ChatGPT, Spotify and X among websites down after outage at network firm Cloudflare
Tens of thousands of internet users locked out of websites due to internal server error
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At Least It Looks Good from Space by Carl Kinsella: Between comedy and calamity
Kinsella proves a sharp satirist and shrewd observer of the minutiae of Irish life in this collection of essays
Coimisiún na Meán begins investigation into the social media platform X
Move stems from concerns over social network’s compliance with internal complaint handling system legislation
EU launches ‘Democracy Shield’ to fight disinformation and interference online
Michael McGrath says initiative aims to safeguard fairness of elections and counter foreign information manipulation
India accused of ‘state terrorism’ after suicide bombing kills at least 12 in Pakistan
Islamabad attack comes a day after a car explosion in New Delhi that PM Narendra Modi blamed on unnamed ‘conspirators’
Would a male pundit ever be described as ‘the Fred West of football commentary’?
Women soccer commentators still regular targets for prejudice and misogyny
‘Absolute violence and worse is the only thing that should happen’: How social media drove the Citywest riots
Far-right agitators, retweeted by prominent international figures including billionaire Elon Musk, used social media networks to foment anger
Carl Kinsella on living with OCD: ‘It’s like having a puppet regime installed in your head’
The columnist and author on relating more to Generation X than his own age group, taking extended breaks from everyday life, and his existential dread of tech billionaires
Social media platforms need to be ‘accountable’ for scam adverts, PayPal says
Payments giant backs Government proposal to crack down on ads linked to fraud schemes
Threads messaging to be rolled out in Ireland over ‘next few days’, says Meta
Function was launched in the US in July
Connolly keepie-uppies, Humphreys’s ‘quality videos’: The presidential social media battle
In online battle for support, Catherine Connolly is beating Heather Humphreys
Elon Musk hit by exodus of senior staff over burnout and politics
Churn at Tesla and xAI comes amid disillusionment with billionaire’s activism, strategic pivots and mass lay-offs
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
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
X gets stay on temporary orders requiring it to reinstate account of cryptocurrency analyst
Analyst claims he is $20,000 a month out of pocket and followers at risk of being scammed by alleged impersonator accounts
Cryptocurrency analyst gets temporary court order requiring X to reinstate his account
Analyst claims he is losing up to $20,000 dollars monthly due to suspension
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
Oops! What branding flops tell us about the companies involved
Corporate makeovers can be very expensive and they frequently misfire
Man (38) jailed over ‘vile social media attacks’ on former Agsi chief Antoinette Cunningham
Andrew McGovern, from Rathowen, pleaded guilty to posting ‘sinister’ and ‘blatantly false’ material on Twitter
Social media algorithms are boosting videos of attacks on asylum seekers, Irish campaign group says
Videos being posted online of homeless asylum seekers culminate in attacks on them and their tents
X wants to appeal High Court ruling dismissing Coimisiún na Meán case
Company formerly known as Twitter alleged media regulator engaged in ‘overreach’ in approach to restrictions on some video content
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
The Irish Times view on X’s court defeat: the conflict will continue
The digital economy has become a key arena of US-EU competition
Senior X executive concedes 48-hour window for Twitter staff to decide future was ‘not ideal’
Labour Court hearing X appeal of €550,131 award by Workplace Relations Commission to former senior manager in social media group’s Dublin office
Ireland’s online safety code can continue but further legal challenges likely over regulation
Government believes code is crucial in protecting children from dangers in digital world
Twitter challenges €550,000 WRC award to former Dublin-based manager it says took ‘enhanced opportunity’ to depart job
Labour Court hears former Twitter executive is over €16,000 out of pocket each month since failure to sign Musk’s ‘hard core’ email saw his ousted
X slams French criminal probe over alleged algorithm ‘manipulation’
Lawmaker reported allegations over moderation and rightwing content on social media platform
What are the new online safety regulations that Big Tech is unhappy about – and will they work?
X has already launched High Court action for ‘regulatory overreach’ in advance of rules being implemented on Monday
Former AGSI chief ‘profoundly distressed’ by social media attacks, court hears
Antoinette Cunningham says content posted by Andrew McGovern was ‘filled with hate, disinformation, offensive content, lies’
How Elon Musk’s rogue Grok chatbot became a cautionary AI tale
Posts praising Hitler show the risks of accelerating the nascent technology with little stress testing and few guardrails
Linda Yaccarino steps down as chief executive of X
Former NBCUniversal executive leaves platform after two years
Starlink’s Irish unit proves a lucrative one for its staff
Latest accounts for Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors Ireland show its 38 employees earned €1.94 million between them in 2023
Elon Musk’s X to offer investment and trading in ‘super app’ push
Foray into financial services could include introducing credit or debit card, CEO Linda Yaccarino says
Labour Court to hear Musk’s X appeal against WRC ruling
Labour Court sets aside three days for hearing
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