How Minecraft became a cultural phenomenon: ‘I have hundreds of worlds. When I get sick of one I just start again’
The most popular video game of all time is about to become a Hollywood movie starring Jack Black
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A bunch of influencers are sitting in a windowless bunker. It’s hard not to agree this is the future humanity deserves
Fighting its future format death, Netflix has tempted YouTube phenomena ‘the Sidemen’ over to its doomed cause for Inside
The eyes have it: Michelle Obama’s new video podcast is part of a fast-growing trend
In My Opinion will be released in both video and audio formats as subscribers increasingly want to watch as well as listen to podcasts
Blank-tape bliss can never be repeated
In the media industry, as on video cassettes, there is vivid colour, but no lifetime guarantee
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
Lisa Eldridge revolutionised make-up routines over a decade ago. Now she’s doing it again
Eldridge’s latest launch may surprise you, but it makes perfect sense - and it’s now available in Ireland
How can we keep our kids safe online? Here are some tips for parents
It’s not practical to completely cut off online access, but there are ways of minimising exposure to harm
One of Stanley Kubrick’s greatest films was made free to watch on YouTube. It’s a sign of the trouble movie studios are in
Warner Bros’ experiment with Barry Lyndon and Michael Collins is a sign of its contortions as it tries to reshape itself to modern viewing habits
Model Strangers: ‘People want to be heard’ says the man behind hit online street interviews
Street photographer Christopher Ward has amassed more than a million followers by capturing the wisdom of strangers in stop-and-chat videos
YouTube chief Neal Mohan bets on AI and ‘creators’ to supercharge growth
Veteran executive seen as a potential Google CEO must tackle threats from Trump to tech rivals
The ‘Hawk Tuah girl’ went viral. You won’t believe what happened next – except, of course, you will
In Haliey Welch’s rise to fame, there was an Instagram account, then a podcast and, inevitably, a cryptocurrency
Top kids shows on Netflix suffer ‘diminishing returns’, Irish study finds
Industry-first analysis of the streamer’s own data confirms preschool titles originating on YouTube dominate its list of best performers
Oprah Winfrey discusses Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These: ‘I had never heard of the Magdalene laundries’
Winfrey chose Keegan’s novella for the first instalment of her new YouTube series The Oprah Podcast
New online safety code to protect children on social platforms including Facebook, YouTube and TikTok
Coimisiún na Meán’s code will affect all video-sharing platforms with EU headquarters in Ireland
Irish YouTube guru Paddy Galloway sticks it to stuffy career-guidance counsellors everywhere
Graham Dwyer prosecutor Seán Guerin defends his home plans; the Irish public annoy Donald Trump; and Irish journalists snub Paddy Cosgrave’s Web Summit
Instagram star Garron Noone: ‘I’ve been broke most of my life. I’ve cleaned up people’s puke for money. Success is a transient thing’
The TikTok and Instagram star, who is hosting a new podcast, has grown used to attention from strangers. Not all of it is welcome
Regulator expressed strong concerns with TikTok about content featuring self-harm, misogyny
Coimisiún na Meán held meeting with tech firm after RTÉ investigation and report by DCU Anti-Bullying Centre
Comedian Max Fosh: ‘There’s always been this weird fascination with the upper-class nature of British society’
The 29-year-old YouTube sensation talks about power of being silly and what to expect from upcoming shows in Belfast and Dublin
Age of influencers: how content creation has become the toughest of dream jobs
‘Influencing’ didn’t exist as a career 20 years ago but it’s now one of the most popular, with ever-younger people aspiring to become the next big thing on social media
Media regulator opens review into how social media platforms deal with illegal online content
An initial information-gathering process by Coimisiún na Meán into how social media platforms deal with illegal online content could ultimately be expanded into an investigation or enforcement action
Children are not safe anywhere online. It’s time to hit tech companies in the bottom line
For those of us trying to protect children from online harm, it’s been like bailing a boat with a soup ladle while big tech is filling it with a fire hose
Roblox and YouTube main sources of online content which ‘bothered or upset’ primary school children - report
Online safety charity says there is ‘vital need’ for online safety education in schools
Susan Wojcicki obituary: chief executive of YouTube as it was reshaping entertainment and politics
Wojcicki found herself at the centre of numerous controversies as the video-sharing platform became an increasingly important influence
Taoiseach, here’s how to take action against extreme material online
There are powerful tools to counter the amplification of extreme material. We just need to use them
MrBeast, one of YouTube’s richest stars, may have shown his true colours. Can his empire survive?
YouTubers have survived cancellation before. Can Jimmy Donaldson do the same?
Susan Wojcicki, internet pioneer at Google and YouTube, dies
Long-time executive played key role in growth of search and video giant
The Canada Goose-wearing young men offer to sell ‘the best crack in Dublin’. You don’t see that in Tourism Ireland ads
IShowSpeed and KSI have been taking their YouTube audiences around Ireland. How have we left our children with these idiots to look up to?
Meet Adam B, the Derry YouTuber with 4m subscribers you’ve never heard of, but your kids probably have
In the world of content creation, only those who please the online algorithms survive. Adam B is one of them: his father’s background is in data science
I’ve got sucked into stupid rows online and regretted it afterwards. So why keep going back for more?
When social media first took off, it was presented as a public commons, where people could exchange ideas and interests. What it eventually became couldn’t be further from that civilised concept
The Man with 1,000 Kids review: Would you accept a sperm donation from a raw meat-eating amateur surfer?
Television: Curly-haired Dutchman Jonathan Jacob Meijer is thought to have fathered some 1,100 children
YouTube seeks record label deals for new AI music tools
Licensing negotiations come as music industry wrestles with legal and creative impact of artificial intelligence
Children’s mental health under attack by the smartphone
Diversity, equity and inclusion programmes are implemented in a spirit of political correctness and woke
Sneaky sexually suggestive filming: Britain is in the grip of a social media trend that raises uncomfortable questions
UK police are investigating a raft of complaints from women who have been surreptitiously filmed on nights out
Normies, incels and red-pilled: What are the dangerous ideas boys are being fed online?
Influencers like Andrew Tate and Myron Gaines feed on male insecurity by offering spurious advice on mental health, money-making and fitness, but extreme misogynistic content quickly follows
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