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Instagram restricts teenagers to ‘PG-13 content’ by default

Teenagers on Instagram will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and will not be able to change their settings without a parent’s permission, Meta has announced.

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Richard Hogan: A primary school child has no business with a smartphone

<p>Instagram said scammers often use direct messages to ask for 'intimate images'. To counter this, it will soon start testing out a nudity-protection feature for direct messages.</p>

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Instagram to introduce new tool to blur nude images in bid to fight sex scams aimed at teenagers

‘Everyone I know is affected': Three influencers share why they pulled back from social media

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‘Everyone I know is affected': Three influencers share why they pulled back from social media

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Limerick influencer shares her 'frustration' after car thefts

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Instagram back online after hours of global outages

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

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Instagram introduces age verification tools for Irish users

Instagram said the new system would help ensure users were having an age-appropriate experience on the platform.

Mon, 07 Nov, 2022

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Instagram bug tells users their accounts have been suspended

The service status monitoring website DownDetector has recorded thousands of users reporting the problem

Mon, 31 Oct, 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

Like, follow, share: The Irish artists you need to know on Instagram

Like, follow, share: The Irish artists you need to know on Instagram

Macklemore and Sam Smith are fans

Mon, 05 Sep, 2022

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Instagram update limits ‘sensitive content’ shown to younger users

Instagram says the tool makes it more difficult for young people to come across sensitive content or accounts across all areas of the platform, including search results and suggested accounts

Thu, 25 Aug, 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

TikTok's Sophie Laird: 'I am sat at home folding my clothes, and I don’t care'

TikTok's Sophie Laird: 'I am sat at home folding my clothes, and I don’t care'

Thought you knew how to store a T-shirt? Think again. Suzanne Harrington meets Sophie Laird, ‘The Folding Master’ with 4.7m TikTok followers

Mon, 02 May, 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

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Warning signs your Instagram account has been hacked and what to do about it

These are the red flags to watch out for

Thu, 21 Apr, 2022

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Instagram ‘failing to protect women in the public eye from misogynist abuse’

Instagram is not doing enough to protect women in the public eye from misogynistic abuse online, a new report has claimed.

Wed, 06 Apr, 2022

Facebook owner reportedly paid US Republican consulting firm to turn public against TikTok

The campaign, launched by Republican strategy firm Targeted Victory, involved op-eds and letters to the editor being placed in various publications

Wed, 30 Mar, 2022

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Russia limits access to Instagram after ‘calls for violence against Russians’

Instagram has been restricted in Russia after posts “calling for violence against Russians” were “distributed”, Russian authorities have said.

Mon, 28 Mar, 2022

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Keep getting ‘DM to collab’ messages on Instagram? The truth about fake brand ambassador requests

No matter how many (or how few) followers you’ve got on Instagram, chances are you’ll have received a direct message (DM) from an unknown account that goes something like this: ‘Hey! I’m on the promoter team at and we’d love you to become a brand ...

Thu, 10 Feb, 2022

Instagram will now tell users when to take a break from the app

Instagram will now tell users when to take a break from the app

The feature will be available to all users, but Instagram has spoken of specifically encouraging teenage Instagram users to take advantage of it

Thu, 09 Dec, 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

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Facebook outage: what went wrong and why did it take so long to fix?

Billions of users were unable to access Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for hours while the social media giant scrambled to restore services

Tue, 05 Oct, 2021

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TV review: The 2 Johnnies talk to Matty Gilbert — a Dublin guy who chopped wood with his top off

50 minutes of decent telly: you learn a bit, you laugh a bit, and move on to the next thing. The main thing I learned is that I’m too old for TikTok

Tue, 28 Sep, 2021

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Instagram for children plans ‘paused’, company says

Instagram is “pausing” its plans to build a version of the social media platform aimed at younger users, boss Adam Mosseri has announced, amid ongoing concerns about child online safety.

Mon, 27 Sep, 2021

Instagram launches Limits tool to restrict unwanted interactions

Instagram launches Limits tool to restrict unwanted interactions

Instagram has announced a range of new tools it says will help protect users from abuse on the platform.

Thu, 12 Aug, 2021

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Instagram defends move to block Olympic champion over copyright breach

The social media giant argued it was misleading to compare hate speech to intellectual property violations.

Wed, 04 Aug, 2021

Social media sites urged to add links to eating disorder supports on diet culture promotion

Social media sites urged to add links to eating disorder supports on diet culture promotion

Recent figures show there was a 66% increase in hospital admissions for eating disorders last year.

Mon, 28 Jun, 2021

Instagram to let users decide whether or not to hide like counts

Instagram to let users decide whether or not to hide like counts

Instagram is giving all users the option to hide like counts from posts in an effort to “depressurise” the experience of using the platform.

Thu, 03 Jun, 2021

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Instagram boss defends plan to develop children’s version of the app

The boss of Instagram has said the platform’s plans to develop a version of the app for under 13s could help better protect children from online harms.

Wed, 26 May, 2021

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Instagram adds pronouns option to user profiles

People can pick up to four pronouns, from a selection chosen by the social network.

Wed, 12 May, 2021

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US attorneys general urge Facebook to drop Instagram for children proposal

Facebook said it is simply “exploring” Instagram for children and would make every effort to protect them and would not show advertising on such a platform

Mon, 10 May, 2021

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Instagram urged by UK health officials to clamp down on users promoting ‘dangerous’ unlicensed drug

A BBC investigation said that Apetamin was being marketed by social media influencers as a way to get an extreme hour-glass, curvy figure, but it can cause side-effects including fatigue, jaundice and liver failure

Mon, 03 May, 2021

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Instagram adds mute button to its Live Rooms streaming tool

Instagram has updated its Live Rooms feature so that participants can mute their own video and audio during a chat, bringing the tool closer to other video chat platforms such as Zoom.

Fri, 30 Apr, 2021

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Instagram to filter message requests in latest bid to combat abuse

Premier League footballers and other sporting stars have revealed widespread racist, sexist and other abuse sent to them on the platform in recent months

Wed, 21 Apr, 2021

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Instagram apologises for ‘mistake’ leading to promotion of harmful diet content

Instagram has apologised over an issue with its algorithm which led to diet-based content being suggested to users with eating disorders.

Thu, 15 Apr, 2021

For the gram: What it's really like to work as an Irish 'influencer'

For the gram: What it's really like to work as an Irish 'influencer'

Two of Ireland's top Instagram stars, Nicole O' Brien and Louise Cooney, chat about the realities of working as an online content creator

Mon, 29 Mar, 2021

Bernard O'Shea: I have spent hours of my life looking at people cutting into cakes

Bernard O'Shea: I have spent hours of my life looking at people cutting into cakes

I’m embarrassed about a lot of things in my life but when I realised how much time I was spending on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram I felt a surge of shame

Thu, 25 Mar, 2021

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Instagram boosts safety features around teenage users

Under the new rules, adults will be blocked from sending a DM to any Instagram user under 18 if that account does not already follow them

Tue, 16 Mar, 2021

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Instagram recommending misinformation to users, study says

CCDH and Restless Development warned 'millions' of Instagram users may be receiving the same recommendations, being exposed to harmful misinformation as a result

Tue, 09 Mar, 2021

Celebrity Sightings In Mexico - February 18, 2021

Sit! Stay! Puppy training may be the only way to cope with that ten-gallon eejit, Ted Cruz

US senator Ted Cruz swanned off to sunny Cancún in Mexico leaving his poor little dog in his freezing home, looking sadly out the window at photographers, writes Terry Prone

Mon, 22 Feb, 2021

Facebook removes Instagram accounts promoting St Patrick's Day 'Lockdown Rave'

Facebook removes Instagram accounts promoting St Patrick's Day 'Lockdown Rave'

Tickets for the event, which would be held in breach of current level 5 Covid-19 restrictions, were being advertised online for €20 euro each.

Sun, 21 Feb, 2021

The Cork house on Home of the Year has a big social media following of its own

The Cork house on Home of the Year has a big social media following of its own

The house has over 16,000 followers on Instagram and that can only rise after it appears on our televisions this evening

Tue, 16 Feb, 2021

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Fake Instagram account posing as Cork carpet retailer posts racist messages

Cork businessman speaks out against fake Instagram page posing as his own business

Sat, 13 Feb, 2021

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Teens understand negative side of their social media use — but stay connected for fear of 'social suicide'

Irish teenagers who gather on Instagram, Snapchat and other platforms to feel 'socially connected' admit that their social media use has mostly problematic impacts on body image

Wed, 20 Jan, 2021

Joyce Fegan: 2021 - Into the new year, into the void

Joyce Fegan: 2021 - Into the new year, into the void

In the chasm between the comedic farewell to one year and the tragic welcoming of another, there is an air of something no one can quite name, perhaps doesn't want to name — apprehension, writes Joyce Fegan

Sat, 02 Jan, 2021

Attorney General excused from taking part in Limerick school Instagram case

Attorney General excused from taking part in Limerick school Instagram case

The court heard that various images and derogatory comments were posted on Instagram about teachers and children which were inappropriate and some had a sexual context.

Mon, 21 Dec, 2020

Limerick school seeks Instagram account identity over 'derogatory' comments

Limerick school seeks Instagram account identity over 'derogatory' comments

The court heard some of the images and comments posted about teachers and children had a sexual context

Mon, 07 Dec, 2020

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Instagram brings enhanced self-harm content detection tools to the UK

Instagram is introducing new technology to its app in Europe that is able to better identify suicide and self-harm content which breaks the app’s rules.

Wed, 11 Nov, 2020

Twitter and Instagram in stand off

Instagram updates nudity policy after model’s ‘racial bias’ campaign

Instagram is to update its nudity policy after accusations it censored a plus-size model.

Sun, 25 Oct, 2020