertisting Standards Authority upholds five complaints against fitness influencer
Siobhán O’Hagan failed to disclose that a series of posts were advertisements
Meta agrees to pay Trump $25m to settle lawsuit
Payment relates to suspension of US president’s accounts in wake of Capitol riot
GAA catfish saga: The way Irish people know and trust each other is coming apart
A story told on the 2 Johnnies Podcast connected the words ‘catfish’ and ‘GAA’. It’s an arresting combination
Holocaust survivor: ‘I saw normal people in Auschwitz and I saw sadists there who killed people’
As Europe faces a new wave of extreme nationalism, one of the last survivors of Auschwitz looks back
Instagram and Musk’s X tout new video tools amid TikTok US ban
Tech giants look to capitalise as TikTok briefly goes dark in US
‘Meta sees me as a golden goose.’ How Zuckerberg’s AI creations went rogue and gave the game away
Facebook and Instagram have pulled the plug on AI avatars Grandpa Brian and Liv but their successors will soon flood our lives with lies on a hitherto unimaginable scale
Social media has a limited effect on teenage mental health
The scientific evidence is not as compelling as some commentators suggest. But our negative narrative around social media may risk becoming a self-fulfilling one
Why is Meta getting rid of fact-checking and will it affect my social media feed?
Move by company’s billionaire founder Mark Zuckerberg prompted alarm among social media experts
Dr Julie Smith: ‘Being in the public eye doesn’t come naturally to me’
The bestselling author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? talks about fear, handling misinformation online and her rise to social media stardom
The Irish Times view on Zuckerberg’s changes: Meta goes Maga
It is hardly an accident that the new policies are almost identical to those of Elon Musk’s X
Zuckerberg shifts to Trump, but will he pay a price?
Meta chief drops factcheckers, but don’t bet on move to go well with his advertisers
Better passwords, empty inbox and thinking before you share: How to put manners on your tech use
Digital clutter, excessive screen time and bad screen habits are all issues worth tackling this new year
Meta to end third-party fact-checking programme: ‘It’s time to get back to our roots around free expression’
Company to rely on ‘community notes’ in free speech pitch
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