Young people ‘more likely’ to believe Covid disinformation, resist vaccines

Vaccines are victim of their success as generations have no awareness of vaccine-preventable diseases, conference is told

Tech giants could face new regulations under next government, says BAI chief

Social media, tech companies’ attempts to combat fake news fall short of EU standards

Karlin Lillington: Ban all indiscriminate data gathering

Online advertising ‘an almost completely unregulated environment’ with no transparency

The Irish Times view of online political advertising: Democracy under attack

Shift to WhatsApp has implications beyond private messaging

Move from open networks such as Facebook removes news feeds from wider scrutiny

Loot boxes have opened a debate on gaming and a route into gambling

Loot boxes are like shiny lucky-dip bags that are treated as a form of early gambling in several countries

How to prepare children for a world of fake news

Young people have to to be helped develop critical capacity to discern fact from fiction

Data power could make 1984 ‘look like a Teddy bear’s picnic’

Google and Facebook: How can we assess fairness of decisions algorithms make about us?

Do the public have a responsibility to pay for online news?

Young people most likely to pay for online news in Ireland, report finds

Report shows trust in news higher in Ireland than international average

Willingness to pay increases marginally, with younger people most likely to do so

Can the education system heal our ‘post-truth’ society?

Media studies and philosophy could be crucial in tackling extremism and fake news

Irish keenest digital news users in English-speaking states

Report reveals growing significance of Facebook and smartphones

Is it time to treat Facebook as a traditional news publisher?

There is no simple solution to save the news industry – or to safeguard journalism