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Calls for fines and gardaí after undercover report about Facebook moderation...

Channel 4′s Dispatches programme sent a reporter to record training.

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Retail Excellence suspends partnership with Facebook after undercover...

Retail Excellence had partnered with Facebook to provide training to retailers to enhance their digital strategies through their platform.

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Naughten to meet Facebook management to discuss 'deep concerns' about harmful...

A Dispatches documentary revealed that inappropriate content remained on the social media platform despite being reported.

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Zuckerberg says Holocaust denial is 'deeply offensive' after criticism over...

The Facebook CEO said posts denying the Holocaust took place would not be removed automatically from the social media platform.

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Minister tells Facebook he is 'appalled and disgusted' over harmful content

Naughten said that the company needed a “step change” in their practices.

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Aptamil says there are 'no safety issues' with milk formula after claims it...

French food group Danone, who manufacture the product, launched an investigation this month following hundreds of complaints from parents.

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Watchdog fears foreign ads could influence Irish referendums and elections

The Standards in Public Office said it is concerned about political interference from organisations outside of Ireland.

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Facebook has a massive €102 billion wiped off its market value

Shares of the social media giant have tumbled on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

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Politicians to return from holidays to grill Facebook execs on undercover...

An undercover Channel 4 Dispatches programme into moderation at the Dublin Headquarters revealed widespread failures.

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'Bad' accounts like Resisters and Aztlan Warriors shut down by Facebook ahead...

“We’re still in the very early stages of our investigation,” Facebook said.

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'The time for apologies is over': Facebook launches inquiry following...

Workers at Irish contactor CPL who featured in the TV programme have been urged to take time off for their wellbeing.

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Taoiseach says there's 'no evidence of a land bubble' in Ireland

Leo Varadkar said it is something the government will keep an eye on.

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Twitter suspends personal account of Infowars' host Alex Jones

It comes a week after Twitter said it would not follow other social media companies in banning Jones from its platform.

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Twitter and Facebook ban hundreds of accounts in crackdown on Iran, Russia...

Mark Zuckerberg called the deception campaigns “sophisticated and well-funded efforts that aren’t going to stop”.

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Irish consumers scammed by fraudulent websites advertising on Facebook and...

Well-known brands have distanced themselves from the websites, whose ads keep appearing on social media.

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Twitter's Jack Dorsey tells US Senate that platform does not operate on basis...

It comes after Donald Trump accused technology firms of “censorship” and suppressing conservative voices.

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One farmer stands in the way of Facebook's plans to expand its Meath data...

The social media giant is planning a facility the size of around eight Aviva pitches.

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32% of Irish children are talking to strangers online every week

Over half of nine year olds are on social media despite age restrictions, a new survey has found.

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Minister raises age verification issues with Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg

A recent study found that over half of nine year olds are on social media despite age restrictions.

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The founders of Instagram are leaving the company amid reports of clashes...

Facebook bought Instagram in 2012 for $1 billion.

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Facebook Nazi meme deleted as YFG calls on Ógra Shinn Féin to apologise

Young Fine Gael and Ógra Shinn Féin are at odds after the latter compared Fine Gael to the Nazis.

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Facebook says that up to 50 million of its accounts have been breached

The social media giant says the breach is something that is “incredibly important”.

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Facebook management to be called before Oireachtas Committee over 'alarming'...

Yesterday it emerged that up to 50 million accounts were affected this week after a flaw on the social network was exploited by hackers.

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Irish data watchdog told only small amount of EU accounts affected in...

On Friday, Facebook reported that up to 50 million accounts were breached in a security flaw.

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'Could do better': Criticism over funding as Facebook launches new...

Facebook and DCU have launched a new anti-bullying training programme for secondary schools.

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Poll: Should Ireland follow the UK in introducing a 'Google tax'?

The measure was announced in the UK’s Budget yesterday but, with many tech giants located here, should Ireland do the same?

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Facebook is moving into AIB's Ballsbridge HQ and could bring 5,000 more jobs

The tech giant has had its international headquarters in Ireland since 2009.

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Alcohol ads with pro-drinking comments on Facebook 'boost desire to drink'

A new study has unearthed the power of alcohol ads online.

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Social media ad regulations should be drawn up for future referendums,...

The Referendum Commission says new regulations should be drawn up by government.

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Major Facebook outage as users experience problems loading social media site

Users have been experiencing problems all morning.

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Departing Facebook communications chief takes blame for PR firm controversy

Elliot Schrage taking the hit for the controversy is seen by some as convenient, since he previously said he was leaving the company.

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Man (50) who threatened to put intimate images of ex-girlfriend on Facebook...

John Lyons said his ex owed him €5,000 from money he claimed he spent on her during their relationship.

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The features of online hate speech in Ireland and why it's often not flagged

A DCU report said that there were two types of people who posted hate speech: those “versed” in it and those who just reproduce it.

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Tech giants are turning Dublin into one of Europe’s hottest property markets

A PwC report has ranked the capital as a top city for real estate investment and development.

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Facebook bug may have exposed millions of user photos

The bug might have affected 6.8 million users over a 12-day period through third-party applications.

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Washington D.C. sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal

The suit alleges that Facebook misled users about the security of their data.

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Facebook says it no longer lets companies like Netflix, Spotify read users'...

Facebook said the partnerships did allow features like “messaging integrations” but nearly all have been shut down over the past few months.

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Leo Varadkar has watched the Roscommon eviction video, but says it doesn't...

The incident caught on video shows a property being repossessed by private security personnel.

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Advertising watchdog should be 'beefed up' so it can monitor online political...

The minister said the ASAI should have statutory powers extended to it so it can take over monitoring the standards of political ads.

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Unequivocal devotion to social media was shortsighted, proving that hindsight...

‘We have given so much of ourselves.’

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