Life Regulatory fines prompt Meta to threaten removal of Facebook and Instagram in Nigeria Supreme court says social networking giant has until June to pay $290m in penalties 6 May
Radio Uncertainty at Intel Rumours of job cuts to be confirmed, the DMA shows its teeth and the rest of the week's news 25 Apr
Life Co-founder of Instagram testifies against Meta in antitrust case Systrom alleges Zuckerberg hindered Instagram's growth to protect Facebook's dominance 24 Apr
Life DPC forced to reinvestigate GDPR complaints by European court Ruling marks latest twist in set of three actions dating back to 2018 29 Jan
Life Meta unveils smart glasses for athletes Zuckerberg expects users will warm to feature-rich glasses, despite price point 27 Jan
Life Meta offers thousands to lure TikTokkers and YouTubers Eligible creators can receive up to $5,000 depending on their social media reach 24 Jan
Blogs Social media landscape in chaos with more than a ‘vibe shift’ underway Internet billionaires are expecting to profit handsomely as they fall in line with Trump, but social media faces choppy waters ahead, says Jason Walsh 17 Jan
Life Meta’s ‘pay or consent’ policy breaks the Digital Markets Act, says Brussels 'Pay or consent' model asks users to enable the processing of their personal data or pay a monthly fee 15 Jan
Life Meta to replace fact-checkers with ‘community notes’ system similar to X Over the next months, Meta will phase in a community notes system and simplify its policies on fact-checking 10 Jan
Life Coimisiún na Meán determines Facebook ‘exposed to terrorist content’ Decision follows the notification of two or more final removal orders from EU competent authorities in the last 12 months 16 Dec
Life Judge in California allows lawsuits against Meta in US over mental health of teens Lawsuits contend that social media sites designed to be addictive 17 Oct
Trade Mark Zuckerberg rises to fourth richest person in the world Meta's strong share performance creates spike in founder's fortune 30 Sep
Radio Eirmersive’s Camille Donegan on extended reality in 2024 New visions of work and the Dead Internet explained 20 Sep
Radio Taking AI to the bank with DCU’s Prof Michael Dowling CrowdStrike makes a powerful new enemy, Azure and 365 take a tumble, and GenAI coming to a high street near you 2 Aug
Trade Europe takes action against Meta over Facebook subscription model Brussels not happy with 'pay or ok' pricing 2 Jul
Blogs Meta’s Clegg tries to shame EU into dismantling consumer protections Blather about Europe ‘falling behind’ in AI is only an attempt to convince politicians to let US capital rip on our personal data, says Jason... 28 Jun
Life Meta, LinkedIn under renewed scrutiny in Europe GDPR, DSA invoked to bring social media giants into line 10 Jun
Life European Commission opens formal investigation into Meta Digital Services Act violations could lead to fines of 6% of global turnover 17 May
Life Europe goes after Meta over lack of protection against misinformation Violations of Digital Services Act could cost Facebook parent company 6% of global revenue 30 Apr
Radio Social media under the microscope and Dimitra’s Jon Trask on blockchain in agriculture Revealing investigations for TikTok and YouTube and how one company is bringing setting up farmers with smart contracts 19 Apr
Radio Easter eggs and April fools Some 'best of' pranks from tech history and the rest of the week's news 1 Apr
Trade How Big Tech is reacting to the Digital Markets Act Doing business in the EU got a whole lot more expensive 8 Mar
Blogs The Big Tech bounceback masks big risks A year of belt-tightening has seen the tech giants record super profits, but seven companies do not make up the economy, says Jason Walsh 2 Feb
Blogs No news value Facebook has banned news from its platforms in Canada following a demand for payment. It’s too late, says Jason Walsh 23 Jun
Life Meta hit with record €1.2bn fine from Data Commissioner DPC finds US data transfer practices a breach of GDPR 22 May
Blogs The view from the social media cheap seats is good, for now TikTok has climbed to unimagined dizzy heights, but there is no reason to think Facebook is in trouble, says Jason Walsh 12 May
Radio Victoria Gascon Perez on technology transfer at UL More trouble in social media, and how the key to creating a great spin-out 14 Apr
Radio Threadjacking, portraits too good to be true and UN AI advisor Neil Sahota A master inventor gives his view on artificial intelligence 24 Feb
Life Meta notifies around 1m Facebook users of potential compromise through malicious apps The vast majority of apps targeting iOS users appeared to be genuine apps for managing business functions such as advertising and analytics 10 Oct
Pro Facebook business accounts hijacked by infostealer malware campaign Threat actors are using LinkedIn phishing to seize business, ad accounts for financial gain 26 Jul
Pro Meta begins encrypting Facebook URLs, nullifying tracking countermeasures The move has made URL stripping impossible but will improve analytics 19 Jul
Life EU inches closer to blocking Meta from sending personal data to US The decision could see the shut down of Instagram and Facebook on the continent 8 Jul
Radio Schneider Electric’s Marc Garner on data centres and sustainability Getting the balance right between power management and innovation 3 Jun
Trade EU rules against Meta in data privacy row The European Court of Justice says consumer groups can take legal action over data privacy breaches 29 Apr
Life Ukrainians protest at Facebook and Google offices in Dublin Calls for the global removal of all Russian state-run and Kremlin-affiliated accounts and content 2 Mar
Life Texas sues Facebook for misusing facial recognition data State wants up to $25,000 per alleged violation for discontinued programme 16 Feb
Life Meta Oversight Board urges Facebook to protect users from doxing The social media giant had called on the Board to advise on exemptions around "publicly available" data 9 Feb
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