Threads messaging to be rolled out in Ireland over ‘next few days’, says Meta
Function was launched in the US in July
Instagram unveils new protections for teen users
New update, which limits the content that users under 18 can view, will roll out in Ireland in early 2026
Connolly keepie-uppies, Humphreys’s ‘quality videos’: The presidential social media battle
In online battle for support, Catherine Connolly is beating Heather Humphreys
Has social media finally peaked? The rise of AI and decline of screen time
As platforms degrade into outrage and slop, users are turning away
‘Apprentices are earning over €50,000’: Why more school leavers are turning to trades
Snobbery over apprenticeships is fading with the housing and cost of living crises making them more appealing
The Irish parents using social media to earn a living and how it affects family life
‘It’s up and down all the time, which is not very stable compared to somebody that’s on a salary’
Jim Gavin won’t be the last victim of a smear campaign. When will platforms act?
Allegations about the presidential candidate received thousands of comments and nearly a million views, as platforms did little to stop the spread
Meta set to launch paid version of Facebook and Instagram for UK
Move comes as tech giant tries to shore up revenue which relies on ads
Right-wing environmentalist and ‘Trump loyalist’ behind derogatory Jim Gavin posts
Kieran Kelly, former Waterford fisherman now living in Indonesia, declined to share any evidence for claims made online
At least 19 people killed during protests against Nepal’s social media ban
Government claims online platforms and apps missed deadline to register under new regulations
‘Vile, horrific’: New threat against member of Simon Harris’s family sparks investigation
Deleted Instagram post threatened sexual violence
Simon Harris condemns ‘despicable’ online threats against his family
Threat against Tánaiste was reportedly made on social media over the weekend
It wasn’t the internet that killed the old cultural order, it was U2
The resurrection and return of Oasis was a throwback to a time when we all existed in a more or less agreed cultural context
Does washing clothes on cold work? What shifts wine stains? A dry cleaner’s guide to laundry
Does washing clothes on cold really work? What should you never tumble dry? And how do you shift stubborn wine stains?
Ciarán Murphy: Scrolling my brain into obsolescence in pursuit of GAA nirvana
‘Humanity’s accumulated wisdom at my fingertips ... and I choose instead to rewatch a TJ Reid assist for a Ballyhale goal 20 times in a row’
Forget the futuristic dystopias: AI is changing the world right now
The backlash against changes to ChatGPT reveals how it is being used by users in their daily lives
‘Skibidi’, ‘delulu’ and ‘tradwife’ among words added to Cambridge Dictionary
New entries confirm increasing influence of TikTok generation on the English language, say compilers
Irish woman settles legal row over ‘mini soap-opera’ videos featuring Sylvanian Families toys
Japanese firm took issue with Thea von Engelbrechten over her online posts of its animal-like figurines
Two online influencers found in breach of advertising standards over product posts
They should have been clearer over online messages being advertisements, says watchdog
Revenue lays down the tax rules for Ireland’s army of influencers
Brand ambassadors driving cars or people accepting gifts in exchange for posts are all caught by rules that are explained in new Revenue guide
Irish regulators take aim at Big Tech, but how will the online safety code be implemented?
Failure to meet protection obligations will mean fines of up to €20 million or 10 per cent of platform’s annual turnover
‘I saw a lot of graphic content’: Meet the Gen-Zers who are switching off their smartphones
It’s not easy to live in the modern world without a smartphone or social media, but a growing number of young people are actively choosing to reduce the time they spend on them
Social media influencer posted ‘misleading’ adverts on Instagram, regulator finds
Five ads promoting jewellery and beauty products posted by Julie Haynes resulted in seven complaints, all of which were upheld
Summer bodies: Your body is not a ‘before’. It’s not a problem to be solved
Summer is an uncomfortable season for many, where the freedom to bare skin is tangled up with the weight of shame and expectation, but things can be different
Ireland’s bakery boom: ‘Customers will spend a tenner on an interesting pastry and a good coffee’
Inside Ireland’s bakeries – from the traditional ovens to the new wave of micro bakeries fermenting dough, farming heritage grain and charging what it really costs
The good bits of the brave new world promised by the digital revolution never happened in journalism
There was a time when we seemed to be on the cusp of something remarkable, but it never happened
‘It’s a bit of a shift for the land of free speech’: US visa applicants switch social media profiles to public
People seeking to enter the US must list all social media accounts for ‘national security’ and public safety reasons, embassy says
Irish influencers trolled on Tattle Life: ‘They said I’m a bad mum. That I’m ugly. They wrote my address on it’
Social media influencers in Ireland have been the subject of ‘horrific’ commentary on the gossip website, including about their children.
Let Me Go Mad In My Own Way by Elaine Feeney: An ambitious, thoughtful, nicely layered book
A novel written in transparent, unshowy prose, enabling the narrative to maintain its focus on the protagonist
Elaine Feeney on her new novel: ‘I was pushing a sort of Chekhov dinner party in the west of Ireland’
The author of Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way on her ‘first Irish family saga’, why she left teaching, and the politics of the domestic space
European Union risks becoming the ‘museum of the world’, says Meta privacy chief
Erin Egan says social media group is working to comply with regulation to unlock the benefits of AI but ‘the puck keeps moving’
The JNLRs tell us young people love radio. Seriously?
If the results for 15- to 34-year-olds do not make sense, then what price the rest of the listenership survey?
Zuckerberg saying AI will cure loneliness is like big tobacco suggesting cigarettes can treat cancer
It’s a solution that can only lead to a deeper emptiness and to a lonelier, less human world
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