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<p>Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives for a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children. Picture: Ryan Sun/AP</p>

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Zuckerberg defends Meta at unprecedented social media trial

The case, along with two others, has been selected as a bellwether trial, meaning its outcome could impact how thousands of similar lawsuits against social media companies are likely to play out.

<p>At its core, the case that will play out before a Los Angeles jury over the next six to eight weeks is about two things; whether Instagram and YouTube designed their platforms in a way that could cause children to become addicted to social media.</p>

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Marion McKeone: Judgement day for social media platforms

<p>Neil Gaiman posted on Facebook: 'The allegations against me are completely and simply untrue. There are emails, text messages, and video evidence that flatly contradict them.' File picture: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP</p>

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Author Neil Gaiman claims sexual assault allegations are result of ‘smear campaign’

TikTok Ban Looms On The Eve Of Inauguration

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TikTok to strengthen age-verification technology across EU

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Meta hits out at EU investigations over 'aberrant' requests for information

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Deepfake scams: How AI fraudsters used David McWilliams and Miriam O’Callaghan to trick victims

Clare man admits stalking after falsely branding two men as paedophiles on Facebook

Clare man admits stalking after falsely branding two men as paedophiles on Facebook

Facebook post falsely identified two men as ‘sick paedos’, offered a €1,000 reward, and stated that 'cable ties and baseball bats are at hand'

Mon, 11 Aug, 2025

Facebook content moderators unable to pursue actions for psychological injuries in Ireland

Facebook content moderators unable to pursue actions for psychological injuries in Ireland

The moderators working in Germany and Spain claim they suffered serious psychological injuries from being exposed to graphic and violent content

Wed, 30 Apr, 2025

Garda sting catches fraudster selling fake driving licences for €680

Garda sting catches fraudster selling fake driving licences for €680

A garda pretending to be interested in buying one of the fakes was offered a bogus licence via Whatsapp

Wed, 23 Apr, 2025

Meta adds Stripe CEO Patrick Collison to board amid leadership and policy shifts

Meta adds Stripe CEO Patrick Collison to board amid leadership and policy shifts

Patrick Collison and Dina Powell McCormick, a former Trump adviser, join Meta’s expanding board as company reshapes leadership and policy direction

Sat, 12 Apr, 2025

Meta Ireland chief calls for reduction in 'regulation and bureaucracy' around AI in Europe

Meta Ireland chief calls for reduction in 'regulation and bureaucracy' around AI in Europe

Company refuses to launch AI features in EU due to privacy and data rules

Wed, 26 Feb, 2025

Online Safety Bill

Meta denies claims it is pushing users to follow accounts linked to Trump team

It comes after some users expressed surprise when they saw they were following the accounts of Mr Trump and his vice president JD Vance following their inauguration on Monday

Wed, 22 Jan, 2025

Meta ends fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram

Meta will continue to check facts 'for now' outside the US

The European Union requires large platforms to actively cull deceptive political content and disinformation or risk heavy fines under the Digital Services Act

Mon, 20 Jan, 2025

Facebook owner Meta hit with €251m in EU fines for 2018 data breach

Under the 27-nation EU’s strict privacy regime, the Irish watchdog is Meta’s lead privacy regulator because the company’s regional headquarters is in Dublin

Tue, 17 Dec, 2024

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Only a fraction of fines levied by Data Protection Commission have been paid by ‘Big Tech’

Less than 1% of the €3.2bn DPC fines issued since 2020 have been paid to date, writes Ken Foxe

Fri, 13 Dec, 2024

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South Korea fines Meta €13.8m for illegally collecting Facebook user information

The information included data about their political views and sexual orientation

Wed, 13 Nov, 2024

Bus Éireann moves to shut down bizarre scam featuring Cork actor Cillian Murphy

Bus Éireann moves to shut down bizarre scam featuring Cork actor Cillian Murphy

Images of the Oppenheimer star and Cork councillor Kieran McCarthy holding Leap cards alongside images of Bus Éireann buses have appeared on a Facebook page in recent days

Fri, 06 Sep, 2024

Fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were ‘primed to polarise voters’

Fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were ‘primed to polarise voters’

The network of nearly 4,800 fake accounts was trying to build an audience when it was identified and eliminated by the tech company, which owns Facebook and Instagram

Thu, 30 Nov, 2023

Tech giants branded online ‘gatekeepers’ in next phase of EU’s digital crackdown

Tech giants branded online ‘gatekeepers’ in next phase of EU’s digital crackdown

The European Union has targeted Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, Facebook owner Meta and TikTok parent ByteDance under new digital rules aimed at reining in the market power of online companies.

Wed, 06 Sep, 2023

Ofcom study

Facebook-owner Meta shares rise on forecast strong growth will continue

Chief executive Zuckerberg talks up AI products 'in the pipeline'

Wed, 26 Jul, 2023

Meta fine

'Unacceptable and disappointing': Tech giant decline invitations from Oireachtas committee

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said the Oireachtas finance committee had sent invitations to Google, Meta, Twitter, and Amazon last month.

Wed, 14 Jun, 2023

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Court grants Meta short stay on DPC decision to suspend data transfer to US

That decision, delivered on May 22 and accompanied by a record €1.2bn fine, saw the American company given five months to delete all the data it holds on users

Fri, 09 Jun, 2023

Meta layoffs expected

Meta planning fresh round of job cuts as soon as this week

The company already cut 13% of its global workforce in November

Tue, 07 Mar, 2023

Meta layoffs expected

Meta shares soar as Facebook owner forecasts upbeat first-quarter revenue

Shares of peers Alphabet (the parent company of Google) and Snap also rose after the social media giant issued its upbeat revenue outlook.

Wed, 01 Feb, 2023

FILE PHOTO The Data Protection Commission has fined Facebook and Twitter €390m for personal data breaches END

Data Protection Commission hiked €59m fine for Facebook owner Meta to €390m

DPC had imposed the smaller fine after it found Meta had breached GDPR but European Data Protection Board rejected that decision

Wed, 04 Jan, 2023

Seamus Coffey: No fallout from the demise of the 'double-Irish'

Seamus Coffey: No fallout from the demise of the 'double-Irish'

While the double-Irish structure impacted tax payments, it did not do so in Ireland, in other European countries.

Wed, 28 Dec, 2022

Coronavirus and social media use

State departments spent €1.4m on social media ads in 2022

Dramatic rise in amounts forked out, with ads placed across Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, Snapchat, and YouTube

Mon, 26 Dec, 2022

Rulings represent 'existential threat' to Facebook parent Meta, says expert

Rulings represent 'existential threat' to Facebook parent Meta, says expert

Data protection expert Daragh O’Brien of consultants Castlebridge said that the actions demanded of Meta "go to the fundamentals of how they operate”.

Tue, 29 Nov, 2022

Meta layoffs expected

Tech giants 'committed to Irish operations' despite job losses

The company’s 3,000 permanent staff at its European head office in Dublin are anxiously waiting to hear if they will be among the expected Irish redundances

Wed, 09 Nov, 2022

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Varadkar 'not unduly concerned' about tech layoffs

Large tech firms Twitter, Meta and Intel have made contact with his Enterprise department in recent days to alert it of potential redundancies.

Wed, 09 Nov, 2022

FILE PHOTO Chief of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the social network's parent company is changing it's name to Met

Meta to begin axing thousands of jobs worldwide

The company directly employees over 3,000 people across Ireland

Wed, 09 Nov, 2022

Facebook's Irish staff 'really stressed' ahead of reported layoffs

Facebook's Irish staff 'really stressed' ahead of reported layoffs

Meta employs 3,000 people at its Dublin head office, and 6,000 more elsewhere in Ireland, including Clonee in Co Meath and Reality Labs in Cork

Tue, 08 Nov, 2022

Complaints system for removal of online content 'won't be available for two years'

Complaints system for removal of online content 'won't be available for two years'

The system would allow internet users to request the removal of sensitive content, if unsuccessful when requesting removal from online sites themselves

Tue, 20 Sep, 2022

What companies have slowed hiring? Google latest to hit brakes

What companies have slowed hiring? Google latest to hit brakes

A number of tech giants have announced hiring freezes and hinted at layoffs over the past few weeks - from Apple to Meta, here are some of the companies making trims

Thu, 21 Jul, 2022

Instagram begins testing new age verification tools

Instagram begins testing new age verification tools

Instagram said it is partnering with British technology firm Yoti on the video selfie verification test, with the firm’s tech able to estimate someone’s age based on facialfeatures and share this with Meta.

Fri, 01 Jul, 2022

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I'm a paediatrician — and this is why using your child on social media is wrong

Dr Niamh Lynch says digital child labour must stop. We must consider the children's rights and their safety

Mon, 02 May, 2022

'Technical issue' resolved after Facebook and Instagram go down

'Technical issue' resolved after Facebook and Instagram go down

Issues accessing Facebook and Instagram have been resolved after social media users reported problems accessing the sites. Many reported outages for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp , with all three owned by Meta, Facebook's parent company.

Thu, 24 Mar, 2022

Facebook launches UK tool

Facebook parent company hit by €17m fine by Data Protection Commission

The fine comes following an investigation into a series of 12 data breach notifications received by the watchdog between June and December 2018

Tue, 15 Mar, 2022

Bumpy road ahead as Facebook looks to overcome challenges and crises

Bumpy road ahead as Facebook looks to overcome challenges and crises

Facebook has 1.929bn daily users, but the first fall in numbers in 18 years triggered a share price collapse that wiped the equivalent of Portugal’s GDP off its value, writes Dan Milmo.

Fri, 04 Feb, 2022

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Facebook to shut down facial recognition system due to societal concerns

The change will now delete the "facial recognition templates" of more than 1 billion people.

Tue, 02 Nov, 2021

Facebook and Instagram 'allowing Covid misinformation to thrive'

NewsGuard said some pages did include Facebook labels offering links to 'the latest coronavirus information' but added that not enough was being done by platforms to inform users about the trustworthiness of sources

Tue, 02 Nov, 2021

Facebook safety

Facebook whistleblower calls on Mark Zuckerberg to step down as CEO

Frances Haugen said Facebook’s parent company, rebranded Meta last week, is unlikely to change if its founder remains in charge

Tue, 02 Nov, 2021

Dublin Tech Summit

Q&A: What is Facebook’s new 'metaverse' platform and how could it work?

Facebook has announced plans to hire 10,000 staff in Europe to work on the metaverse, its plans for a futuristic new computing platform

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Whistleblower says Facebook is 'hurting the most vulnerable'

Asked about hate speech, Ms Haugen said: 'Unquestionably it is making hate worse'

Mon, 25 Oct, 2021

Facebook Whistleblower: Bullying follows children home from school thanks to Instagram

Facebook Whistleblower: Bullying follows children home from school thanks to Instagram

Francis Haugen told UK MPs that Facebook’s own research suggested Instagram is dangerous for young people

Mon, 25 Oct, 2021

Facebook Papers Mideast Maid Abuse

Apple once threatened Facebook ban over Middle East maid abuse concerns

Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from its app store two years ago over concerns about the platform being used as a tool to trade and sell maids in the Middle East, documents show.

Mon, 25 Oct, 2021

Facebook safety

Facebook’s language gaps ‘weaken screening of hate and terrorism’

The problems plaguing Facebook’s content moderation are systemic, internal company documents from a whistleblower suggest.

Mon, 25 Oct, 2021

Facebook safety

Big tech companies need stronger regulation, Facebook executive says

Monika Bickert, Facebook’s vice president of content policy, believes that 'government regulation can establish standards all companies should meet'

Sat, 23 Oct, 2021

Facebook crisis grows as new whistleblower and leaked documents emerge

Facebook crisis grows as new whistleblower and leaked documents emerge

Company under fire as news reports detail spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories even as staff raised concerns

Sat, 23 Oct, 2021

AP Poll Misinformation

Facebook: Virtual or Virtueless reality?

Facebook's ‘metaverse’ sounds like Zoom on steroids, with a touch of magic mushrooms, according to University College Cork Philosophy lecturer, Vittorio Bufacchi, who thinks the social media giant's new virtual ‘reality’ has no virtues

Fri, 22 Oct, 2021