The Irish Times

Public mood swings against the sultans of Silicon Valley

What wealth can’t always buy is admiration. And that’s an area in which the tech titans have suffered major losses

Wed May 25 2022 - 05:08

Nick Clegg appointed to lead on policy issues for Meta

Former British deputy prime minister has worked for Facebook since 2018

Wed Feb 16 2022 - 20:34

Facebook cannot keep burying its head in the sand and hope things blow over

Net Results: Rebrand flop a sign social media giant needs to face up to problems after another turbulent year

Thu Dec 02 2021 - 04:57

‘I work to keep a roof over my head. I don’t see any other value or purpose in work. Zero’

Time millionaires: Meet the people who have cut back on work to pursue the pleasure of leisure

Mon Oct 18 2021 - 06:00

Delay, deny, deflect: the Facebook school of crisis management

A new book reveals a lot about how the social media giant operates and its bid for market dominance

Sat Aug 07 2021 - 06:00

Microsoft’s ripped-up Jedi contract, Sydney in lockdown and the Sun Valley elite

Planet Business: New chair of embattled Teneo looks to put an end to ‘bad occurrences’

Sat Jul 10 2021 - 05:20

Facebook rejects two proposals to reduce Zuckerberg’s control over the company

Board rejects proposal to replace founder as chairman at annual meeting

Thu May 27 2021 - 09:14

Were social media giants right to silence Trump?

World View: Censorship, democracy and free speech key to interference in public discourse

Sat Jan 30 2021 - 01:00

Jennifer O'Connell: Working mothers are bearing an unfair burden in lockdown fallout

Teachers and parents are stepping up to the homeschooling challenge. It is time employers did too

Sat Jan 16 2021 - 01:00

Google, Facebook ‘agreed to team up’ against possible antitrust action

Wall Street Journal cites draft version of lawsuit filed by 10 states against Google

Tue Dec 22 2020 - 07:10

Irish Facebook workers seek greater Covid-19 protections

Scores of Dublin content moderators ask company to maximise at-home working

Thu Nov 19 2020 - 12:25

Billie Jean King, Sheryl Sandberg and others on how to close the gender pay gap

Trailblazers from around the world discuss what works and what else needs to be done

Fri Aug 07 2020 - 15:19

US chief executives urge Congress to ‘save small businesses’

Stimulus plan stalls on concern about outlook for US economy as infection rates climb

Mon Aug 03 2020 - 18:42

Facebook not doing enough to fight discrimination, audit says

Report likely to pile on pressure for company facing ad boycott

Wed Jul 08 2020 - 12:08

Facebook must get better at dealing with hate speech, says Sheryl Sandberg

Company set to release its long-anticipated civil rights audit

Tue Jul 07 2020 - 17:38

It's time to fact-check Facebook

Net Results: How much longer do we let monolithic speech arbiters like Facebook and Twitter operate with little limitation?

Thu Jun 04 2020 - 06:00

Facebook accused of downplaying IP value in $9bn US tax case

Case centres on how tech giant valued software and trademarks transferred to Ireland

Wed Feb 19 2020 - 09:18

Washington lobbyist leading the push to break up corporate monopolies

Antitrust activist Sarah Miller is part of a push to rewire the US economy

Fri Feb 14 2020 - 16:00

Zuckerberg to appear before congressional committee

Hearing is examination of Facebook’s broad impact on the financial services and housing industries

Thu Oct 10 2019 - 09:39

We should not get overly friendly with Facebook

As global regulators scrutinise social network’s activities, we need to tread carefully

Sat Sept 07 2019 - 05:42

Stranger Things ‘meddling kids’ have worryingly gone full-1980s

Patrick Freyne: There’s worse things than having a portal to hell – what do you think the M50 is?

Fri Jul 05 2019 - 06:00

Google made $4.7bn from news sites in 2018, almost matching revenue of entire industry

News Media Alliance says between 16% and 40% of Google search results are news content

Mon Jun 10 2019 - 19:09

Sexist job advert legacy of the 1970s still lingers

Days when only men had ‘initiative’ and only women were ‘friendly’ not really so distant

Tue Jun 04 2019 - 05:13

Kenny eased Facebook’s fears over EU copyright laws

Then-taoiseach told Sheryl Sandberg Ireland would take ‘minimalist’ approach to rules

Mon Jun 03 2019 - 00:57

Varadkar letter assured Facebook’s Sandberg of ‘business-friendly’ climate

Taoiseach wrote to tech executive pledging to help social media giant ‘realise your plans’

Tue May 14 2019 - 04:00

Time for Irish business to check gender scorecard

Muted response to poor recent data from UK shows much remains to be done

Fri May 10 2019 - 05:17

Facebook to stop telling users to say hi to dead friends

Algorithmic features have suggested wishing happy birthday to those who have died

Wed Apr 10 2019 - 11:28

Facebook curbs ad targeting for race, gender and age

Advertising for housing, jobs or credit will no longer be able to target based on those categories

Wed Mar 20 2019 - 09:40

New Zealand cabinet to start work on gun law reform

Suspect Brenton Tarrant (28) understood to have held firearms licence and five guns

Mon Mar 18 2019 - 00:01

The world will be watching our dealings with multinationals

Net Results: Irish politicians need to be above board in the face of huge lobbying power

Thu Mar 07 2019 - 05:30

Enda Kenny did not lobby for Facebook on internet privacy, watchdogs say

Data commissioner responds to reports ex-taoiseach helped firm influence EU laws

Mon Mar 04 2019 - 00:02

Pilita Clark: ‘Women must insist on right to be as useless as men’

Constantly being urged to celebrate an inspiring or spectacular woman is exhausting

Mon Feb 25 2019 - 05:09

‘My experience of dealing with the Irish banks has been woeful’

Inside Track: Liz Doyle, The Fine Dining Club

Fri Feb 08 2019 - 05:44

Facebook says sorry but must do more to rebuild trust

While State benefits from social media giant’s investment here, it must ensure Facebook complies with data privacy laws

Thu Jan 31 2019 - 05:45