Life Hate speech on the decline on Facebook, company reports Social network claims removal of hate speech content has increased 15-fold 23 Aug
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Trade UK regulator puts Facebook’s Giphy acquisition in doubt CMA says takeover will "negatively impact competition between social media platforms" 13 Aug
Life US senator wants social media companies held liable for anti-vax lies Amy Klobuchar calls for some Section 230 protections to be stripped from social media 26 Jul
Life Consumers flocking to social commerce during pandemic 78% of Irish consumers have bought products directly from social media 18 Jun
Life President Biden repeals and replaces Trump’s TikTok executive order For the second time since May, Biden voids a Trump-era executive order targeting social media 10 Jun
Life Social media advocates sue Florida over new law Big tech industry organisations aim to strike down SB7072 31 May
Life Sony inks integration deal with chat app Discord The partnership follows rumours of a collapsed takeover deal with Microsoft 5 May
Life Article 19: Social Media Council would help Ireland combat online disinformation Would involve participation from social media companies, media, and members of civil society 26 Mar
Life Hiding ‘Likes’ on Instagram can make you less lonely, say researchers Omitting image performance figures found to protect users' wellbeing 25 Feb
Life Article 19 launch campaign to tackle disinformation online Young Irish activists to spearhead debate on disinformation and freedom of expression 4 Dec
Life Majority of social media users notice uptick in fake news during pandemic Baby Boomers account for the biggest rise in online news consumption 3 Sep
Life Facebook says it won’t even try to block 2020 election disinformation Social network gives up on moderation effort 15 Jun
Blogs The social media dilemma More pressure on social media platforms to be responsible for the content they host - from an odd source 29 May
Life Climate change top concern amongst Irish millennials Two-thirds believe they would be happier with reduced use of social media 24 Sep
Life Social media overload affects students’ academic performance, finds NUIG study Social media 'depletes the self-control needed to study diligently and develop one’s career' 18 Sep
Life Children spend equivalent of 61 days a year online – report Almost half of children speak to strangers online 10 Sep
Life Twitter celebrates 12 years of the hashtag Last year Irish people used hashtags for entertainment and altruism 23 Aug
Life Twitter simplifies rules in attempt to maintain “platform integrity” Revised measures to keep “everyone safe and supporting a healthier public conversation” 10 Jun
Life 90% of people feel social media has a ‘fake news’ problem, study finds Tech week survey finds 38% noticed significant changes since the new GDPR laws were introduced 15 May
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