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<p>'I want to help people, not make life difficult for them': Garda Superintendent Gary McPolin at Mallow Garda Station where he took on his current role last December. Picture: Eddie O'Hare</p>

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Cork Superintendent warns people not to heed social media efforts to stir up protest

Having taken command in Mallow less than 12 months ago, Superintendent Gary McPolin tells Liz Dunphy that key aspects of policing do not differ much between north Cork and Dublin’s inner city

SFergus Finlay: We should shut down social media platforms that help to spread hate

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Irish Examiner view: Aer Lingus pilots have a right to take industrial action

Mike Lynch court case

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Irish Examiner view: Tech tycoon Mike Lynch took on the might of US corporate lawyers, and won

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Irish Examiner view: Donald Trump's conviction as a felon has raised the stakes

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New guidance issued to election candidates who are abused online

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UCC study says mental health podcasts can be helpful — but can be misleading

Study of 772 podcast listeners found they can be particularly helpful for people in rural areas, but there is a risk of pseudoscientific advice reaching vulnerable people

Thu, 16 May, 2024

2024 Cross Border Police Conference on Organised & Serious Crime

Gardaí fear right-wing threats to politicians’ safety

Irish security services have concerns for the physical safety of politicians, especially during the forthcoming local and European Parliament elections

Tue, 07 May, 2024

Election security: ‘The important thing for us is to retain the integrity of the electoral process’

Election security: ‘The important thing for us is to retain the integrity of the electoral process’

Art O'Leary says the Electoral Commission is preparing to protect Irish elections from both disinformation and misinformation

Mon, 06 May, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Social media must play by the rules

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

Wed, 27 Dec, 2023

Russian invasion of Ukraine

O'Brien fears 'nefarious actors' could use AI to impact elections

But local government minister says the Electoral Commission would help to combat misinformation and interference

Sun, 15 Oct, 2023

Online safety reforms

Irish Examiner view: Democracy under threat on social media

These media giants cannot merely shrug off content creators who deliberately use their sites to spread disinformation

Tue, 29 Aug, 2023

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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

Cancer patients urged to avoid 'terrifying' misinformation

Cancer patients urged to avoid 'terrifying' misinformation

NUIG academic Declan Devane suggests any health advice that seems too good to be true' 'probably is', and advises patients to questions sources of health information, especially online

Tue, 16 Aug, 2022

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Propaganda and fake videos of Ukraine invasion bombard users

The invasion of Ukraine is shaping up to be Europe’s first major armed conflict of the social media age, when the small screen of the smartphone is the dominant tool of communication, carrying with it the peril of an instantaneous spread of ...

Fri, 25 Feb, 2022

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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

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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

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Experts warn Covid conspiracy groups may pivot to climate misinformation in 2022

An analyst at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) said coronavirus misinformation on topics such as vaccines and lockdowns could evolve to focus on climate policy

Mon, 10 Jan, 2022

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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

TikTok 'failing to meet its own standards' on vaccine misinformation

Social media platform TikTok is failing to attach links to trustworthy sources of information to many videos on its platform which contain misinformation on Covid-19 and vaccines, according to new research.

Sun, 28 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

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

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Twitter experiment finds correcting misinformation makes problem worse

Correcting misinformation on Twitter may only make the problem worse, according to a study. Researchers offered polite corrections complete with links to solid evidence, in replies to flagrantly false tweets about politics.

Fri, 28 May, 2021

Media blackouts can save lives — but only if social media plays its part

Media blackouts can save lives — but only if social media plays its part

As videos and photos flooded Twitter and Snapchat, the media remained silent on the request of gardaí

Wed, 26 May, 2021

Coronavirus - Wed Feb 10, 2021

Tech giants have ‘social responsibility’ to stop anti-vax content, says UK's Home Secretary

Priti Patel has told tech giants they have a social responsibility to take down anti-vaccination content and wider misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic.

Thu, 11 Feb, 2021

Facebook bites back over Brexit chocolate ad

Facebook bites back over Brexit chocolate ad

Colm Ryan of Cork Skeptics said their page and all the administrator’s personal Facebook accounts were shut down twice in two months

Mon, 01 Feb, 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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Fact checkers prepare for influx of Covid-19 vaccine conspiracy theories ‘soon’

Interim results from a jab developed by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech were found to be more than 90% effective, the pharmaceutical firm announced on Monday

Mon, 09 Nov, 2020

Social media misinformation

Cork doctors help fight fake news about Covid-19

Two helped halt the spread of dangerous information about virus that began circulating in Cork via social media

Thu, 29 Oct, 2020

Coronavirus - Mon Jul 6, 2020

Covid-19 vaccine ‘might not be enough’ if conspiracy theories are unchallenged

Developing a working Covid-19 vaccine “might not be enough” to end the pandemic unless steps are taken by governments and technology firms to tackle coronavirus misinformation, scientists have warned.

Wed, 14 Oct, 2020

Social media misinformation

Social networks ‘failed to remove 95% of anti-vaccine misinformation reported’

Social media giants have been accused of failing to act on anti-vaccine misinformation related to the coronavirus, even when it is reported to them.

Thu, 03 Sep, 2020

First Facebook Oversight Board members confirmed

Facebook’s dilemma: How to police claims about unproven COVID-19 vaccines

Facebook is coming under increasing pressure to fact-check misinformation about vaccines. But, when it comes to Covid-19, how do you fact-check information about a vaccine that doesn't exist?

Tue, 11 Aug, 2020

Facebook to send myth-busting messages to viewers of Coronavirus misinformation

Facebook to send myth-busting messages to viewers of Coronavirus misinformation

The platform will start showing messages in the News Feed of those who have interacted with Covid-19 misinformation and link them to official advice.

Thu, 16 Apr, 2020