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A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p> The leaders of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, and Tánaiste Micheál Martin, have both spoken out about the Twitter social media platform, recently rebranded as 'X'. File picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews</p>

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Irish Examiner view: Social media must play by the rules

Taoiseach and Tánaiste have added their voices to the growing clamour of warnings from security chiefs and rights campaigners about Twitter

<p>Tánaiste Micheál Martin and the Irish delegation meeting China's vice president Han Zheng and Chinese officials in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Monday. </p>

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Irish Examiner view: Micheál Martin's delicate balancing act

<p>Environment Minister and leader of the Green Party Eamon Ryan gets a standing ovation as he enters the Green Party annual conference at the City Hall in Cork. Picture: David Creedon</p>

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Disinformation a risk to democracy, Ryan tells Green Party conference

Irish Examiner view: Citizens' Assembly asked vital questions for future good of society

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Irish Examiner view: Citizens' Assembly asked vital questions for future good of society

TikTok’s data disclosure shows how social media is a Petri dish for disinformation

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TikTok’s data disclosure shows how social media is a Petri dish for disinformation

Online safety reforms

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Irish Examiner view: Democracy under threat on social media

Ireland has a moral duty to boost its defence capability against cyberattacks and disinformation

Ireland has a moral duty to boost its defence capability against cyberattacks and disinformation

Ireland’s data centre boom means we host a wildly disproportionate amount of the world's data. These centres and social media companies are on the front lines of the global battle for democracy, writes Ross Frenett

Mon, 26 Jun, 2023

How information became a weapon in Russia-Ukraine conflict

How information became a weapon in Russia-Ukraine conflict

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the deadliest conflict in Europe since the Second World War, and the first to see algorithms and TikTok videos deployed alongside fighter planes and tanks.

Thu, 23 Feb, 2023

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Irish researchers lead European disinformation battle

Project 'Vigilant' will work with four European countries to equip them with tools to better tackle disinformation online

Wed, 16 Nov, 2022

ENOCH BURKE;

Enoch Burke wants to be a martyr — and some of the media is trying its best to help him

Headlines incorrectly framing court cases could play into the hands of extremist groups which seek to stir up outrage and thereby promote their fringe views

Mon, 12 Sep, 2022

Social media apps

We need to talk about TikTok, a new arena for election disinformation

We may know it for its funny videos or dance trends but TikTok is a platform where history is rewritten, political wars are waged and deceptive, misleading and outright false narratives are shaped, seeded and spread far and wide

Thu, 04 Aug, 2022

UKRAINE Russia

Mick Clifford: Long before the bombs started falling, truth had perished in the war of words

The first casualty of war is truth. Behind the troops invading Ukraine are armies of online trolls as well as the big gun of Vladimir Putin’s rambling conspiracy theories, writes Mick Clifford

Sat, 26 Feb, 2022

Ukraine Russia Tensions

Ciaran O’Connor: Is West waking up to Russia’s disinformation campaigns?

A sustained Kremlin-backed operation of disinformation is making harder to distinguish reality from fiction in the Russia versus the West faceoff

Wed, 16 Feb, 2022

Person with a hoody typing at a computer in the dark. Suspicious online behavior

Online trolling of public figures 'should be considered a hate crime'

Professor of cyberpsychology Mary Aiken says it should be included in the upcoming Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill

Fri, 04 Feb, 2022

Fake News Loupe Facts Notebook

More than half of Irish people struggle to discern real news from fake news online

Just under three-quarters (74%) of Irish people said they rely on multiple sources for their news

Thu, 03 Feb, 2022

Virus Outbreak Germany

Australian GP receives death threats from 'anti-vaxxers' after false claim of child vaccine deaths

A Facebook page purporting to be a 'personal eyewitness account' wrongly claimed two girls had suffered 'violent convulsions' and later died in the waiting room after getting the Pfizer vaccine.

Tue, 01 Feb, 2022

Internet abuse

Irish among most dubious of disinformation in the EU

Tech giants Facebook, Google, and Microsoft have struggled to contain the spread of fake news and false claims on their platforms

Thu, 16 Dec, 2021

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Most Irish internet users see 'doubtful or untrue' information online

CSO data reveals younger people are far less likely to take information at face value than their older peers

Mon, 06 Dec, 2021

Google, Facebook and Microsoft remove millions of false Covid posts

Google, Facebook and Microsoft remove millions of false Covid posts

Number of ads blocked or removed increased by more than 500,000 in September and October compared to the previous period, EU report report shows

Sat, 04 Dec, 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

Vaccination little girl.

‘Faulty facts’ on social media delaying vaccination of children, experts warn

Report says some parents are influenced by false claims about vaccines

Mon, 12 Jul, 2021

Covid-19 giving 'extremist groups chance to launch disinformation campaigns'

Covid-19 giving 'extremist groups chance to launch disinformation campaigns'

Warning comes groups on social media platforms called for the reopening of Irish businesses in defiance of level 5 restrictions

Sun, 31 Jan, 2021

Irish Examiner view: Well done Greg

Irish Examiner view: Well done Greg

What a joy it is at anytime to recognise excellence; what a joy it is to bask, even precariously, in its reflected glory.

Sat, 09 Jan, 2021

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Anti-vaccine disinformation greatest risk to Covid-19 jab, international lawmakers warned

Anti-vaccine disinformation is one of the greatest risks to our way out of the global pandemic, a British MP has warned international lawmakers.

Wed, 02 Dec, 2020